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Juventus F.C.

Juventus F.C.

Full name Juventus Football Club S.p.A.

Nickname(s) La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady)

La Fidanzata d'Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy)

I bianconeri (The black-and-whites)

Le zebre (The zebras)

Founded Novembre 1? 1897

Ground Stadio delle Alpi /

Stadio Olimpico di Torino (2006-07)

Turin, Italy

Capacity 67,229 / 27,128

Chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli

Head Coach Claudio Ranieri

(July 1, 2007 onwards)

League Serie A

2006-07 Serie B, 1st (promoted)

Juventus Football Club (from Latin iuventus: youth: [ju.ˈvɛn.tus]), also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. With the exception of one season, the club has spent its entire history in the most high level of the Italian football, after gaining promotion they will be competing at the top level again for the 2007-08 season.

Juventus is the most successful team in the history of Italian football. Overall, Juventus has won 51 official trophies, more than any other Italian team; 40 in its country (also a record), and 11 in European and the world competitions (see Honours). Juventus is the third club from Europe and fifth in the world with the most international titles recognized by the Union of European Football Associations and the International Federation of Association Football.

In 1985, Juventus became the first club in the history of the European football to have won all three Major European trophies and also, the only team in the world to have won all international cups and championships (which includes all official European tournaments and the Intercontinental Champions Clubs' Cup ). Juventus is also one of the G-14?s founding members, a group that represents eighteen of the largest and most prestigious European football clubs.

Since 1990 to 2006 Juventus has played at Delle Alpi. However, plans have been formed to start work on a new 40,600 new stadium in the spring of 2008 taking the place of the existing structure built for the 1990 World Championship.

History

The club was founded on November 1, 1897 by a group of youngsters from the grammar school of Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum in Turin. The people who decided to form the club were all between the ages of fourteen and seventeen, they came up with the idea of forming a club while sitting on a bench in Corso Re Umberto park.

Historic first ever Juventus club shot in 1898.

Very little early documentation exists of the foundation, as during this early period in Italian football newspapers did not devote much space to the sport. One of the founding members; Enrico Canfari later wrote a document (in 1914) describing the birth of the club. The young founders heatedly discussed what to name the club; after a round of voting, the name was narrowed down to three choices, Societ? Via Fori, Societ? Sportiva Massimo D' Azeglio and Sport Club Juventus, they chose the latter. The men who were involved in the founding of Juventus were:

? Gioacchino Armano

? Alfredo Armano

? Enrico Canfari

? Eugenio Canfari ? Francesco Dapr?

? Domenico Donna

? Carlo Ferrero ? Luigi Forlano

? Luigi Gibezzi

? Umberto Malvano ? Enrico Piero Molinatti

? Umberto Savoia

? Vittorio Varetti

The first ever president was Eugenio Canfari (brother of Enrico), they played very early on at Piazza D'Armi in Crocetta, Turin. Juventus changed their name to Football Club Juventus in 1899 the first ever colours of the club were pink and black, known in Italy as rosanero.

Juventus enter the Italian Championship

Juventus eventually made their debut in the Italian Football Championship during the 1900 season, wearing their original pink shirts. The first ever game competed by the club in the championship, was on 11 May 1900 where they lost to F.C. Torinese 1-0 at Piazza D'Armi. In their second ever season, Juventus fared better when they reached the semi-finals of the league by beating locals Ginnastica Torino 5-0, before losing to Milan Cricket 2-3.

The club decided to find a new kit in 1903, they asked an English player at the club; John Savage if he could help, Savage had a friend in Nottingham who supported Notts County and sent to Turin the world famous black and white striped shirts which they have used ever since. Around this period they also moved playing field to Velodromo Umberto I. For two seasons in a row, Juventus narrowly ended as runners-up to Genoa Cricket & Football Club, before beating them out for their first ever championship title victory in 1905.

First Juventus squad to win Serie A, from 1905.

Juventus had built up a strong squad, but soon after securing their first championship, president Alfredo Dick left the club after a large argument, taking with him several prominent players. Some of the staff at Juventus were considering moving the club out of Turin, so Dick left to form Foot-Ball Club Torino, also taking with him the lease for Velodromo Umberto I. The first ever Turin derby between the two clubs was played the next season on 13 January 1907 and has been an intense rivalry ever since.

From this period until the First World War, Italian football was dominated largely by other clubs, such as fellow Piedmont clubs Pro Vercelli and Casale. The Juventus squad was steadily re-built after the war under the presidency of Corradino Corradini, and several players were called up to the Italian national team for the first time. Around this period goalkeeper Giampiero Combi debuted, he would go on to become a club hero.

The Agnelli era begins

Edoardo Agnelli of the Agnelli family, owners of the Fiat company gained control of the club in 1923. They had a private stadium in Villar Perosa (south-west of Turin) built and a complete set of facilities and services. This proved a good move for the club, as Juventus won their second Italian Championship during the 1925-26 season; they beat Alba Roma in the final with an aggregate score of 12-1, Antonio Vojak's goals were essential that season.

From the 1930-31 through the 1934-35 season, Juventus collected a record of five consecutive Italian league championships under coach Carlo Carcano; the squad included the likes of Raimundo Orsi, Luigi Bertolini, Giovanni Ferrari and Luis Monti amongst others. Notably, the club reached the semi-finals of the Mitropa Cup before going out to Russian side Slavia Prague.

