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Asprilla Hits A Wall: How Fabio Cannavaro’s Brilliance First Emerged Live On Channel 4.

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022Henry BellLeave a comment

Henry Bell looks back at the game which announced Fabio Cannavaro's genius to the world: Parma v Napoli in 1993, broadcast live on Channel 4....

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TGU Calcio Podcast (E9): Ginkers lifts the curse of Pirlo

December 14, 2018July 26, 2023Gentleman UltraLeave a comment

TGU Calcio Podcast (E9): Ginkers lifts the curse of Pirlo TGU host and founder Richard Hall and editor Neil Morris are joined by special guest Giancarlo Rinaldi to discuss...

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Golazio London

The launch of Golazio London: Calcio comes to Camberwell Road

July 25, 2018September 4, 2021Luca Hodges-RamonLeave a comment

Preamble Here at Gentleman Ultra we have long dreamed of having a place where we could hang out with like-minded souls and indulge in our love of 90s Italian...

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Hallyink

TGU Interview: Designer Gavin Hall talks Hallyink and Calcio Art

June 11, 2018August 18, 2021Luca Hodges-RamonLeave a comment

There is something inspiring about Italian football’s heyday. During the 1980s and 90s’, Serie A had it all: Maradona’s Napoli, Osvaldo Bagnoli’s Verona, Ronaldo’s Inter, Lippi’s Juve, the Dutch...

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Football Italia at 25: Celebrating Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios (part III)

December 2, 2017August 18, 2021Emmet GatesLeave a comment

This month celebrates a quarter century since an unknown twentysomething called James Richardson emerged as a staple in our lives via Channel 4’s groundbreaking coverage of Serie A. Following...

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Football Italia at 25: Celebrating Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios (part II)

December 2, 2017August 19, 2021Emmet GatesLeave a comment

his month celebrates a quarter century since an unknown twentysomething called James Richardson emerged as a staple in our lives via Channel 4’s groundbreaking coverage of Serie A. Following...

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Football Italia at 25: Celebrating Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios (Part I)

December 2, 2017August 19, 2021Emmet GatesLeave a comment

This month celebrates a quarter century since an unknown twenty-something called James Richardson emerged as a staple in our lives via Channel 4’s groundbreaking coverage of Serie A. With his...

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The ‘Italian Football Bible’: talking Football Italia with Giancarlo Rinaldi

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017thegentlemanultraLeave a comment

It is hard to believe that a quarter of a century has passed since a young English footballer called Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne joined Italian Serie A side Lazio from Tottenham Hotspur....

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Jimbo

The Football Italia love affair

February 1, 2017August 18, 2021thegentlemanultra1 Comment

Gazzetta Football Italia: now that was a television programme. ​ Although Channel 4’s live Italian matches were more than welcome it was the Saturday morning review and pre-cursor to...

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