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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The Ballad of Francesco Totti – The Last Caesar
How Francesco Totti returned from a potentially career ending injury to become a focal point in Italy’s march towards winning the 2006 World Cup. A story of willpower and...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Bari
Undeniably a club with a modest history but a littering of top-quality players from across the globe, SSC Bari has the ability to put together a five-a-side team to...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Cesena
For a club that has been out of the Italian top flight since 2015, it would be tough to identify the right names to fill a five-a-side team. But...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Napoli
I have to be honest, Napoli are my team. There’s something about the outsider, underdog nature of the club and the city that has always appealed to me. They...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Atalanta
The queen of the provincial clubs was crowned Europa League winners last season. Yet Atalanta have rarely been mentioned alongside the established Italian football royalty. The Bergamo side had...
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Lazio
The Gentleman Ultra continues its popular series of nostalgic five-a-side teams. This time it's Federico Farcomeni with his pick from the greatest players to ever wear the Lazio shirt....
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Nostalgic Serie A five-a-side teams: picking a lineup for … Genoa
It is de rigueur to ignore the heroes of the past to focus on the stars of the present when selecting any all-time greats team. The skewed formula cannot be applied...
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