It’s 11 a.m. and I’m realising our early is Milan’s right on time. It’s the day of the […]
Category Archive: Tales From The Peninsula
From the streets and bars, to the turnstiles and terraces, we have been there to witness the passion. This is the view from behind the pyro – this is Italian football seen through our eyes.
“Biglietto e passaporto,” asked a security official firmly. Entry had been granted to the tune of an automated […]
It would be not only a cliché, but also a fat lie, if I said that I’ve been […]
The message from the protesting fans is clear: ‘Pisa will not bend’ It is Thursday, 2 February 2017, […]
“I stopped playing 30 years ago, but this welcome is worth one or two Scudetti,” new Fiorentina Vice […]
Back in early 2015, The Gentleman Ultra featured an article about Piacenza Calcio and their financial struggles. Now […]
“This…we simply cannot accept it,” said one post on a Reggiana fans shared Facebook group. As with many […]
Even now, the memory still hurts. We were winning 6-0 and it did not matter a jot. Results […]
Italy’s capital city is just as magical as the movies and the books make it out to be. […]
They travelled to watch their team despite a recent losing run, visiting the home of a resurgent AC […]
Walking down via Filadelfia, in the Lingotto district of Turin, eventually leads to the Stadio Olimpico, home of […]
Stadio Artemio Franchi, 1st May 2008. Almost 40,000 fans collectively held their breath as Rangers’ striker Nacho Novo […]
In hindsight, it was far and away the worst impulsive decision I ever made. Yet it was almost […]
