Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti are back to cast their minds all the way back to the summer and Italy’s unforgettable Euro 2020 triumph. In 2017, Italian football was on its knees, with the national team failing to qualify for the World Cup. So how did the Azzurri transform themselves into undoubtedly the best team at Euro 2020, breaking English hearts in the process? It’s a story featuring Mancini, Maneskin and meatballs. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1: Mancini replaces Ventura (01m 30s) • P...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti bring you the Serie A story of the original Ronaldo – a global icon. The Brazilian superstar Ronaldo joined Inter Milan from Barcelona in 1997. His return to Spain 5 years later arguably marked the end of Serie A’s economic dominance. Golazzo relives the greatest player in the world playing in the greatest league in the world in his prime, before injuries sadly struck. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1: Not that Ronaldo (01m 30s) • PART 2a: How did Inter get Ronal...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and special guest Rafa Honigstein examine the three legendary Germans who made Inter record-breakers at the turn of the 90s. Lothar Matthaus, Jurgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme were an integral part of West Germany’s World Cup winning side in 1990. They would all join forces at San Siro, with Matthaus and Brehme contributing to an Inter title win achieved with a record points total, and Klinsmann helping to capture the UEFA Cup too. We look at a trio that helped define a...
Mar 05, 2021•44 min
Jimbo welcomes back James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti to discuss one of the most recognisable names and haircuts in Italian football history – Fabrizio Ravanelli. The man who said he was born to be a bricklayer was on the scoresheet the last time Juventus won the Champions League. A silver fox with one of the most imitated goal celebrations of all time, we examine whether his legend was rather more modest than we remember. And how exactly did he end up at Middlesbrough? And Dundee? RUNNING ORDER...
Feb 26, 2021•59 min
Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten were a central part of one of the greatest club sides ever, when Serie A was arguably at its peak. This episode looks at the success enjoyed at a time when European Cup finals were the norm for Milan, and the denouement for the Dutchmen as Gullit clashed with Capello, while Van Basten’s career was cut tragically short by injury. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1: European Cup glory in 89 and 90 (01m 00s) • PART 2: Milan sell Gullit and Rijkaard (14m 00s) • PART 3a: Van Bas...
Dec 22, 2020•38 min
Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco Van Basten were so good, they made up the entire podium for the 1988 Ballon D’Or. The Dutch trio, known as the three tulips, were pivotal to the Netherlands’ Euro 88 triumph and this Golazzo concentrates on the years that led to them becoming a collective at San Siro. Part one of this two-part special also includes Ruud’s reggae band and a heated debate over the best goal ever. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1a: Italian clubs buying countrymen in bulk (06m 00s) • PA...
Dec 15, 2020•35 min
European Cup winner Sinisa Mihajlovic was the master of free-kicks, considered a wonder of physics in Italy. He also was an accused racist and has battled leukaemia while still managing Bologna. His is a complex story, and his Golazzo includes a special tribute from Sven-Goran Eriksson. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1a: Mihajlovic’s beginnings at Vojvodina (03m 30s) • PART 1b: Sinisa wins the European Cup with Red Star (09m 00s) • PART 2: Sinisa’s set-piece gift (16m 00s) • PART 3: The less savoury sid...
Dec 08, 2020•48 min
The start saw a string of sackings but Luciano Spalletti’s managerial career caught fire in his first spell at Roma, one of the most tactically significant coaching stints of the last 20 years. Defined by the discovery of the 4-6-0 formation that rejuvenated Francesco Totti. This Golazzo looks back at that team, as well as some of the less successful periods in Spalletti’s time in football. From ostracizing Totti to ostracizing Icardi. RUNNING ORDER : • PART 1a: Famous for being fired – Spallett...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr
Join Jimbo and the gang for a new series of Golazzo, harking back to the golden days of Serie A. Featuring Sinisa, Spalletti and more. Coming soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2020•1 min
Today we look at how Juventus found themselves embroiled in the world of organised crime, the introduction of identity cards and the ultra stance as last defenders of the real values of the sport.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: The case of Rafaello Bucci and the Drughi (01m 00s)• PART 2: Identity cards brought in to curb violence (13m 00s)• PART 3: The good that ultras do (20m 00s)• PART 4: Are the Ultras dying out? (30m 00s) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 21, 2020•38 min
In the first of a two-part special, we look at the roots of ultra culture, the politics and the power wielded by Italian clubs’ most passionate and outspoken fan groups. Suspending games, stopping signings and supposed links to organised crime. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Why the fascination with ultras? (01m 00s)• PART 2: The roots of ultra culture (10m 00s)• PART 3: The links to organised crime (15m 00s)• PART 4: Why do clubs give power to the ultras? (23m 00s)• PART 5: Ultras stopping play (32m 3...