During 1933, Juventus moved to what is considered their first major home; Stadio Mussolini, it was built in 1933 for the 1934 FIFA World Cup, holding a capacity of 65,000. It was originally named after Benito Mussolini who was Prime Minister of Italy at the time. Edoardo Agnelli died on 14 July 1935, this affected the club's league performance in a large manner as some of the most prominent players left soon after his death.

First club to win ten Italian Championships.

Although the club were unable to re-capture their form for the rest of the 1930s, they did finish as runners-up to Ambrosiana-Inter in the 1937-38 season. After-World War II the club's ground was re-named, Stadio Comunale and Edoardo's son Gianni Agnelli was put in place as honorary president; the club added two more scudetto championship's to their name in the 1949-50 and 1951-52 seasons, the latter of which was under the management of Englishman Jesse Carver. This kind of form would be a sign of things to come in the future.

After a dry spell, Juventus signed Welshman John Charles and Italo-Argentine Omar Sivori in 1957 to play alongside Giampiero Boniperti (who had been with the club since 1946). This system was very successful for Juventus and they won Serie A in 1957-58 and 1959-60 with Fiorentina finishing second on both occasions, the latter of which was Juventus' first ever double, as they also won the Coppa Italia that season. This record breaking squad became the first Italian clubs to win ten championships in 1961, in recognition of this the club were awarded a little golden star to wear on their shirt. Notably, Omar Sivori became the first Juventus player to win the European Footballer of the Year that year too.

When Boniperti retired in 1961, he retired as the all-time top scorer at the club, with 182 goals in all competitions; a club record which would last for 45 years. The last Juventus championship victory came with Heriberto Herrera as coach in 1966-67, a notable players of this time was the reliable defender Sandro Salvadore.

European success

Juventus further solidified themselves as a tower of strength in Italian football during the 1970s by winning the scudetto in 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75 and 1976-77. Coached in the early part of the decade by Čestm?r Vycp?lek, a Czech who had once played with Juventus (and Palermo), the Old Lady built up a strong squad of players to push them forward, with Gaetano Scirea, Roberto Bettega, Fabio Capello, and Brazilian Jos? Altafini who would become the joint-third highest scorer in Serie A history.

Franco Causio also became a very popular player at the club during the 1970s, in fact he was so popular that the club allowed him to wear his hair long, prior to Causio this was against the rules. The club also provided the team with official formal wear (made by famous tailors) and forced them to complete their educational studies. Most of its players remained with Juventus until the end of their careers; many were given jobs with the club or for Fiat (and related companies) after playing retirement.

Michel Platini holding aloft the Ballon d'Or in bianconeri colours.

Although Juventus were successful in Italy, European success eluded them until they won the UEFA Cup 1976-77, this was achieved against Spanish opposition in the form of Athletic Bilbao with goals from Marco Tardelli and Bettega. The UEFA Cup was won under the management of Giovanni Trapattoni, who continued on with Juventus through the 1980s, breaking club longevity records.

Under Trapattoni, Juventus dominated the early part of the 1980s in Serie A, the club won the league in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1983-84. The second title of which allowed the club to add another golden star above their crest (the only club to achieve this), marking 20 scudetto titles. The club's players were also achiving a lot of notability in the wider scheme of football, Paolo Rossi who had led Italy to victory in the 1982 FIFA World Cup was awarded the European Footballer of the Year in 1982. Juve's French midfielder, Michel Platini was awarded the same title for three years in a row; 1983, 1984 and 1985, a record. Juventus is the only club to have players from their club winning the award in four consecutive years.

The height of European success was not reached until the mid-80s, when Juventus won the 1985 European Cup by beating Liverpool 1-0, with a penalty scored by Platini. However, what should have been the greatest day in the club's history was marred by a tragedy which would change European football; the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 people (mostly Juventus fans) were killed by the stadium collapsing, it has been named "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions.

With the exception of winning the closely contested Italian Championship of 1985-86 over Roma and Napoli, the rest of the 1980s were not very successful for the club. As well as having to content with Diego Maradona's Napoli, both of the Milanese clubs Milan and Inter were picking up Italian championships. In 1990, Juventus moved into their new home; Stadio delle Alpi, this was built for the 1990 World Cup and also because Juventus' old ground which they shared with Torino, Stadio Comunale was been reduced in size.

The Lippi era

Marcello Lippi an Italian who had recently left Napoli as a coach, took over as Juventus manager in 1994. His first season at the helm of the club was a successful one as Juventus recorded their first Serie A championship title since the mid-1980s. The squad of this period featured former Napoli captain Ciro Ferrara; a defender who had joined the Old Lady with Lippi, Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Vialli and a young Alessandro Del Piero, who had just broke into the squad and would become heir to Baggio's throne.

Gianluca Vialli lifting the European Cup for Juventus in 1996.

Although in the following season they finished as runners-up to A.C. Milan at home, Juventus were victorious in the UEFA Champions League 1995-96 final. This was the second time in the club's history that they won the trophy, the match was competed against Dutch side Ajax; after 90 minutes the score was level at 1-1, with Fabrizio Ravanelli scoring for Juve. The Italian club won the penalty shootout 4-2 securing them as champions; Vladimir Jugović scored the deciding penalty kick.

During the following years a second wave of what are considered Lippi-era legends joined; Zin?dine Zidane, Filippo Inzaghi and Edgar Davids. Since the Champions League victory, Juventus won their home league twice more and the European Super Cup. They also reached the 1997 and 1998 Champions League finals, losing out to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively.

