Born in
Catania, Mughini started his career founding in his hometown the leftist political and cultural magazine
Giovane Critica. in 1970 he settled in Rome, where he collaborated with numerous publications, including
Paese Sera,
Lotta Continua, ''
L'Europeo, Panorama, Il Foglio. The author of numerous essays, his best known work is Compagni addio
, a pamphlet in which he justified his detachment from the leftist ideology. he was a permanent guest in the Italia 1 football talk shows L’appello del martedì
, Controcampo
and Tiki Taka
. In 2022, he was a contestant in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars''. ==Personal life==