It may seem like a lifetime ago that the world of calcio wasn’t dominated by a certain side from Turin, collecting trophy after trophy whilst turning in stellar performances...
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TGU Debates: The future of the Italian national team
We at The Gentleman Ultra spend a lot of time talking and writing about Italian football’s past. However, on this occasion, we decided to focus on the future. For...
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TGU Calcio Podcast (E2): Exiles in Italy & storm clouds in Bergamo
TGU Podcast (E2): Exiles in Italy & storm clouds in Bergamo In episode 2, host and TGU founder Richard Hall and editors Luca Hodges-Ramon and Neil Morris chat about...
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“Whassup?” Thanks to a popular American beer commercial, this is how we tended to greet each other at the turn of the century. At the same time, Westlife topped...
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TGU Calcio Podcast (E1): Ciao Capitano
TGU Podcast (E1): Ciao Capitano In our first ever episode, host and TGU founder Richard Hall and editors Luca Hodges-Ramon and Neil Morris chat about their most memorable moments...
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Tales from the Peninsula: In search of this crazy faith – from Manchester to Verona
Italy was bracing itself for Il Burian, the ferocious Siberian wind that would render the match between Juventus and Atalanta unplayable and would also see snow fall in Rome...
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The top 15 Italian club kits of the last 50 years
Not content with the debate sparked by our Top 10 Azzurri kits article earlier this year, we decided to put ourselves back in the firing line by compiling a list of the top...
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The making of El Cholo: Diego Simeone at Pisa
It is deadline day in the summer of 1990. The pressure is on the President of Pisa, Romeo Anconetani. He had promised a big signing, but none had entered...
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One team, many incarnations: Ancona’s journey from Serie A to the amateurs
It’s April 10, 2004, the 29th match day of the Serie A season. At the Stadio Del Conero, Ancona are about to host Bologna. As the kick-off time approaches...
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