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Author: thegentlemanultra

An Undying love affair – Argentines and  Serie A (V): Diego Milito and Inter’s Treble Winners

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Terranova da Sibari is a small commune of around 5,000 inhabitants in the Calabria region of Southern Italy. […]

thegentlemanultra September 14, 2015 Uncategorized

An Undying Love Affair – Argentines and Serie A (IV): Gabriel Omar Batistuta

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By the 1990s, the loophole that allowed footballers to play for more than one country had long since […]

thegentlemanultra August 5, 2015 Gazzetta, Series

Gigi Meroni: La Farfalla Granata

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There has always been something romantic about seeing a footballer playing the beautiful game, seemingly on another planet, […]

thegentlemanultra July 15, 2015 Gazzetta

Argentinians and Serie A (Part II): Omar Sívori – leading the ‘Trio of Death’

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In 1957, Juventus opened their cheque book and signed Argentinian inside forward Omar Sívori for a world record […]

thegentlemanultra June 23, 2015 Gazzetta, Series

Remembering Fiorentina’s last European semi-final, by Chloe Beresford

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Stadio Artemio Franchi, 1st May 2008. Almost 40,000 fans collectively held their breath as Rangers’ striker Nacho Novo […]

thegentlemanultra May 7, 2015 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

What’s gone wrong at Brescia?

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Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps in the Lombardy region, and has had a football […]

thegentlemanultra April 23, 2015 Gazzetta

Carpi FC 1909: Yes Claudio Lotito, they do exist

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Football outside of the top flight is usually where you can find some real ‘diehard’ supporters, the supporters […]

thegentlemanultra April 14, 2015 Gazzetta

The demise of Padova Calcio

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On July 15, 2014, Calcio Padova 1910 disappeared from Italian football after failing to register for the upcoming […]

thegentlemanultra April 9, 2015 Gazzetta

‘To Hellas and Back’, by Charles Ducksbury

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In hindsight, it was far and away the worst impulsive decision I ever made. Yet it was almost […]

thegentlemanultra April 8, 2015 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

From miracle to disappearance: What happened to Castel di Sangro?

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Castel di Sangro is a tiny town situated in the Abruzzo region of Italy, and has a population […]

thegentlemanultra April 7, 2015 Gazzetta

The tragic story of Lazio’s Luciano Re Cecconi

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Luciano Re Cecconi was part of Lazio’s historic 1974 Scudetto winning side. It was the clubs first top […]

thegentlemanultra April 4, 2015 Gazzetta

The history of the Viareggio Cup

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The Viareggio Cup is an Italian youth tournament that runs for two weeks every year during the carnival […]

thegentlemanultra March 27, 2015 Gazzetta

Zico: Udinese’s little Brazilian

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Zico, or Arthur Antunes Coimbra, was born on 3 March 1953 in Rio. He became known throughout the […]

thegentlemanultra March 18, 2015 Gazzetta

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