For a while, they were big. They were really big. Cannavaro, Buffon, Crespo, Stoichkov, Chiesa, Zola. That merely scratches the surface. Asprilla, Thuram, Nakata, Brolin, Verón. There was a time when they were one of the great forces of European football. Welcome to Parma.

But the good times never last. They couldn't. From their peak of four European trophies across the 1990s, the fall was monumental, a high-profile casualty of the infamous Parmalat scandal, widely referred to as the Enron of Europe. It almost robbed the football world of this little wonder.

The memories of that decade linger, however. Some of the greatest names and most iconic games were hosted at the Ennio Tardini, the club splashing the cash like never before as they ascended to the ranks of calcio royalty from total obscurity.

This is 144 pages in gorgeous print all dedicated to the story of the Gialloblù.

Featuring:

- The mesmeric peak of Tomas Brolin

- How Nevio Scala masterminded 90s glory

- Hristo Stoichkov: a fiery year at the Tardini

- The magic of Gianfranco Zola

- Fabio Cannavaro: Il Muro di Parma

- The two comings of Gigi Buffon

- The legend of Crespo and Chiesa

- The double of 1999

- Hidetoshi Nakata

- Adriano and Mutu: a year of rare magic

- Calisto Tanzi and the Parmalat scandal

- Gilagol: the broken records of Alberto Gilardino

- The promise of Alessandro Lucarelli

- Stadio Ennio Tardini

- The 16 greatest Parma kits

- Parma's history by numbers

- and lots more

Order now before we sell out. Every other issue has sold out before dispatch and won't be back until we reprint in future.

Projected dispatch by 28 August