The latter part of the 1990s was a heated time for rivalries, especially with title rivals Inter and Roma. Roma manager Zdeněk Zeman accused Juventus physicians of doping their players from 1993 until 1998. However, after official inquiries and two trivals, Juventus were cleared of all charges by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. Neither the pharmaceutical substances that were in question were banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency nor did any Juventus players have positive test results for any illegal doping substances.

Lippi left Juventus for rivals Inter briefly, but returned to Juve after one season, signing a the third wave of Lippi-era players; Gianluigi Buffon, David Tr?z?guet, Marcelo Salas, Pavel Nedvěd and Lilian Thuram amongst others. He led the team to two more Serie A titles in the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. Juventus also appeared in an all Italian Champions League final in 2002-03, against A.C. Milan; the game ended in a 0-0 draw, and so had to be decided by a penalty shootout, but this time Juventus lost with three out of five players missing their penalty. Lippi left the following year as he was appointed by the Italian national team as head coach, he would go on to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup with them two years later.

The "Calciopoli" scandal

Since 2004, Fabio Capello had taken over the club, and lead them to two more Serie A titles. But during May 2006, Juventus were one of four clubs (along with AC Milan, Fiorentina, and Lazio) linked to a Serie A match fixing scandal. At the center of the acusations was Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, who was acused of influencing referees and even the false imprisonment of one; no players were accused of any wrong-doing. Moggi along with two other members of the board resigned on May 13. The clubs involved were ordered to stand trial, around this time Gianluca Pessotto almost lost his life when he fell from a 4th story window, the media suggested that it could have been a suicide attempt because of the stress of trial.

Gianluca Pessotto in hospital, recovering after his fall.

Manager Capello, left for Real Madrid before the verdict had been handed out. FIGC prosecutor, Stefano Palazzi, called the four clubs to be thrown out of Serie A and that Juventus have their last two title's stripped. The sentences saw Juventus stripped of two titles, and relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history. The club was also docked points for the 2006-2007 season, which was eventually reduced after an appeal. Numerous players left the club, including European Footballer of the Year and 2006 World Cup winning captain, Fabio Cannavaro, two players were also sold to rivals Inter for ?34.3 million. However, some highly rated players remained loyal; Gianluigi Buffon, captain Alessandro Del Piero, Pavel Nedvěd, Mauro Camoranesi and David Tr?z?guet.

Since the trial, further controversy has emerged due to the perceived bias in favour of the main beneficiary Inter, who finished 3rd but were awarded the 2005-06 title. Serie A's referee appointing official stated Inter were as bad as the other clubs involved and should have been punished too, adding even more to this is the fact that Telecom Italia, the company who illegally caught the Moggi phone taps, was controlled by president of Inter's main sponsor Pirelli; Marco Tronchetti Provera who successively appointed then FIGC commissioner (and loyal Inter fan) Guido Rossi as new CEO. Also the newspaper which first broke claims of the "scandal" as "facts"; giornalaccio rosa dello Sport is heavily subsidized by Inter owners, the Moratti family.

Return to Serie A

Main article: Juventus F.C. 2006-07 season

Juventus played outside of Serie A for the first time ever, in the 2006-07 season; their first game in Serie B ended in a 1-1 draw away to Rimini. During December 2006, two 17 year old Juventus youth team players; Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri died at the clubs training center after trying to recover a football that had fallen into the ice-cold water. Former player Didier Deschamps managed the club to promotion, which was achieved mathamatically by May 2007, they finished the season as champions.

For their return to Serie A in the 2007-08 season former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri will be at the helm of the Old Lady.

Squads

First team

As of June 20, 2007

No. Position Player

1

GK

Gianluigi Buffon

2

DF

Alessandro Birindelli (vice-captain)

3

DF

Giorgio Chiellini

6

MF

Cristiano Zanetti

8

MF

Giuliano Giannichedda

10

FW

Alessandro Del Piero (captain)

11

MF

Pavel Nedvěd

12

GK

Antonio Mirante

13

DF

Felice Piccolo

15

MF

Claudio Marchisio

16

MF

Mauro Camoranesi

17

FW

David Tr?z?guet

18

DF

Jean-Alain Boumsong

19

MF

Matteo Paro

20

FW

Raffaele Palladino

22

GK

Emanuele Belardi

25

FW

Marcelo Zalayeta

27

DF

Jonathan Zebina

29

MF

Paolo De Ceglie

30

DF

Nicola Legrottaglie

32

MF

Marco Marchionni

33

DF

Orlando Urbano

No. Position Player

?

MF

Tiago Mendes [28]

?

MF

Sergio Bernardo Almiron [28]

?

FW

Vincenzo Iaquinta [29]

?

DF

Zdeněk Grygera [29]

?

MF

Hasan Salihamid?ić [29]

?

DF

Cristian Molinaro

?

MF

Antonio Nocerino

?

DF

Domenico Criscito

?

DF

Daniele Gastaldello

?

MF

Olivier Kapo

?

FW

Tom?s Guzm?n

?

MF

Ruben Olivera

?

DF

Andrea Rossi

?

MF

Alessio Tacchinardi

?

FW

Fabrizio Miccoli

?

FW

Giuseppe Sculli

?

GK

Landry Bonnefoi

?

GK

Claudio Scarzanella

?

