Carlo Garganese

Carlo Garganese is a highly-respected football writer, broadcaster and editor with more than 15 years of experience working at the highest level for major global brands. Garganese spent 12 years at Goal.com, where he played a significant role in building and developing the website into one of the largest football media organisations in the world.

He excelled in many different roles at Goal, including Chief Football Writer, Deputy Editor, Global Head of Features and Italian Football Editor.

Carlo covered many major football events and tournaments, including World Cups, European Championships, Champions Leagues, Ballons d’Or and FIFA elections. Garganese was present at some of the biggest matches on the planet and has

interviewed many stars and legends of the sport, including among others Arrigo Sacchi, Andrea Pirlo, Gianfranco Zola, Michael Ballack, Ronald de Boer and Sven-Goran Eriksson. He also interviewed legends of other sports about football - including sprinter Usain Bolt.

Garganese’s ability to innovate and engage audiences saw him create and mastermind major projects such as the Goal 50, a globally-recognised annual award which ranks the 50 best players in the world. He was also the red carpet host at events such as the premiere of the acclaimed 2019 Diego Maradona movie by Asif Kapadia. Since 2020, Carlo has been Head of Features and SEO at FootballTransfers, bringing his skills and wealth of football and editorial knowledge to our team - including his unrivalled expertise on the Italian transfer market.

Over the course of his career, Garganese has built up a major following on social media and most notably Twitter, where he is recognised as one of the foremost English language experts in Italian football. He often appears on TV and radio to discuss Italian football as well as penning his Calcio thoughts for respected outlets such as Football Italia.

Carlo also is the co-creator and co-host of The Italian Football Podcast, which is the biggest English language show in the world on the topic of Italian football. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in Italian football and other sports on the podcast, including Destiny Udogie, Roy Hodgson, Gerard Deulofeu, Joe Calzaghe and Paulie Malignaggi.