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Apr 2019
49m 16s

Ramble Meets... James Horncastle

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About this episode

James Horncastle is a writer, broadcaster and pundit specialising in Italian football. Here, in this latest episode of Ramble Meets... he tells Luke about his path to his current role in the vanguard of Italian football coverage, from a kid growing up in Hull to a highly respected journalist rubbing shoulders with Carlo Ancelotti and Marcelo Lippi.


In his own passionate style, James also speaks eloquently on the future of European football, how mastering the Italian language helped him get ahead, and what advice he would give to aspiring journalists looking to find their way in the game.


This episode of Ramble Meets... is sponsored by bet365


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