MF

Manuele Blasi

?

MF

Andrea Luci

?

FW

Packer

?

FW

Michele Paolucci

?

FW

Rey Volpato

Selected Primavera/Berretti players

These players granted first team shirts:[30]

No. Position Player

35

DF

Andrea Pisani

37

DF

Luca Lagnese

38

DF

Giuseppe Rizza

39

FW

Samon Reider Rodriguez

40

MF

Dario Venitucci

41

FW

Riccardo Maniero

42

MF

Raffaele Bianco

No. Position Player

43

FW

Sebastian Giovinco

44

FW

Davide Lanzafame

45

GK

Matteo Trini

46

MF

Andre Cuneaz

47

MF

Salvatore D'Elia

48

MF

Alessandro Bettega

99

DF

Andrea Ciolli

See; List of Italian football transfers 2007-08 for club transfers pertaining to the 2007-08 season

Retired numbers

Main article: retired numbers

7 ? Gianluca Pessotto, fullback and midfielder, 1995-2006

Notable former players

See also List of Juventus F.C. players and Category:Juventus F.C. players

1900 - 1946

? Luigi Bertolini

? Carlo Bigatto I?

? Umberto Caligaris

? Renato Cesarini

? Giampiero Combi

? Giovanni Ferrari

? Alfredo Foni

? Ferenc Hirzer

? Riza Lushta

? Umberto Malvano

? Luis Monti

? Federico Munerati

? Raimundo Orsi

? Silvio Piola

? Pietro Rava

? Virginio Rosetta

? Lucidio Sentimenti IV?

? Mario Varglien I?

? Giovanni Varglien II?

? J?zsef Viola

1947 - 1971

? Pietro Anastasi

? Romeo Benetti

? Roberto Bettega

? Giampiero Boniperti

? Felice Placido Borel II?

? Tarcisio Burgnich

? Fabio Capello

? Franco Causio

? John Charles

? Giuseppe Furino

? Helmut Haller

? John Hansen

? Ermes Muccinelli

? Carlo Parola

? Karl Aage Pr?st

? Gianluigi Roveta

? Sandro Salvadore

? Omar Enrique Sivori

? Gino Stacchini

? Giovanni Viola

? Čestm?r Vycp?lek

1972 - 1989

? Sergeij Alejnikov

? Jos? Altafini

? Alessandro Altobelli

? Massimo Bonini

? Roberto Boninsegna

? Liam Brady

? Sergio Brio

? Antonio Cabrini

? Antonello Cuccureddu

? Zbigniew Boniek

? Giuseppe Galderisi

? Claudio Gentile

? Michael Laudrup

? Michel Platini

? Paolo Rossi

? Rui Barros

? Gaetano Scirea

? Stefano Tacconi

? Marco Tardelli

? Dino Zoff

1990s - 2000s

? Roberto Baggio

? Alen Bok?ić

? Fabio Cannavaro

? Pierluigi Casiraghi

? Antonio Conte

? Edgar Davids

? Didier Deschamps

? Angelo Di Livio

? Emerson

? Ciro Ferrara

? Thomas H??ler

? Thierry Henry

? Filippo Inzaghi

? J?lio C?sar

? J?rgen Kohler

? Andreas M?ller

? Paolo Montero

? Angelo Peruzzi

? Gianluca Pessotto

? Fabrizio Ravanelli

? Salvatore Schillaci

? Alessio Tacchinardi

? Lilian Thuram

? Moreno Torricelli

? Edwin van der Sar

? Gianluca Vialli

? Patrick Vieira

? Christian Vieri

? Gianluca Zambrotta

? Zin?dine Zidane

Presidential history

Juventus have had numerous presidents over the course of their history, some of which have been the owners of the club, others have been honorary presidents, here is a complete list of them]:

? 1897-1898 - Eugenio Canfari

? 1898-1901 - Enrico Canfari

? 1901-1902 - Carlo Favale

? 1903-1904 - Giacomo Parvopassu

? 1905-1906 - Alfred Dick

? 1907-1910 - Carlo Vittorio Varetti

? 1911-1912 - Attilio Ubertalli

? 1913-1915 - Giuseppe Hess

? 1915-1918 - Fernando Nizza

? 1919-1920 - Corrado Corradini

? 1920-1923 - Gino Olivetti

? 1923-1935 - Edoardo Agnelli ? 1935-1936 - Giovanni Mazzonis

? 1936-1941 - Emilio de la Forest de Divonne

? 1941-1947 - Pietro Dusio

? 1947-1954 - Giovanni Agnelli (Honorary president)

? 1954-1955 - Marcello Giustiniani

? 1955-1962 - Umberto Agnelli

? 1962-1971 - Vittore Catella

? 1971-1990 - Giampiero Boniperti (Honorary president)

? 1990-2003 - Vittorio Caissotti di Chiusano

? 2003-2006 - Franzo Grande Stevens (Honorary president)

? 2006-onwards - Giovanni Cobolli Gigli

Managerial history

Below is a list of Juventus managers from 1923 when the Agnelli family took over, until the present day.

? 1923-1926 Jeno Karol?

? 1927-1929 J?zsef Viola

? 1929-1930 George Aitken

? 1930-1935 Carlo Carcano

? 1935-1935 Carlo Bigatto I? and Ben? Gola

? 1935-1938 Virginio Rosetta

? 1938-1940 Umberto Caligaris

? 1940-1942 Federico Munerati

? 1942-1946 Felice Placido Borel II?

