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2006 World Cup Final Memories - On the 17th anniversary of Italy’s 2006 World Cup triumph in Germany, our writers share their personal recollections of the final.

With just 99 days to the 2026 World Cup Finals here's a trip down memory lane from the Gentleman Ultra archives.

2006 World Cup Final Memories

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Where were you?

We’re back with more Calcio nonsense - happily recorded before Udinese battered Fiorentina linktr.ee/Rigore

Groundhopping in Italy 🇮🇹⚽

Not just matches — but ultras, medieval towns, flares, regional rivalries & stadiums full of history.

From San Siro to Serie D terraces with 500 fans.

Which Italian ground should every fan visit?

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#Groundhopping #Calcio

This is Italy! We'll believe it when we see it!

Merthyr Tydfil are Welsh! 😜

Juventus' last Champions League win, 25 years on. - Emmet Gates talks to former Juventus midfielder Vladimir Jugovic about the last time The Old Lady won the Champions League, 25 years ago.

Juventus face an uphill task in the Champions League tonight.

From the Gentleman Ultra archive, it's now 30 years since The Old Lady were champions of Europe.

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Merthyr Tydfil vs. Atalanta: The story of an unforgettable upset - Wales is a country where the oval ball dominates, yet there is one town in mid-Glamorgan where football is a religion and eclipses everything else. Merthyr Tydfil does not rollRead More

Could Atalanta cause an upset tonight?

Here's one from the Gentleman Ultra archives>

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Serie A 2025–26 fixture dates: When fans will know the kick-off times - TIBS News The anticipation surrounding a new Serie A season is always high, with supporters eager to mark their calendars for the biggest clashes on the Italian football calendar.  For the 2025–26 season, the f...

The next Serie A fixtures are out soon 🇮🇹⚽

But when will the remaining kick-off times be confirmed?

Lega Serie A published a structured timeline back in the summer.

If you’re planning an Italy trip, read this first

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#SerieA #ItalianFootball #Calcio

Thanks to everyone who listened to our latest podcast on the history and culture of the Ultras movement.

If you haven't yet, you can check it out in the post below.

We're well off the mark for 2026. Next podcast out tomorrow.

La nostra formazione per Roma Cremonese 🐺

Halcyon Calcio: When cult teams ruled the coolest league - Our previous article on the golden age of Calcio introduced why we all thought it was so cool, but there was once a time when the cult teams ruled thisRead More

New from the Gentleman Ultra

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By The Calcio Blog

Sassuolo: The Alternative Club Guide - Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, capacity 21,584 The Mapei Stadium is a multi-purpose venue in Reggio-Emilia. It was christened “Stadio Città Del Tricolore” but was renamed in MarchRead M...

💚And here's our alternative club guide to one of Serie A's lesser known gems🖤

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The miracle season when Hellas Verona came from nowhere to win Serie A What Claudio Ranieri is doing with Leicester City has few precedents, but Osvaldo Bagnoli gave the people of Verona something similar in 1984-85

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Verona in desperate need of points tonight.

Flashback to happier times with @rickhough.bsky.social

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Could they beat Jagiellonia though?

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YouTube video by FootyFrenzy The best Football Italia intro ever 🇮🇹⚽

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Halcyon Calcio: The beginning of our “Golden Era”, why Serie A was cooler than the Premiership - It’s a sepia tinted memory in all of our minds, Saturday mornings with our cereal sat in the living room watching James Richardson bring us the best of that week’sRead More

New on the Gentleman Ultra from The Calcio Blog...

Halcyon Calcio: The beginning of our “Golden Era”, why Serie A was cooler than the Premiership

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All Time XI: Fiorentina - Giancarlo Rinaldi takes us to one of the most beautiful cities in the world as he selects his All Time Fiorentina XI

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All Time XI: Fiorentina

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‘They were like bombs’: Helenio Herrera’s little white pills kept Inter’s players buzzing In an extract from his book, Richard Fitzpatrick reveals in the early 1960s the grand Italian club was equipped for doping like ‘a small hospital’

‘They were like bombs’: Helenio Herrera’s little white pills kept Inter’s players buzzing

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It’s Adriano’s birthday today, read our article on him below ⬇️

18th March, 7:30pm - Simon Kuper, World Cup Fever Please note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Wednesday 18th March, 7:30pm Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP Sports writer Simon Kuper will be joined by Head of Sport at The ...

In London on March 18? Please come to my talk about my new book World Cup Fever, at Backstory bookshop in Balham. Tickets here: backstory.london/products/18t...

A stadium abandoned to its destiny? Rome's Historic Stadio Flaminio - Federico Farcomeni charts the demise of Rome's historic Stadio Flaminio. You can follow Federico’s weekly updates from the Curva on his Calcio Express substack.

Lazio have submitted plans for a £380million project to redevelop and modernise Rome’s Historic Stadio Flaminio.

Back in December Federico Farcomeni took us back to the the stadium in its prime:

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The Tragedy of L’Imperatore - A profile of Adriano, the troubled but prolific Brazilian striker by guest contributor Krisztián Horváth of Behind The Transfer.

New guest article on the Gentleman Ultra

The Tragedy of L’Imperatore

A profile of Adriano, Inter's troubled but prolific Brazilian striker by guest contributor Krisztián Horváth of Behind The Transfer.

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Remember to follow us on Instagram for, amongst other things, a daily review of the Italian newspapers with the original Gentleman Ultra, @richhall80.bsky.social

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Plenty to unpack...

This isn't a bad place to start!

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Grosso goes home happy as Sassuolo pick up 3 points on the road.