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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.

Pisa will not bend: Ultras, protests and injustice in Tuscany, by Allan Gaskin

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The message from the protesting fans is clear: ‘Pisa will not bend’ It is Thursday, 2 February 2017, […]

thegentlemanultra February 10, 2017 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

The night an ‘unrecognisable’ Fiorentina beat Juventus, by Chloe Beresford

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“I stopped playing 30 years ago, but this welcome is worth one or two Scudetti,” new Fiorentina Vice […]

thegentlemanultra January 21, 2017 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

The Piacenza Derby: An empty rivalry, by Damon Main

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Back in early 2015, The Gentleman Ultra featured an article about Piacenza Calcio and their financial struggles. Now […]

theawaysection January 5, 2017 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

Conflict in Reggio-Emilia, by Damon Main

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​“This…we simply cannot accept it,” said one post on a Reggiana fans shared Facebook group. As with many […]

theawaysection December 14, 2016 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

Viola Memories, by Giancarlo Rinaldi

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Even now, the memory still hurts. We were winning 6-0 and it did not matter a jot. Results […]

thegentlemanultra October 4, 2016 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

The Derby della Capitale Final, By ​Rossella Marrai-Ricco

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Italy’s capital city is just as magical as the movies and the books make it out to be. […]

thegentlemanultra April 8, 2016 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

Fans Not Customers: Fiorentina Supporters Tired of Apathetic Owners

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They travelled to watch their team despite a recent losing run, visiting the home of a resurgent AC […]

thegentlemanultra February 17, 2016 Gazzetta, Tales From The Peninsula

Stadio Filadelfia: The Old Granata Heart 

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Walking down via Filadelfia, in the Lingotto district of Turin, eventually leads to the Stadio Olimpico, home of […]

thegentlemanultra January 3, 2016 Tales From The Peninsula

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

‘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

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