? 1946-1947 Renato Cesarini

? 1948-1949 William Chalmers

? 1949-1951 Jesse Carver

? 1951-1951 Luigi Bertolini

? 1951-1953 Gy?rgy S?rosi

? 1953-1955 Aldo Olivieri

? 1955-1957 Sandro Puppo

? 1957-1959 Ljubi?a Broćić

? 1959-1959 Teobaldo Depetrini

? 1959-1961 Renato Cesarini

? 1961-1961 Carlo Parola

? 1961-1961 Gunnar Gren and J?lius Korostelev

? 1961-1962 Carlo Parola

? 1962-1964 Paulo Amaral Lima

? 1964-1964 Eraldo Monzeglio

? 1964-1969 Heriberto Herrera

? 1969-1970 L?is Carniglia

? 1970-1970 Ercole Rabitti

? 1970-1971 Armando Picchi

? 1971-1974 Čestm?r Vycp?lek

? 1974-1976 Carlo Parola

? 1976-1986 Giovanni Trapattoni

? 1986-1988 Rino Marchesi

? 1988-1990 Dino Zoff

? 1990-1991 Luigi Maifredi

? 1991-1994 Giovanni Trapattoni

? 1994-1999 Marcello Lippi

? 1999-2001 Carlo Ancelotti

? 2001-2004 Marcello Lippi

? 2004-2006 Fabio Capello

? 2006-2007 Didier Deschamps

? 2007-2007 Giancarlo Corradini

? 2007-onward Claudio Ranieri

Club statistics and records

See also Juventus F.C. statistics and records

? Gaetano Scirea holds Juventus' official appearance record, having made 552 over the course of 14 seasons from 1974 to 1988. Giampiero Boniperti holds the record for Serie A appearances with 444. Of the current squad Alessandro Del Piero has the most official appearances with 518 (as of June 2007).

? Including all competitions, Alessandro Del Piero is the all-time leading goalscorer for Juventus, with 217 goals since joining the club in 1993. Giampiero Boniperti, who was the all-time topscorer since 1961 comes in second in all competitions with 182, but is still the top league goalscorer for the Old Lady as of June 2007.

? In the 1933?34 season, Felice Placido Borel II? scored 31 goals in 34 appearances, setting the club record for Serie A goals in a single season. Ferenc Hirzer is the club's highest scorer in a single season with 35 in 26 appearances in 1925-26 season (record of Italian football). The most goals scored by a player in a single match is 6 (also record of Italian football), which has been achieved by Omar Enrique Sivori in the game against Inter of the 1960?61 season (they won 9-1).

? The first ever official game participated in by Juventus was in the Third Federal Football Championship (the Italian championship predecessor of Serie A) against F.C. Torinese; Juve lost 0-1. The biggest ever victory recorded by Juventus was 15-0 against Cento, in the second round of the Coppa Italia in the 1926-27 season. In terms of the league; ACF Fiorentina and US Fiumana were famously on the end of the Old Lady?s biggest championship wins, both were 11-0 and recorded in the 1928-29 season. Juventus' heaviest championship defeats came during 1911-12 and 1912-13 seasons; they were against Milan in 1912 (1-8) and Torino Calcio in 1913 (0-8).

? The Old Lady holds the record for the most goals in a single season, in the top flight of Italian football (including national league, national cup and European competition) with a total of 106 goals in the 1992-93 season. The sale of Zin?dine Zidane to Real Madrid of Spain from Juventus in 2001, set the current world football transfer record for the most expensive deal, costing the Spanish club around ?46 million.

Colours, badge and nicknames

Juventus' current third kit.

Juventus have played in black and white striped shirts, with white shorts (sometimes black shorts) since 1903. Originally, they played in pink shirts with a black tie, the father of one of the players made the earliest shirts, but continual washing faded the colour so much that in 1903 the club sought to replace them.

Juventus asked one of their team members, Englishman John Savage, if he had any contacts in England who could supply new shirts in a colour that would better withstand the elements. He had a friend who lived in Nottingham, who being a Notts County supporter, shipped out the black and white striped shirts to Turin.

? Juve have worn the shirts ever since, considering the colours to be aggressive and powerful. ?

Juventus F.C. crest in 2004

Juventus Football Club?s official emblem has undergone different and small modifications since the second decade of twentieth century. The last modification of the Old Lady?s badge took place in 2005. At the present time, the emblem of the team is conformed by a black-and-white oval shield; a type of Italian shield specially used by ecclesiastics, it is divided in five vertical stripes: two white stripes and three black stripes, inside of this are the following elements; in its superior section, the name of the society superimposed a white convex section, over golden curvature (gold for honour). The white silhouette of a charging bull is in the inferior section of the oval shield, superimposed a black old french shield; the charging bull is a symbol of the Comune di Torino. There is also a black silhouette of a mural crown above the black spherical triangle?s base is a reminiscence to "Augusta Tourinorum", the old city of the Roman era which the present capital of Piedmont region is its cultural heiress.

In the past, the convex section of the emblem had a blue colour (another symbol of Turin) and, furthermore, its shape was concave. The old french shield and the mural crown, also in the inferior section of the emblem had, considerably, a greater size with respect to the present. The two Golden Stars for Sport Excellence were located above the convex & concave section of the Juventus? emblem. During the 1980s, the club emblem was the silhouette of a zebra, to both sides of the equide?s head, the two golden stars and, above this badge, forming an arc, the clubs name.

