Lorenzo Bigoa 30-year-old Italian superfan of Greenlandic football, has published the book “Calcio artico. Giocare a pallone in Groenlandia”, which roughly translates to “Arctic football: Playing football in Greenland”.
According to himself, the book is a short, narrative and photographic guide to the first 70 years of football’s history in Greenland.
Lorenzo Bigoa 30-year-old Italian superfan of Greenlandic football, has published the book “Calcio artico. Giocare a pallone in Groenlandia”, which roughly translates to “Arctic football: Playing football in Greenland”.
According to himself, the book is a short, narrative and photographic guide to the first 70 years of football’s history in Greenland.
He has divided the book according to geographical areas: North, Central, South and East Greenland and the Disko area.
– Each chapter contains stories, curiosities and anecdotes about the most important teams, he states.
At the back of the book, he has collected an extensive photo gallery with the logos of all Greenlandic football clubs as well as pictures of the championship-winning teams year after year.
– I wrote this book because over the years I have collected a large amount of material about football in Greenland and wanted to contribute to spreading knowledge of this part of reality in my home country, he says and continues:
– The publication of the book is my way of saying “Qujanaq” to all my friends in Greenland, who have helped me get jerseys for my collection, and who have taught me so much about their football, their culture and their beautiful country, says Lorenzo Bigo, who has spent over a year writing the book.
– Now that the book has been published, I feel very moved and proud. I was happy to be able to present it during the friendly match that was played on Sunday 31 May here in Italy between Friuli and Greenland. Having the opportunity to meet the national team’s players and staff recently here in Italy was an enormous experience for me – an experience that I will always carry in my heart, says Lorenzo Bigo, who, unsurprisingly, has a desire to see Greenland with his own eyes.
