Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show

By The Athletic

What's Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show about?

James Richardson, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti relive Serie A's glory days with tales of Italian football's greatest and most infamous icons

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Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show episodes:

10.26.2021
Football’s Coming Rome
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...
03.12.2021
O Fenomeno
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...
03.05.2021
Inter’s three Germans
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...
02.26.2021
Ravanelli!
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...
12.22.2020
Tre tulipani – part 2
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...
12.15.2020
Tre tulipani – part 1
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...
12.08.2020
Sinisa business
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...
12.02.2020
The Spalletti story
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...
11.23.2020
Golazzo - coming soon...
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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
04.21.2020
Ultras in Italy – part 2
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...
04.16.2020
Ultras in Italy – part 1
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...
04.09.2020
Il Trio Magico
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:...
03.31.2020
De Rossi: Captain Future
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...
03.25.2020
Berlusconi - the Bunga Bunga years (part 2)
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...
03.18.2020
Berlusconi - the man who made Milan (part 1)
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...
01.29.2020
Totally Totti – part 2
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...
01.22.2020
Totally Totti - part 1
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...
01.15.2020
The rumble of Riva – an Italian icon
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,...
12.18.2019
Into the Vialli (part 2)
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...
12.11.2019
Into the Vialli (part 1)
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...
12.04.2019
Materazzi: A True Underdog Story
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...
10.22.2019
Introducing....A Life Lived
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10.17.2019
The Udinese story: From Alexis to Zico
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...
10.17.2019
Pippo Mio – an intro to Inzaghi
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...
10.14.2019
Il Processo – Italy’s iconic football show
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...
10.14.2019
Leftie Lucarelli, Livorno legend
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:...
10.13.2019
Inter’s tripletta
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...
10.13.2019
A GolazZola
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...
09.13.2019
Golazzo is back!
Join Jimbo, Gab and the Horn for our first run of brand new episodes on w/c 14 October 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.06.2019
Maifredi and the next Juventus manager
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...
05.08.2019
Feast of the Goddess – the Atalanta fairytale
With Atalanta perhaps on the verge of Champions League football and just their second major trophy ever, Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look at the history of Bergamo’s finest in Serie A. It’s a story that involves a thriving academy,...
05.01.2019
Malesani – the meme, the manager
Before there was Sarri - and after there was Sacchi – there was Alberto Malesani. He gave up his job at Canon in Amsterdam to pursue a career in football management. He was the figurehead of one of the great Parma...
04.24.2019
Kaka’s white smoking jacket
Evangelical, elegant and exceptional with the ball at his feet. Golazzo pays tribute to a Serie A great - AC Milan legend Kaka. Described by Carlo Ancelotti as the best no name player in the world, Kaka is the last player...
04.17.2019
Juve v Ajax – then and now
As Ajax stun Juventus in their own backyard, Golazzo gets all nostalgic for the biggest Ajax Juve game of all time. James Horncastle joins us from Turin to tackle where the Old Lady goes from here after an exuberant Ajax eliminate...
04.10.2019
Revisiting Roma 82-84
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti venture back to a time when Roma won the scudetto and embarked on their first ever European Cup campaign. Inspired by Swedish manager Nils Liedholm in the early 80s, the likes of Conti, Ancelotti and...
04.03.2019
All Hail Emperor Adriano
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look back at the life and times of your favourite player if you had Pro Evo during its pomp – Inter and Brazil’s Adriano. The man known as the Emperor had enough talent to impress...
03.27.2019
Kickstarting calcio at Spain 82
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look back to Italy’s World Cup win in 1982 in Spain – the summer that arguably launched Italian football and Serie A to a whole new level. Match-fixing scandals, press black-outs and strange squad selections...
03.20.2019
When Fiorentina were finished – the Gori story
This week on Golazzo, Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti examine one of the most notorious owners in Serie A history – Cecchi Gori. An Oscar-winning producer turned eccentric football club supremo, life under Gori for La Viola was a rollercoaster...
03.13.2019
Trapattoni at 80 – Part 2 of 2
Golazzo brings you the final part of the Giovanni Trapattoni story, as the most successful Italian manager ever celebrates his 80th birthday on Sunday. Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti discuss Trap’s time at Bayern, Fiorentina, Italy and Ireland amongst others....
03.06.2019
Trapattoni at 80 – Part 1 of 2
As his 80th birthday approaches, Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti pay tribute to the most successful club manager in the history of the game – Giovanni Trapattoni. In the first of a two-part special, we look back at Trapattoni’s playing...
02.27.2019
Capital clashes – a Rome derby retrospective
Ahead of the 150th meeting of Roma and Lazio this weekend, Jimbo and James Horncastle look back at classic Rome derbies gone by. Enjoy tales from the one of the world's biggest rivalries, as told by Totti, Di Canio and Lulic....
02.20.2019
The little painter – Alessandro Del Piero
Jimbo is joined by Gab Marcotti to discuss one of Serie A’s greatest ever players, Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero. Originally thought of as the back-up to Baggio, 19 seasons later, Del Piero had established himself as a Juve icon, winning...
02.13.2019
Tino tales - the astonishing Asprilla
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti try to wrap their heads around the enigma that is Faustino Asprilla. The Colombian achieved legendary status at Parma, with silverware and sensational goals galore in the early 90s, before a move to Newcastle where...
02.06.2019
The notorious Moggi
Golazzo delves into the darker side of Serie A this week as Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look at the life and times of Luciano Moggi. The scout turned stablemaster was at the heart of the Calciopoli scandal, alleged to...
01.30.2019
Shoe salesman turned tactical icon – the Sacchi story
Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti review one of the most influential managers of all time, the leader of the iconic Milan side of the late 80s – Arrigo Sacchi. His father owned a shoe factory but he was viewed as...
01.23.2019
Victory for Verona - Serie A's title miracle
This week on Golazzo, Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti travel back to 1985 to find Italy’s answer to Leicester. Hellas Verona became the only provincial side ever to win the Scudetto, with a team of Preben Elkjær, Hans-Peter Briegel and...
01.16.2019
Serie A so far and Welsh wizards of the past
After a winter break, Serie A is back this weekend so it’s the welcome return of Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti on Golazzo. With the second half about to kick off, we ask who will win the race for 4th,...
12.19.2018
Tony Christmas! The Toto Di Natale story
Golazzo wishes you a Happy Tony Christmas! Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti celebrate the career of Antonio Di Natale, who managed to be one of Italy’s greatest ever goalscorers, despite refusing to leave Friuli. It’s a broad podcast that takes...
12.12.2018
Contrary Vieri and heartbreak for Inter & Napoli
This week on Golazzo, Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look back at Bobo – Christian Vieri – the grumpiest striker in Serie A. Currently enjoying life as a DJ, and having admitted he would have been happier playing cricket in...
12.05.2018
Sackings & sexual conquests – Zamparini’s Palermo
With the announcement that Maurizio Zamparini has sold Palermo to a consortium involving David Platt, the panel of Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti look back at Zamparini’s time in Sicily. We bring you the whole story. From Vasquez to Viagra....