During its history, the club has acquired a number of nicknames, la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady) being the best example. This nickname, globally famous, was derived by the standard of living of then founders, all young torinesi students, in the latest years of the nineteenth century. The club is also nicknamed la Fidanzata d'Italia (the Girlfriend of Italy), because over the years they have recieved a high level of support from Southern Italian immigrant workers, who arrived in Turin to work for Fiat since the 1930s. Other nicknames include; i bianconeri (the black-and-whites) and le zebre (the zebras) in reference to Juventus' colours.

Supporters and Rivalries

Juventus is the most well supported football club in Italy with over 11 million fans (31% of Italian football fans, according to the Doxa Institute-L'Expresso?s research of April 2006), and one of the most supported football clubs in the world, with approximately 21 million supporters in Europe They have fan clubs all over the world outside of Italy, from places as far apart as Malta, England, Iran, Greece, Vietnam,Hungary and many more.

Despite this strong support, attendances at Juventus home matches average about 35,000; much less than other highly renowned European teams. Contrastingly, demand for Juventus tickets in occasional home games held away from Turin is high; suggesting that Juventus have stronger support in other parts of Italy (especially the South) than Turin itself. A large portion of Juventus fans in Turin do not attend the games and rather watch the games on TV because of the conditions at Stadio Delle Alpi; this is largely due to the running track which makes the pitch a long distance from the stands, work is ongoing to fix this problem.

Juventus' have several rivalries, two of which are highly significant. The first is with local club Torino, they compete in the Derby of Torino together; this rivalry dates back to 1906 when Torino was founded by former Juve members. The other most significant rivalry is with Internazionale; matches between Juventus and Inter are referred to as the Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy). Up until the 2006 Serie A match-fixing scandal, which saw Juventus relegated, the two were the only Italian clubs to have never played below Serie A. Notably the two sides are the most supported in Italy, the rivalry has intensified since the later part of the 1990s.

Contribution to the Italian national team

See also Italian national football team

Overall, Juventus is the club that has contributed the most players to the Italian national team in its history, they are the only Italian club that has contributed players to every Italian national teams since the 2nd FIFA World Cup. Juventus have contributed numerous players to Italy's World Cup campaigns, these successful periods principally have coincided with two golden ages of the Turin club?s history, knowned as Il Quinquennio d?Oro (The Golden Quinquennium), from 1931 until 1935, and Il Ciclo Leggendario (The Legendary Cycle), from 1972 to 1986.

Below are a list of Juventus players who represented the Italian national team during World Cup winning tournaments;

? 1934 FIFA World Cup (9); Giampiero Combi, Virginio Rosetta, Luigi Bertolini, Felice Borel, Umberto Caligaris, Giovanni Ferrari, Luis Monti, Raimundo Orsi and Mario Varglien

? 1938 FIFA World Cup (2); Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava

? 1982 FIFA World Cup (6); Dino Zoff, Antonio Cabrini, Claudio Gentile, Paolo Rossi, Gaetano Scirea and Marco Tardelli

? 2006 FIFA World Cup (5); Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluigi Buffon, Mauro Camoranesi, Alessandro Del Piero and Gianluca Zambrotta

Two Juventus players have won the golden boot award at the World Cup with Italy; Paolo Rossi in 1982 and Salvatore Schillaci in 1990. As well as contributing to Italy's World Cup winning sides, two Juventus players Alfredo Foni and Pietro Rava, represented Italy in the gold medal winning squad at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Three bianconeri players represented their nation during the 1968 European Football Championship win for Italy; Sandro Salvadore, Ernesto C?stano and Giancarlo Bercellino.

The club has also contributed to a lesser degree to the national sides of other nations. Zin?dine Zidane and captain Didier Deschamps were Juventus players when they won the 1998 World Cup with France, making the total number of Juventus World Cup winners 24, more than any other club around the world. Three Juventus players have also won the European Football Championship with a nation other than Italy, Luis del Sol won it in 1964 with Spain, while the Frenchmen Michel Platini and Zidane won the competition in 1984 and 2000 respectively.

Honours

See also Juventus F.C. honours

Historically, Juventus is one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world, having won a total of 51 official trophies: 40 in Italian tournaments and 11 in the international competitions , all recognized by Union of European Football Association and International Federation of Association Football.

The Old Lady has earned the distinction of being allowed to wear a two Golden Stars for Sport Excellence on its jersey representing the league?s victories of the bianconeri: the tenth (achieved during the 1957-58 season) and the twentieth, in 1981-82 season. Juventus, the only football club in the world to has won all official international cups and championships , has received, in recognition to win the Three Major European Trophies as first case in the history of the European football, The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations in 1987.

