“We can’t lose in front of our fans,” exclaimed the captain of Fenerbahçe. Having drawn 0-0 in the first leg at Maine Road two weeks earlier, Fenerbahçe were now...
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Sir Thomas Lipton: The Tea Magnate Who Inspired Italian Football
Sir Thomas Lipton: The Glaswegian Tea Magnate Who Inspired Early Italian Football Visitors to the town of West Auckland in County Durham, northern England, are greeted with road signs...
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A Season with Verona: 20 Years On the Remarkable Season
A Season with Verona, the cult classic by Tim Parks, charted the highs and lows of one memorable season spent following Hellas Verona. At that time, they were an...
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Fatih Terim at Fiorentina and Milan: A Turkish Grand Tour
2000 was a great year for Turkish football. Beside Galatasaray’s UEFA Cup and Super Cup victories, Turkey reached the quarter final at Euro 2000. ...
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The return of Kyle Lafferty: From Palermo to Reggina
The Northern Irish striker has returned with his sights set on igniting another fan base en route to Serie A promotion The Straight of Messina and a mere...
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‘Viva Rivera, Mandelli in galera’: The forgotten story of Walter Mandelli and Italy’s 1970 World Cup
‘There are ten thousand fans waiting at Fiumicino,’ announced the captain of the plane carrying the Italian team home from Mexico City on Monday June 21 1970, the day...
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The Story of François Zahoui: The First African to Play in Serie A
On 27 September 1981, at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, Ascoli’s Francois Zahoui came on as a second-half substitute for Carlo Trevisanello as the visitors drew 0-0 with...
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Ternana Fans Create Unity Scarf to Raise Coronavirus Funds
The Gentleman Ultra crew are proud to support this fan initiative which has already raised thousands of euros for health facilities in four Italian regions. Neil Morris spoke to...
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A Life in Black & Blue: A tribute to Zaccaria Cometti
When Atalanta took to the field on June 2, 1963, to contest the Coppa Italia final against Torino, goalkeeper Zaccaria Cometti had to watch from the side-lines. Up until...
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The Three Barons: Guglielmo Gabetto, Nils Liedholm and Franco Causio
All the world’s national and club teams have nicknames but the Latin countries lead the way when it comes to player soubriquets. Argentine football history can be measured out...
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