What's Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show about?

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Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show episodes:

Football’s Coming Rome

O Fenomeno

Inter’s three Germans

Ravanelli!

Tre tulipani – part 2

Tre tulipani – part 1

Sinisa business

The Spalletti story

Golazzo - coming soon...

Ultras in Italy – part 2

Ultras in Italy – part 1

Il Trio Magico

De Rossi: Captain Future

Berlusconi - the Bunga Bunga years (part 2)

Berlusconi - the man who made Milan (part 1)

Totally Totti – part 2

Totally Totti - part 1

The rumble of Riva – an Italian icon

Into the Vialli (part 2)

Into the Vialli (part 1)

Materazzi: A True Underdog Story

Introducing....A Life Lived

The Udinese story: From Alexis to Zico

Pippo Mio – an intro to Inzaghi

Il Processo – Italy’s iconic football show

Leftie Lucarelli, Livorno legend

Inter’s tripletta

A GolazZola

Golazzo is back!

Maifredi and the next Juventus manager

Feast of the Goddess – the Atalanta fairytale

Malesani – the meme, the manager

Kaka’s white smoking jacket

Juve v Ajax – then and now

Revisiting Roma 82-84

All Hail Emperor Adriano

Kickstarting calcio at Spain 82

When Fiorentina were finished – the Gori story

Trapattoni at 80 – Part 2 of 2

Trapattoni at 80 – Part 1 of 2

Capital clashes – a Rome derby retrospective

The little painter – Alessandro Del Piero

Tino tales - the astonishing Asprilla

The notorious Moggi

Shoe salesman turned tactical icon – the Sacchi story

Victory for Verona - Serie A's title miracle

Serie A so far and Welsh wizards of the past

Tony Christmas! The Toto Di Natale story

Contrary Vieri and heartbreak for Inter & Napoli

Sackings & sexual conquests – Zamparini’s Palermo