National titles

? Italian League Championship: 27 [52] (record).

o Winners: 1905; 1925-26 [3]; 1930-31; 1931-32; 1932-33; 1933-34; 1934-35; 1949-50; 1951-52; 1957-58; 1959-60; 1960-61; 1966-67; 1971-72; 1972-73; 1974-75; 1976-77; 1977-78; 1980-81; 1981-82; 1983-84; 1985-86; 1994-95; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2001-02; 2002-03

o Runners-up (19): 1903; 1904; 1906; 1937-38; 1945-46; 1946-47; 1952-53; 1953-54; 1962-63; 1973-74; 1975-76; 1979-80; 1982-83; 1986-87; 1991-92; 1993-94; 1995-96; 1999-2000; 2000-01

? Italian Cup: 9 (record).

o Winners: 1937-38; 1941-42; 1958-59; 1959-60; 1964-65; 1978-79; 1982-83; 1989-90; 1994-95

o Runners-up (4): 1972-73; 1991-92; 2001-02; 2003-04

? Italian Super Cup: 4

o Winners: 1995; 1997; 2002; 2003

o Runners-up (3): 1990; 1998; 2005

International titles (recognized by UEFA and FIFA)

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? World Club Championship (former Intercontinental Cup): 2 [7]

o Winners: 1985; 1996

o Runners-up (1): 1973

? UEFA Champions League (former European Cup): 2 [53]

o Winners: 1984-85; 1995-96

o Runners-up (5): 1972-73; 1982-83; 1996-97; 1997-98; 2002-03

? UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1

o Winners: 1983-84

o Runners-up (0): none

? UEFA Cup: 3 [54] (record).

o Winners: 1976-77; 1989-90; 1992-93

o Runner-up (1): 1994-95

? UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1

o Winners: 1999-2000

o Runners-up (0): none

? European Super Cup: 2 [55]

o Winners: 1984; 1996

o Runners-up (0): none

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Juventus Back After Season Of Purgatory

This time last year the ?Old Lady? was on her knees, her legs buckling under the strain of Calciopoli, Italy?s biggest ever match-fixing scandal.

Juventus were contemplating their first ever campaign in the second division after being banished to Serie B with a nine-point penalty for their involvement in the furore. Many big names departed for pastures new and the future looked awfully bleak for Italy?s most successful and best supported club.

But following a swift promotion ? masterminded by former Juve player Didier Deschamps before he fell out with the club and quit ? a major boardroom overhaul and a host of new signings, ?La Vecchia Signora? is back on her feet and ready to reclaim her place at the top of Serie A. ;)

Gone are the two architects of Juventus? web of corruption - general manager Luciano Moggi and director Antonio Giraudo ? while on the pitch several new players have been drafted in.

Claudio Ranieri has replaced Deschamps as coach, while Italian World Cup striker Vincenzo Iaquinta and Portuguese midfielder Tiago are among an influx of reinforcements.

John Elkann, heir to Fiat, the Italian car manufacturing giant which own Juventus, insists the Turin club are stronger than ever after putting their house in order.

?Being in Serie B was tough and it would have been better had we been able to avoid it ? nobody enjoyed a season in purgatory,? he said.

?Now we are back in Serie A with a clear conscience and strong squad - on the pitch and off it.?

Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli predicted the club would make life difficult for their main rivals, Inter and AC Milan.

?We will make sure we give everyone a hard time, and as always we will play to win every fixture,? he said.

?In Ranieri we have a great, experienced coach and I am more than satisfied with the signings we have made. It?s been a real team effort, with (CEO Jean-Claude) Blanc and (sporting director Alessio) Secco the main protagonists. Blanc is very good in transfer dealings, he?s like a poker player.?

Expectations are high at Juventus after a summer makeover but Ranieri, who guided Parma to survival on the last day of the Serie A season, warned the club?s fans not to expect miracles.

?We have a burning desire for victory ? it?s in the DNA of this club,? said the former Chelsea manager.

?First we?ll try to demonstrate it domestically, and then in Europe. I can guarantee I will tell my players the one thing I have always said in my career ? I don?t care who we?re playing, I just want to win.

?But the fans must understand that rebuilding a squad and returning it to its past glories will take some time.?

As well as bringing in several new faces, Juve managed to hold onto World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, French striker David Trezeguet and Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved who will provide some much-needed experience as they navigate their way back in the big time.

While Italy were celebrating World Cup victory last year, Juventus hit their nadir.

But twelve months is a long time in football, and with a nip here and a tuck there, the Old Lady is starting to look glamorous again. @@;)

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The new Juve

Year after scandal, relegation, Juventus on way back

One of the most well-worn clich?s in sports is that "staying at the top is tougher than getting there." It's also one of the most idiotic. If you're smart and have even the most basic resources at your disposal you can, once you attain success, parlay it into a virtuous cycle, making it even harder for the competition to knock you off your perch.

Juventus, of course, grew used to being on top, whether by fair means or foul (as was revealed in last summer's Calciopoli scandal), over the past decade. But that hegemony was smashed by the scandal, which saw Juve relegated to Serie B, publicly humiliated and forced to sell many of its stars. A year after its summer of shame, Juventus is back in Serie A, for what promises to be a very different experience.

The likes of Gigi Buffon, Mauro Camoranesi, and, of course, Alessandro Del Piero are still around, as are David Trezeguet and Pavel Nedved. But much of the midfield and defense have been radically overhauled. Plus, there is an entirely different aura around the club, mostly due to the choice of manager, Claudio Ranieri, who replaced Didier Deschamps (despite the Frenchman leading Juve to the Serie B title).

Ranieri beat out Gianluca Vialli for the job. Among the decisive factors, was that, unlike Vialli, the former Valencia boss had no ties to the old Juve, either as a player or as a coach. But another key factor had to do with image. Whatever else one may think of him, Ranieri is a genuinely likeable guy, a true gentleman who avoids controversy and radiates fair play.

