Close your eyes and cast your mind back. There’s a Labour government in the UK, Liam and Noel are filling stadiums, their mortal enemies – Blur – are doing...
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The Supercoppa Italiana and Italy’s attempt to globalise Calcio
Once, the Supercoppa Italiana felt like a quiet punctuation mark at the start of the season — a single game, rooted in place, often played in the shadow of...
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Curva Express: The Ultra Column
In a new monthly column for the Gentleman Ultra, Federico Farcomeni is on the ground with all the latest news from the Italian football ultra scene. You can follow...
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Notes from Verona: Cup highs and lows
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, reflects on yet another premature exit from the Coppa Italia for Hellas Verona....
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Notes from Verona: The History of the Hellas v Juventus Rivalry
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 1985, reflects on a well-earned point against La Signora and the history of the Hellas v Juventus rivalry....
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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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An interview with author Roberto Pennino- Il Grande Torino
Roberto Pennino’s book, originally published in his native Holland, has been translated and published in the UK by Pitch Publishing. It is a well-written, well-researched and moving account of...
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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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