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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An interview with author Roberto Pennino- Il Grande Torino
Torino won five consecutive league titles in the 1940s, playing a flowing brand of football with such dominance they were named Grande Torino. Their dominance was tragically and shockingly...
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The Balkan Elegance: Mirko Vučinić, A Footballing Enigma
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome, bathed in the golden hues of a late afternoon sun, held its breath. AS Roma, locked in a tense Derby della Capitale against their...
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Nostalgia Ultra. This is The Gentleman Ultra.
Nostalgia is a peculiar thing. It’s an extremely personal thing. It’s a pop song from when you were 17. It’s the sun on your back, sand between your toes...
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Ciao Toto, the Man with Sicilian eyes
Nervous, white as a sheet and with the eyes of a nation transfixed on him, he could probably have heard the simultaneous beats of the hearts of those in...
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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for … Juventus
Picking a five-a-side team of Juventus greats is something of a thankless task. Aside from the love-or-loathe nature of Turin’s Old Lady in both Italy and beyond, they’re a...
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Massimiliano Allegri – the end of an error?
Michele Tossani reflects on the end of Massimiliano Allegri's second stint as Juventus coach following his dismissal in the aftermath of his fifth Coppa Italia victory and considers the...
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Forgotten Serie A goals: 2010-2020
The Gentleman Ultra remembers six forgotten Serie A goals from the 2010s. Not regarded by many as a golden age for Italian football, this was an era dominated by...
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Notes from Verona
Richard Hough begins a new column which explores his life in Verona. First up, he looks at changes in calcio since he first moved in 2011....
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Top 5 European Nights: Napoli
Kirsten Schlewitz chooses SSC Napoli's Top 5 European Nights. Cult legends and established deities are put side-by-side. ...
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