Apr 16, 2020•43 min
In a backdrop of a boom in Italy, Juventus supplemented Giampero Boniperti in 1957 with forwards Omar Sivori and gentle giant John Charles, perhaps the most universally popular Juventus player ever. And one hell of a singer.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Why were this trio so iconic? (01m 00s)• PART 2: Agnelli acquires Charles and Sivori (05m 00s)• PART 3: Sivori – a proto-Maradona? (15m 00s)• PART 4a: Charles – Juve’s best ever foreign signing? (19m 00s)• PART 4b: The controversial last game together ...
Apr 09, 2020•45 min
Immortalised in Italian pop culture and in the hearts of fans at the Stadio Olimpico, we examine a man of impeccable integrity and character. Brian McBride might tell you otherwise.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: De Rossi’s last game for Roma (01m 00s)• PART 2: De Rossi’s beginnings at Roma – Captain Future (05m 00s)• PART 3a: What was De Rossi’s position and role? (09m 30s)• PART 3b: The times when De Rossi went too far, almost joining Man City (12m 00s)• PART 3c: De Rossi’s best goals coming in big de...
Mar 31, 2020•42 min
Having established Milan as a European superpower, Berlusconi made the move into politics, becoming Italian prime minister. And wherever he went, sex and scandal usually followed. Did he take his eye off the ball at the San Siro?RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Berlusconi forms Forza Italia (01m 00s)• PART 2: Berlusconi’s results for Milan and politically (10m 00s)• PART 3a: The formation of Ancelotti’s Milan (16m 00s)• PART 3b: The Milan structure begins to disintegrate (18m 00s)• PART 4a: Berlusconi’s ...
Mar 25, 2020•44 min
The first in a two-part special looks at how Berlusconi brought an elite level set-up on and off the pitch, making his three-time Champions League winners AC Milan the benchmark in European football.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: The powerful man will fix things (01m 00s)• PART 2: Berlusconi’s beginnings, forming Italy’s first national commercial TV network (06m 00s)• PART 3a: Berlusconi moves into football with AC Milan (15m 30s)• PART 3b: Silvio secures Sacchi and makes some big signings (28m 00s)• P...
Mar 18, 2020•48 min
Francesco Totti scored some of his most memorable goals in the twilight of his career before retiring at 40. But exiting centre stage for his hometown club Roma proved to be a slightly messy affair.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Totti’s penalty for Italy against Australia at the 2006 World Cup (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Totti – the best player in his 30s ever? (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Totti hangs up his boots – what next? (15m 00s)• PART 3: Our favourite moments from Totti’s career (27m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow u...
Jan 29, 2020•39 min
He’s a God in Rome. Would Francesco Totti have been more appreciated globally if he’d taken that move to Real Madrid? The first part of our special looks back on the first decade of his career, when he realised the dream of lifting the Scudetto with his hometown club.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Totti – Mr Roma (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Totti joins Roma at 12 and debuts at 16 (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Zdenek Zeman takes over at Roma and transforms Totti (18m 30s)• PART 3: Totti’s time with the national team up t...
Jan 22, 2020•53 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti return to discuss Italy’s all-time leading goalscorer, the benchmark by which all Italian strikers have been measured against – Gigi Riva.Spending almost his entire career at Cagliari and leading Sardinia to its only Scudetto, why did Riva refuse to leave despite world record offers? This is the story of a mechanic turned leading man with chiselled cheekbones and a shot that broke a ballboy’s arm.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: The legacy of Luigi Riva (01m 00s)•...
Jan 15, 2020•50 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti return with the concluding part of our special on the great Gianluca Vialli.Having tackled Sampdoria and Juventus, we look at Luca’s move to England where he played for and eventually managed Chelsea to major silverware. Like a kid with the keys to a Ferrari, to quote Fabio Capello.We also examine Vialli’s complex relationship with the Italian national team and his falling out with Arrigo Sacchi. A relationship now rekindled within Roberto Mancini’s inter...
