Mark Gordon, author of Roberto Baggio, the World Cup Years, restarts a legendary series for the Gentleman Ultra taking a deep dive into some of Italian football's sleeping giants...
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“A Dream is More Pure than an Obsession”: The Romantic Bond between Jose Mourinho and Cristian Chivu
Julian Faustini unpacks the relationship between Jose Mourinho and Cristian Chivu and their unique contribution each has made to Football Club Internazionale Milano....
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The Gentleman Ultra remembers Franco Baresi
Rich Hall pays tribute to the Milan and Italy legend Franco Baresi, who has died aged 66....
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Roberto Baggio: The World Cup Years
Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 85 reviews Roberto Baggio, The World Cup Years by Mark Gordon...
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Life inside Inter
Federico Farcomeni, now a TGU contributor, has worked for the club between 2018 and 2022 and shared some of his best snapshots of life inside FC Internazionale Milano....
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Notes from Verona. Is relegation a necessary evil?
Following Hellas Verona's relegation to Serie B, Richard Hough, author of Verona Campione, the Miracle of 85, reflects on a historically bad season for the club and asks if...
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Halcyon Calcio: When cult teams ruled the coolest league
Our previous article on the golden age of Calcio introduced why we all thought it was so cool, but there was once a time when the cult teams ruled...
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Halcyon Calcio: The beginning of our “Golden Era”, why Serie A was cooler than the Premiership
It’s a sepia tinted memory in all of our minds, Saturday mornings with our cereal sat in the living room watching James Richardson bring us the best of that...
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The Tragedy of L’Imperatore
A profile of Adriano, the troubled but prolific Brazilian striker by guest contributor Krisztián Horváth of Behind The Transfer....
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Halcyon Calcio: When I fell in love with Italian football
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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