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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An extract from Immortal Torino by Roberto Pennino
Immortal Torino by Roberto Pennino is published by Pitch Publishing. A review will soon be available on the site, but please enjoy the wonderful and moving extract below ....
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Torino’s Hart-stopper hangs up his gloves
As the English keeper announces his retirement from the game, the Gentleman Ultra's Michele Tossini considers the mixed legacy of UK imports to Torino....
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Top 5 Calcio Shirts – James Evans
James Evans delves deep into his personal collection to pick his Top 5 Calcio Shirts. All of us at TGU are jealous, you will be too!...
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Top 5 Calcio Shirts: Martin Dunlop
Our Top 5 Calcio Shirt series continues with Martin Dunlop attempting the impossible: picking just five!...
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What’s in a name? Italian derby matches
Martin Dunlop puts together a detailed look at the linguistic and cultural background to some of Italy's biggest derbies....
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TGU Down Under Podcast: Interview with Toro News journalist, and ‘Invincibili’ podcast creator, Diego Fornero
In this episode Frank sits down with Diego Fornero, social media manager, journalist for Toro News and creator of The Invincibili Podcast to discuss all things Torino....
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TGU Down Under Podcast: Interview with former Serie A and Austria Midfielder, Vince Grella
In this must listen TGU Down Under Podcast, Frank and Vince Grella discuss growing up in an Italian household, his early days in football and the now defunct National...
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TGU Down Under Podcast: Interview with journalist, author of ‘Erbstein: The Triumph and Tragedy of Football’s Forgotten Pioneer’, and co-founder of The Egri Erbstein Tournament, Dominic Bliss
In this episode Frank sits down for a chat with Dominic Bliss, journalist, author of 'Erbstein: The Triumph and Tragedy of Football's Forgotten Pioneer' and co-founder of The Egri...
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Denis Law at Torino – A law unto himself
Ross Kilvington looks back on Denis Law's sole season at Torino in the early 1960s, which despite the lunacy off the pitch, was a decent success on it....
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