George Young scours Italian football’s lower leagues so you don’t have to! At Levico Terme on the shores of Lake Terme he discovered another hidden gem of the Italian game....
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Verbania Calcio: A hidden gem of Italy’s lower leagues
George Young scours football's lower leagues so you don't have to! At Verbania Calcio on the shores of Lake Maggiore he uncovered a hidden gem of the Italian game....
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Roberto Baggio’s retirement 20 years later: the greatness, the end of a golden age, and no more Sundays
Roberto Baggio retired 20 years ago, and as Emmet Gates writes, Sundays haven't really been the same since....
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The Gentleman Ultra Salutes Riva
Rich Hall leads The Gentleman Ultra's tributes to a genuine Italian legend, Luigi "Gigi" Riva...
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The 10 greatest Italian players snubbed by the Azzuri
This is a collection of players whose talent, for one reason or another, was never fully recognised by the Italian national team. Careers cut short by injury, illness or...
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How to Spend 48 Hours in Milan – with the Gentleman Ultra
The Gentleman Ultra’s Mark Gordon spent 48 hours in Milan with the sole purpose of seeing as much football as possible. He squeezed in three games in three different...
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Football Manager 2024: why starting in the Italian lower leagues could be your route to success
Football Manager 2024: why starting in theItalian lower leagues might be your route to success...
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From Braveheart to the Bel Paese: Scots in Italy
From Verona in Italy, Richard Hough's “Notes from Verona”, charts the highs and lows of following his local team. In this second monthly column he remembers the handful...
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Claudio Ranieri: The Sixth Good Emperor
In this biographical piece on Claudio Ranieri’s chapters in Rome, Wayne Girard recounts the homegrown tactician’s path in becoming a managerial legend of A.S. Roma. Claudio Ranieri slowly lifted...
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The timeless elegance of Pro Vercelli
Pro Vercelli. The very name whispers of a bygone era, a sepia-toned photograph of Italian footballing aristocracy. Not the gaudy, diamond-encrusted variety of today, but a more austere, almost monastic...
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A retrospective of The Derby di Sicilia
Ah, the Derby di Sicilia. The very name conjures images of sun-drenched terraces, the scent of arancini hanging heavy in the air, and a visceral tension that crackles like the...
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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...
Read MoreGiuseppe Rossi: A Florentine Heart Straddling Continents
The Tuscan sun, even in its digital rendering, seems to cast a familiar warmth on the name Giuseppe Rossi. A name that once echoed with such vibrant promise across...
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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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The Azzurri hit New York!
A sea of fans in blue rose, removed their hats, and gazed downwards as an announcement was made over Red Bull Arena’s PA, calling for a moment of silence....
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Palermo
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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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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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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