The last Englishman to win the football World Cup, certain wags will try to tell you, wasn’t born […]
Category Archive: The Author’s 15
The Gentleman Ultra has evolved massively over the years. In its formative days, the website focused mainly on Italy’s ultra movement, exploring the complexities of the notorious fans who are cherished and reviled in equal measure. Today, the website encompasses all aspects of calcio: from tifosi and presidenti, to giocatori and reti.
To celebrate our relaunch in December 2017, we asked 15 of our most prolific writers to nominate their favourite TGU piece. We then conducted a social media poll to determine which composition you, our dedicated readers, felt worthy of the top spot.
Here is the full list of ‘Author’s 15’ entries including Richard Hall’s winning piece on Francesco Totti:
It was supposed to be Dundee United’s greatest night, but it turned into a nightmare and has left […]
In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple, the Concorde completed its first commercial flight and the […]
Modern Roman culture is a potent cocktail of the contemporary and the ancient. Arguably, it is at its […]
It’s 11 a.m. and I’m realising our early is Milan’s right on time. It’s the day of the […]
I will never forget the first time I saw Stadio San Siro. Reaching the top of those famous […]
When Paul Ince swapped Manchester for Milan in the summer of 1995, it was a move that left […]
“During my career I won the World Cup, was top scorer in Serie A, won the golden boot […]
‘Money can’t buy loyalty.’ This is one of the more iconic banners ever produced by the AS Roma faithful. […]
“Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes” – Johann Wolfgang von […]
Juventus versus Napoli is one of Italian football’s classic rivalries. On the field, it has pitted some of […]
Walking down Avenida de Hércules in the Spanish city of A Coruña today, it is hard to imagine […]
If the hotel receptionist thought it was strange that six English people wanted to call a taxi to […]
It’s the final day of the 2014-15 season in the Eccellenza Emilia-Romagna Girone A. In front of a […]
As the saying goes ‘Italians Do It Better’. The cuisine, the cars, the fashion and some of the […]
