The Rossoneri, Giallorossi, Bianconeri... Italian Club's Colour Nicknames

Ok, so we all love James Richardson - the bloke is a legend of continental football TV coverage, but did you ever find yourself slightly confused as he sipped an espresso, looked longingly at one of those fancy ice-cream sundaes and then started chatting about the "Rossoneri", the "Giallorossi" or the "Nerazzurri" ?

Well, if you don't know your Bianconeri from your Biancorossi then this is the place for you, as we list the colour nicknames of all the major Italian football clubs...

Club	Nickname	Translation
Ascoli	Bianconeri	The White-blacks
Atalanta	Nerazzurri	The Black-blues
Avellino	Biancoverdi	The White-greens
Bologna	Rossoblu	The Red-blues
Brescia	Biancoazzurri	The White-blues
Cagliari	Rossoblu	The Red-blues
Catania	Rossazzurri	The Red and light-blues
Empoli	Azzurri	The Blues
Fiorentina	La Viola	The Purple Ones
Frosinone	Gialloazzurri	The Yellow and light-blues
Genoa	Rossoblu	The Red-blues
Inter	Nerazzurri	The Black-blues
Juventus	Bianconeri	The White-blacks
Lazio	Biancocelesti	The White and sky-blues
Lecce	Giallorossi	The Yellow-reds
Livorno	Amaranto	The Dark reds
Messina	Giallorossi	The Yellow-reds
AC Milan	Rossoneri	The Red-blacks
Modena	Gialloblu	The Yellow-blues
Napoli	Azzurri	The Blues
Palermo	Rosanero	The Pink-blacks
Parma	Gialloblu	The Yellow-blues
Piacenza	Biancorossi	The White-reds
Pisa	Nerazzurri	The Black-blues
Ravenna	Giallorossi	The Yellow-reds
Reggina	Amaranto	The Dark-reds
Rimini	Biancorosso	The White-reds
Roma	Giallorossi	The Yellow-reds
Sampdoria	Blucerchiati	The Blue-rings
Siena	Bianconeri	The White-blacks
Torino	Granata	The Maroons
Udinese	Bianconeri	The White-blacks
Verona	Gialloblu	The Yellow-blues
Vicenza	Biancorossi	The White-reds