In this biographical piece on Claudio Ranieri’s chapters in Rome, Wayne Girard recounts the homegrown tactician’s path in becoming a managerial legend of A.S. Roma. Claudio Ranieri slowly lifted...
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TGU Down Under Podcast: Interview with ‘Calcio’ author, John Foot
In his latest episode, Frank interviews John Foot, author of the seminal book 'Calcio: A History of Italian Football', one of the must-have books on the Italian game in...
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What’s in a Stadium Name? Part I
What's in a stadium name in Italy? In the first of a two-part special, Tom Griffiths explores the stories behind the names of some of the most loved Stadia...
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TGU Storytelling Sagas (E01): Daniele De Rossi – The Wall of Ostia
In the first episode of Storytelling Sagas, Wayne Girard narrates his piece on Daniele De Rossi’s heroic yet tumultuous career: https://anchor.fm/gentlemanultra/episodes/TGU-Storytelling-Sagas-EO1-Daniele-De-Rossi—The-Wall-of-Ostia-ek5h7r The original story can be found here: Daniele...
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A Season with Verona: 20 Years On the Remarkable Season
A Season with Verona, the cult classic by Tim Parks, charted the highs and lows of one memorable season spent following Hellas Verona. At that time, they were an...
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Fatih Terim at Fiorentina and Milan: A Turkish Grand Tour
2000 was a great year for Turkish football. Beside Galatasaray’s UEFA Cup and Super Cup victories, Turkey reached the quarter final at Euro 2000. ...
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TGU Calcio Castaways (E06): With Richard Hall
In the latest installment of our series, Wayne Girard asked Richard Hall to choose his favourite goals, games and person to hang out with on a desert island. Rich is...
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Falling in love with Calcio, by Martin Dunlop
The blue and black stripes of Inter, the black and white of Juventus, the pale blue of Napoli and Sampdoria’s iconic blue with horizontal red, white and black bands...
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The footballer & the Mafia: Fabrizio Miccoli’s flirtation with ‘Cosa Nostra’
When the British East India Company returned from the Far East in the 1660s, they presented a strange plant called tea to King Charles II. His beautiful Portuguese bride...
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Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Calcio – the Italian word for football – is markedly different to the words used in other languages to describe the sport. Most of these derive from the word...
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