Richard Hall remembers the career of Fiorentina goalkeeper Francesco Toldo for the Gentleman Ultra's "When Calcio Ruled the World" series....
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Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Fernando De Napoli
No football team can rely on one genius alone to achieve greatness. Perhaps nowhere in Italian football history is this idea more misrepresented than when talking about ‘Maradona’s Napoli.’...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Gianluca Pagliuca
The searing Pasadena sunshine burned down on Gianluca Pagliuca with 15 minutes remaining in the World Cup Final. Brazil’s Mauro Silva unleashed a 25-yard shot straight at the Italian...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Il Soldatino, Angelo Di Livio
Angelo Di Livio is a joke. That is harsh on a man who won three Scudetti, two Coppe Italia and the Champions League, but the former Juventus and Fiorentina...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Angelo Peruzzi
When Gazzetta Dello Sport interviewed Angelo Peruzzi in 2015 he was fishing in Blera, Lazio. This small town is his birthplace and it is where part of his goalkeeping...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Beppe Signori
Giuseppe “Beppe” Signori was one of the most complete and ruthless forwards of his era. His name is remembered, but why is he not on a pedestal. When one...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Rudi Voller
If you frequented Roma’s Curva Sud in Serie A’s golden age of the late 1980s and early 1990s, you would have heard the Ultras bellowing, ‘Fly German, Fly.’ They...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Maurizio Ganz
“The problem is that clubs load young players up with money before have taken off. At that point, once they have their cash, it’s normal that they...
Read MoreWhen Calcio Ruled the World: Jean-Pierre Papin
“With hindsight, I think I should never have left Milan because I could have given more to the team. Years later, I met Capello and he told me I...
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