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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From Verona in Italy, Richard Hough charts the highs and lows of following his local team, Hellas Verona. In this Notes from Verona column he reflects on the unlikely joy that...
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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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Italy has produced more than its fair share of outstanding and innovative managers. From rigid tacticians to revolutionary innovators, Italian coaches have achieved incredible success at home and abroad. Here...
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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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Richard Hough begins a new column which explores his life in Verona. First up, he looks at changes in calcio since he first moved in 2011....
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In the first of a new 'Stadium Guide' series on TGU, Verona-based writer Richard Hough kicks us off with the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi....
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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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