Dec 18, 2019•33 min
He’s the last man to lift the European Cup for Juventus. This week Golazzo brings you the first of a two-part special on Gianluca Vialli, with Jimbo, James Horncastle and Vialli’s co-author Gab Marcotti.The most expensive player in the world when he signed for the Old Lady, Vialli made his name winning the Scudetto at Sampdoria with his “goal twin” Roberto Mancini. We look back at the golden years for one of the most iconic footballers of the 90s.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Gianluca Vialli – one of ...
Dec 11, 2019•47 min
Some know him as the Matrix, some (in France) know him as the most hated man in football. Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti review the life and times of Marco Materazzi.Derided by many as a red card or a penalty waiting to happen, Materazzi ended his career as a World Cup and treble winner. We all know what happened with Zidane, but in this Golazzo, with the help of former Everton team-mate Don Hutchison, we examine the man behind the Materazzi myth.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Materazzi – an ...
Dec 04, 2019•48 min
Now that you've finished listening to these 6 episodes of Golazzo - have a listen to this look back at the life and times of Muhammad Ali, part of Muddy Knees Media's new series, A Life Lived (https://podfollow.com/alifelived) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2019•30 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti take a trip to northern Italy and the club that became a model for shrewd scouting and punching above their weight.Udinese has attracted the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Oliver Bierhoff and even Zico in his prime. Not bad for a city half the size of Parma. This Golazzo looks back at some of the great iterations of Udinese over the years. Until the Pozzos got a new plaything.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Udine – home of Friulian and lederhosen (01m 30s)• PART 2: Zic...
Oct 17, 2019•41 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti present a long-awaited retrospective on the career of Pippo Inzaghi.He won the Champions League and the World Cup. Only 3 men have scored more goals in Europe than him. But was he actually any good? His former team-mate at Atalanta, Richard Hughes, gives us the answer.We look at the connection Inzaghi had with fans and pundits alike, if not always his strike partners.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Inzaghi – the quintessential Italian footballer? (01m 00s)• PART ...
Oct 17, 2019•40 min
Imagine The Debate with guests of the calibre of Jose Mourinho, John W Henry and David Cameron. You’ve just imagined Il Processo.Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti take on The Trial, the Italian football debate show fronted by Aldo Biscardi for 36 years.Hysterical, all-access, must see TV, an early proponent of VAR and punditry conducted by crystals. Social media before social media existed. Step inside the most popular football show in Italy.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: What was Il Processo? ...
Oct 14, 2019•42 min
Lucarelli was the top scorer in Serie A but didn’t believe in separating politics from football. From Che Guevara t-shirts to starting his own newspaper, this tale includes Berlusconi bandanas and Luther Blissett’s role in Italian anarchism.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: The city of Livorno aka Leghorn (02m 30s)• PART 2a: Lucarelli’s beginnings pre-Livorno, via Spain (06m 00s)• PART 2b: Lucarelli returns to Livorno and partners with Protti (10m 00s)• PART 3: Livorno win promotion to Serie A – and a tri...
Oct 14, 2019•42 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti examine the last Italian club to win the Champions League – and the only one to do the treble – Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan.The Nerazzurri lost Zlatan but bought full-back Samuel Eto’o and an unwanted Wesley Sneijder, stumbling on the perfect formula for success. With the help of a volcano. This is the story of perhaps Mourinho’s finest hour, a season that ended with him in Real Madrid’s limo.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Inter’s summer scramble and slow start ...
Oct 13, 2019•46 min
He may be a Premier League legend as well but this special examines Zola’s roots in Sardinia, before learning at the feet of Maradona in Naples, his peak at Parma and triumphant homecoming to Cagliari. Zola takes a great free-kick and makes a mean ice cream.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Zola’s beginnings in Sardinia (02m 30s)• PART 2: Zola joins up with Maradona at Napoli (06m 00s)• PART 3a: Zola signs for Parma (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Zola’s struggles with the national team (17m 00s)• PART 3c: Zola narro...
Oct 13, 2019•41 min
Join Jimbo, Gab and the Horn for our first run of brand new episodes on w/c 14 October 2019 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2019•1 min
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti are back for the final Golazzo of the season, amid changing times for the Old Lady.With Max Allegri gone and with Juventus seemingly set to appoint Maurizio Sarri (or are they?), we go back in time to the last time the Turin giants took a gamble on a gaffer.Gigi Maifredi was supposed to be Juve’s answer to Arrigo Sacchi as he took the huge leap from Bologna in 1990 and led the Old Lady to a 7th place finish in one of their worst seasons ever. But Maifredi...
Jun 06, 2019•47 min
