Genoa

Genoa is Italy’s oldest football club, founded in 1893, and carries a history steeped in the game’s earliest professional era. Known as *Il Grifone* after the griffin emblem that dominates the city’s identity, the club has won nine Serie A titles, though the most recent came in 1924. Their home is the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, a cauldron of noise shared with city rivals Sampdoria, where the Genoa faithful — the *Grifoni* — are renowned for their unwavering support. The club’s identity is built ...