A Ruud Gullit masterclass, match-winning moments of magic from Marco van Basten, a personal duel between Sebastiano Rossi and Stefan Effenberg and 10 goals; Sunday 4 October 1992 was...
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The Greatest African XI to Play in Serie A
Many great African players have graced Serie A over the years and choosing a best-XI was not an easy task. Luckily, our good friends over at African Football HQ...
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TGU Calcio Castaways (E02): With Andrew Cesare
TGU Calcio Castaways (E02): With Andrew Cesare In the second of the series, Richard Hall asked Andrew Cesare to choose two goals, two games and one player to hang...
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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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TGU Calcio Castaways (E01): With Dominic Bliss
TGU Calcio Castaways (E01): With Dominic Bliss In the first of a new series with a familiar concept, Richard Hall asked Dominic Bliss to choose two goals, one game...
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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 TGU Dream Team: Serie A in the 2000s
Following the publication of our Serie A team of the 1980s and 1990s articles, it was only natural we would tackle the 2000s next. After the golden era of...
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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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The dancing feet of Gaetano Castrovilli: Italy’s rising star inspiring the kids of Bari
You can almost hear the shifting of his feet against each blade of grass, a rustle in the wind. His feet were dancing to a beat, in tune with...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Carlisle vs. Roma (1972)
I’ve lived all my adult life in Italy but the first time I saw an Italian team play in the flesh was as a teenager in my home town...
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