The Gentleman Ultra crew are proud to support this fan initiative which has already raised thousands of euros for health facilities in four Italian regions. Neil Morris spoke to...
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A Life in Black & Blue: A tribute to Zaccaria Cometti
When Atalanta took to the field on June 2, 1963, to contest the Coppa Italia final against Torino, goalkeeper Zaccaria Cometti had to watch from the side-lines. Up until...
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Order vs. Chaos: Methodical Atalanta face Spain’s perpetual crisis club
Atalanta have made a habit of defying the odds in recent years. Breaking into Serie A’s top four in 2017 was one example. Qualifying for this season’s Champions League,...
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Years of Lead, Songs of Freedom: When Bob Marley played the San Siro
Such was the strength of political divide in Italy from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, the country became a symbolic border between the Eastern and Western Blocs;...
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Death & resurrection: Last rites administered to historic Italian clubs
While Juventus and Real Madrid finessed the details of Cristiano Ronaldo’s €340m-valued transfer, a distant funeral bell tolled for three historic Italian clubs – a scenario that accentuated the...
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Rome 1984: Running the gauntlet with a looted dream
It didn’t matter how you got there, just as long as you got there: Squeezed into to the back of barely roadworthy Ford Granada with another six bodies, or...
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Songs from the peninsula: A musical journey through calcio
Music and football have had a tempestuous relationship over the years. The two seem so compatible yet their union is often an inharmonious one. These marital issues are less...
Read MoreGiovanni Griffith: The Swansong of a cursed man
Every now and then, we are reminded of the fragility of a footballer’s career. Of how a single moment on the pitch can inject an unwanted interlude into a...
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Exodus: Eddie Firmani and the Lure of the Lire
Back from left: Vicini, Arrigoni, Ocwirk, Firmani, Martini and Bardelli. Front from left: Agnoletto, Farina, Agostinelli, Tortul and Bernasconi. The year is 1956. It is a bright summer’s afternoon...
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Behind the scenes: Scouting for talent at AC Milan’s soccer camps
Every summer, in the shadows of the spectacular Dolomite Mountains in Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, promising young football players from all over the globe gather to train at the...
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