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Podcast: Gemellaggio – When Ultras Unite

AS Roma ultras in full flow

Italian ultrà groups are incredibly influential forces within their clubs and span the entire political spectrum. Every so often groups bond with ultrà from other clubs to form bonds around a common cause or enemy. This twinning is called gemellaggio, and in this podcast we speak to Tom Griffiths who runs the Calcio England blog to learn more.

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