The subject for the latest in our series on Italian managers is the man that was in charge of one of my favourite Serie A sides of the 1990s....
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Mister! The Italian Manager Series
In the first in a new series for the Gentleman Ultra, Mark Gordon charts the highs and lows of Roberto Mancini's managerial career....
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Last day drama: The story of Perugia vs Juventus
After such a close-run finish to this seasons Serie A, memories of championship run-ins of the past cannot help but spring to mind. As I watched the rain halt...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for…AC Milan
You often hear the phrase ‘nice problem to have’ being used when it comes to a manager with a selection headache due to having a lot of players. The...
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The Gentleman Ultra’s Nostalgic 5-aside: Parma
The Gentleman Ultra is back with a new Series. This time its the nostalgic Serie A teams of Calcio. Mark Gordon takes the decison to start off with an...
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How to Spend 48 Hours in Milan
The Gentleman Ultra’s Mark Gordon spent 48 hours in Milan with the sole purpose of seeing as much football as possible. He squeezed in three games in three different...
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Paolo Maldini’s Euro ‘88
Mark Gordon looks back at Euro ‘88, when a teenage Paolo Maldini began his long and storied career with Gli Azzurri...
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Season of Their Life: Paolo Maldini 1987/88
On the great man's birthday, Mark Gordon reflects on Paolo Maldini's 1987/88 season, when the Milan and Italy legend fully announced himself on the world stage....
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Worst 5 Calcio Kits: Mark Gordon
Mark Gordon dons his fashion police uniform and picks his worst calcio shirts of all time - read through your fingers, folks!...
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Tales from the Peninsula: A 32 Year Journey To The San Siro
32 years after the stadium first caught his imagination, Mark Gordon finally gets to experience the San Siro in person....
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