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Serie B

TGU Interview: Tony Dorigo (Part II)

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Part II of our exclusive chat with former Leeds Utd and Torino left-back Tony Dorigo. The Australian tells Emmet Gates about his season with Il Granata in 1997/98.

Emmet Gates January 8, 2021 Gazzetta, Interviews

Serie B’s 10 greatest kits of all time

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There have been some beautiful kits worn in Serie B over the years. Jake Mills takes a look at which shirts make his top ten of all time.

thegentlemanultra December 1, 2020 All-time lists, Classic Kits

A Season with Verona: 20 Years On the Remarkable Season

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A Season with Verona, the cult classic by Tim Parks, charted the highs and lows of one memorable […]

Wayne Girard September 24, 2020 Gazzetta, Uncategorized

The return of Kyle Lafferty: From Palermo to Reggina

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The Northern Irish striker has returned with his sights set on igniting another fan base en route to […]

thegentlemanultra August 25, 2020 Gazzetta

Giuseppe Pillon: Stalwart of the Veneto

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Serie A is renowned for its brilliant coaches. Immediately one thinks of those who made their mark with […]

yousefcalcio August 17, 2018 Gazzetta

Death & resurrection: Last rites administered to historic Italian clubs

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While Juventus and Real Madrid finessed the details of Cristiano Ronaldo’s €340m-valued transfer, a distant funeral bell tolled […]

Neil Morris July 20, 2018 Gazzetta

Adventures in Serie B with Empoli, by Chris Lee

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I’ve been to northern Italy enough times in the winter to know that it falls victim to gionata […]

Chris Lee February 27, 2018 Series, Tales From The Peninsula

Exploiting an untapped gem: Could the city of Venice benefit from selling its football?

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‘TGU guest writer, Patrick Graham, studied history in Venice for three months, becoming attached to their local team […]

patrickgraham16 January 12, 2018 Gazzetta

Graeme Souness’s 98-day disaster as Torino coach

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“Graeme Souness, not Ferguson, knocked Liverpool off the top,” former Liverpool captain Jamie Carragher once claimed. The defender […]

Michele Tossani December 20, 2017 Gazzetta

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication: Tracing the miraculous revival of SPAL

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“Nobody thought we could get to this point,” were the words of SPAL coach Leonardo Semplici after his […]

thegentlemanultra December 2, 2017 Gazzetta

Zdeněk Zeman and Pescara: The enduring legacy of the 2011/12 promotion season

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The side that won the Serie B 2011-2012 season scored 90 goals in the league, 30 more than […]

Ricci Potts April 26, 2017 Gazzetta

The Ligurian Black Devils: How Virtus Entella went from bankruptcy to Serie B

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“Chiavari è una bella cittadina della Riviera Ligure, ricca di storia e tradizione.” ​ This is how the […]

Ju Ralph March 27, 2017 Gazzetta

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 Derby del Veneto: Verona vs. Vicenza, one of Italy’s forgotten rivalries

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On a Friday night back in April, Davide Di Gennaro calmly dispatched a 92nd minute penalty to earn […]

Luca Hodges-Ramon May 20, 2015 Gazzetta

What’s gone wrong at Brescia?

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Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps in the Lombardy region, and has had a football […]

thegentlemanultra April 23, 2015 Gazzetta

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