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Category Archive: Calcio Culture

To reflect the high-brow nature of our mainstays here at The Gentlemen Ultra, we thought it was only correct that we should dedicate a section of the site to the cultural side of calcio. However, we recognise that culture means more than just intellect and sophistication – it also defines the behaviours, ideas and values of those involved in a social movement. In this section you will find discourse related to both. From books, film, art, music and fashion, to terrace culture, customs and folklore, this space is dedicated to the cultural and sociocultural facets of the Italian game.

TGU Book Review: World in Motion… The Inside Story of Italia ’90, The Tournament That Changed Football – by Simon Hart

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For Azzuri fans, Italia ’90 was the one that got away. Stolen in Naples by the head of […]

Chris Lee May 16, 2018 Calcio Culture

City on the edge: Pride, passion and art in Naples

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Taking in the sights and sounds of Via San Gregorio Armeno, a narrow alley in the heart of […]

dunlop85 May 15, 2018 Calcio Culture, Tales From The Peninsula

Your first football shirt: Nostalgic book release from the Football Shirt Collective

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You may have noticed from our previous articles that our love of Italian football also extends to the […]

thegentlemanultra May 7, 2018 Calcio Culture

A culture of violence: How political and social turmoil gave rise to Rome’s radical ultras

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No matter how pithy the quote, football should never become a matter of life and death. Nor should […]

thegentlemanultra May 1, 2018 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta

The TGU Giveaway: The Art of Italia

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As you know, we are passionate about Italian football. But we also love great artwork. So when the […]

thegentlemanultra April 14, 2018 Calcio Culture

Songs from the peninsula: A musical journey through calcio

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Music and football have had a tempestuous relationship over the years. The two seem so compatible yet their […]

Neil Morris April 10, 2018 Calcio Culture

In search of this crazy faith: from Manchester to Verona

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Italy was bracing itself for Il Burian, the ferocious Siberian wind that would render the match between Juventus […]

richardhough March 10, 2018 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta, Tales From The Peninsula

The TGU Netflix Review | First Team: Juventus

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“We will be able to win only if we sacrifice ourselves for one another.” This is the message […]

thegentlemanultra February 28, 2018 Art, Calcio Culture

The TGU Book Review: Il Re Calcio II, by Paul Grech

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The image of Lazio club manager Angelo Peruzzi celebrating the side’s 2017 Italian Super Cup triumph over Juventus […]

dunlop85 February 5, 2018 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta

Crazy for football: How the beautiful game is helping psychiatric patients in Italy

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Between February 23 and 29, 2016 in Osaka Japan, 12 Italian players aged between 20 and 50 took […]

Franco Ficetola January 8, 2018 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta

The TGU Interview: Talking Calcio Storico with the gladiators of Florence

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​Bruised, bloodied and battered, the Bianchi (white) team celebrated a Calcio Storico victory in the final held in […]

thegentlemanultra June 27, 2017 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta, Interviews

Ultrà: Ricky Tognazzi’s film about the hardcore support of AS Roma

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The derby of the Eternal City needs little introduction. From the tale of twins Romulus and Remus, to […]

Michele Tossani December 2, 2016 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta

The TGU Interview: Author Matteo Fontana talks Osvaldo Bagnoli and Verona

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In the footballing world, where clichés abound, Leicester City’s improbable surge towards the Premier League is a genuine […]

thegentlemanultra April 6, 2016 Calcio Culture, Gazzetta, Interviews

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