Unlike my previous selections, which have been based on mostly objective reasoning, this team is very much based on nostalgia. I was luckily enough to visit Scilly, including Palermo,...
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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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Roma vs. Inter (2010): When Claudio and Romanisti dared to dream
With only three Scudetti to Roma’s name, it is no surprise their fans descend into a frenzy when the Giallorossi are involved in a serious title challenge. And that’s...
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Tales from the Peninsula: In search of this crazy faith – from Manchester to Verona
Italy was bracing itself for Il Burian, the ferocious Siberian wind that would render the match between Juventus and Atalanta unplayable and would also see snow fall in Rome...
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Serie C and the sustainability of lower level football
Just under two years ago, I stood on the Curva Té of the Stadio Martelli in Mantua, to watch home side Mantova take on Pro Patria. It was my...
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Unlikely Capocannoniere: Five of Serie A’s most surprising top-scorers
If Napoli’s Dries Mertens, currently on 25 goals, wins this season’s Capocannoniere title ahead of Edin Dzeko, it would go down as one of the most unlikely in history....
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Tales from the Peninsula: To Hellas & back
In hindsight, it was far and away the worst impulsive decision I ever made. Yet it was almost the perfect trip. Almost. Let’s deal with the facts: A short,...
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