You may have noticed from our previous articles that our love of Italian football also extends to the culture and fashion that is associated with it. In January 2018,...
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A culture of violence: How political and social turmoil gave rise to Rome’s radical ultras
No matter how pithy the quote, football should never become a matter of life and death. Nor should it be considered ‘war minus the shooting’, though we are often...
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False dawns and quiet frustration: The story of Rivaldo at AC Milan
It is the summer of 2000 and the height of Serie A’s spending power. Inter have just signed the much sought after Spanish midfielder Javier Farinós from Spanish side...
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Tales from the Peninsula: Choreography, Chiellini & I Granata
The 9am Freciarossa from Stazione Centrale, Milano to Torino’s Porta Nuova station on Sunday February 18 was a fast way to start the build up to the Derby della Mole....
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When 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...
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Goal O’ The Times: Diego Maradona vs. Brescia (1986)
Football is quite an obsessive sport. That’s hardly a revelation; digested, dissected, debated and played by billions around the globe, football has a grip over people’s imagination that’s unrivalled...
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Rome 1984: Running the gauntlet with a looted dream
It didn’t matter how you got there, just as long as you got there: Squeezed into to the back of barely roadworthy Ford Granada with another six bodies, or...
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The TGU Giveaway: The Art of Italia
As you know, we are passionate about Italian football. But we also love great artwork. So when the two are brought together, we can barely contain our joy. That’s...
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TGU Calcio Podcast (E3): Reminiscing about Ray & Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios
TGU Podcast (E3): Reminiscing about Ray & Gazzetta’s greatest golaccios In episode 3, host and TGU founder Richard Hall, and editors Neil Morris and Emmet Gates look back at...
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Songs from the peninsula: A musical journey through calcio
Music and football have had a tempestuous relationship over the years. The two seem so compatible yet their union is often an inharmonious one. These marital issues are less...
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