Contrast this with the previous regime, the combination of manager Fabio Capello, chief executive Antonio Giraudo, vice president Roberto Bettega and general manger Luciano Moggi. Lapo Elkann, scion of the Agnelli family and one of the club's owners famously said about that quartet: "The fact that Moggi is the most likeable of the bunch says it all, doesn't it?"

Winning friends is only part of the new Juve. Soon after promotion it became clear that the club had to build for next season. What's more, it had to do it from a severely weakened position. Two years ago, Juventus attracted more sponsorship money than any other club in the world: most of those contracts were voided following relegation. Two seasons without the Champions League (last year and this year) are also quite a blow, as is the lost stadium revenue from the year in Serie B.

All of this left Juventus in a big financial hole, which meant this summer's transfer budget was rather limited. Those who expected the Bianconeri to roar back with a star-studded array of new faces are going to be disappointed. Instead, Juve went for guys who could help the team go to the next level which, at this stage, means -- at a minimum -- qualifying for the Champions' League.

Along the way, Juve has strengthened every department, albeit quietly. Jorge Andrade and Zdenek Grygera may not be box-office players but they are solid veterans who will tighten up the back four. The new faces in midfield have a similar profile: Tiago, formerly of Lyon and Chelsea, Hasan Salihamidzic, picked up on a free from Bayern, and the Argentine Sergio Almiron, one of Serie A's unsung heroes last year. All are solid, workman-like pros with the added bonus of not costing too much in terms of wages or transfer fees, much like Vincenzo Iaquinta, a World Cup-winning center forward, nabbed on the cheap from Udinese.

For an aristocratic club like Juventus, it's quite the blue-collar revolution. It also leaves Ranieri with a very large squad, one which includes varied constituencies, from gifted up-and-comers (Domenico Criscito, Raffaele Palladino, Claudio Marchisio) to holdover superstars from the old Juve (Camoranesi, Del Piero, Nedved, Trezeguet and Buffon) to the new signings.

Keeping everyone happy and finding enough playing time in a season with no European action won't be easy. Particularly since you have to wonder how many of these guys fit into Ranieri's plan. In fact, it's an open secret that Nedved's decision to play another year was seen as something of a mixed blessing. Equally, the club tried to sell Camoranesi and Trezeguet but nobody came close to matching Juve's valuation. And so Juve re-signed them to long-term deals (through 2010 and 2011, respectively) with the club's spin doctors putting out the message that two "crucial cogs" to Juve's future had been put into place with the contract extensions.

Whether this was the case or whether Juve just found itself stuck with these guys and preferred giving them new deals rather than losing them on free transfers next summer remains to be seen. What does seem indisputable, however, is that Ranieri will have plenty to sink his teeth into this season. He's not just rebuilding a side. He and Juve's new executives are rebuilding a whole club, a brand, a way of doing business. And they are doing it at one of the most historic and tradition-rich clubs in the world, after making a clean break from its recent past. It's a tall order indeed.

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Juventus story

The Birth

Juventus are one of Italy?s oldest professional clubs which has earned them the nickname of La Vecchia Signora ? The Grand Old Lady. Founded in 1897 by students, the club originally played in pink shirts, but after the strips became faded and discoloured new strips that would prove more durable were required. An English player at the club had a friend from Nottingham send over a batch of his beloved Notts County strips and the Bianconeri (white and blacks) were born.

Success came fairly quickly as the game of football started to bloom in the peninsula, Juventus? first championship win came in 1905, but just a year later an argument at boardroom level ripped the team apart and several important players followed staff to form Torino Football Club.

The Agnelli family took the club over in the early twenties and the club has been linked with the family and its other major company ? FIAT ever since. This take-over provided the stability that was required after the war and the team being ripped apart and Juventus went on to become one of Italy?s leading clubs eventually netting five consecutive league wins in the early thirties.

Domestic Record

Juventus have become Italy?s most successful club, amassing 29 League wins (2 were rescinded due to the calciopoli scandal), a feat that sees them the only club in Italy to wear 2 stars on their shirt ? a team can wear one star for every ten league wins. In fact Juventus? league record dwarfs those of the other Italian giants, AC Milan have 17 league wins and Inernazionale have 15 (one awarded after calciopoli).

Their 9 Coppa Italia (league cup) wins is also a record achievement, they?ve also won the Super Coppa Italia (league curtain raiser) 4 times and just recently added their first Serie B title.

European Record

Although Juventus? record in European and International competition is fantastic, their haul of 2 European Cup wins is a little on the sparse side when compared to other prestigious clubs, most notably their domestic rivals AC Milan.

The first cup win in Europe?s flagship tournament came in 1985 against Liverpool. The win was completely overshadowed by the terrible events at the Heysel stadium which resulted in the death of 39 fans, 32 of which were Italian Juventus fans. The darkest hour in the club?s history.

The second cup win was against Ajax of Amsterdam in 1996 after a 1-1 draw saw the match go to penalties, Vladimir Jugovic netted the eventual winner in a 4-2 victory for the Italians.

The club?s success has spread to the other senior competitions, 3 UEFA Cup wins, 1 Cup Winner?s Cup win, 2 European Super Cup wins and 2 Intercontinental Cup wins.

Fanbase

Juve are credited as Italy?s most supported club with a recorded third of the country (14 million) following the Turin giants and a further 44 million across Europe.

The huge percentage of fans in Italy is said to be thanks in part to the close connection with the FIAT car company, the company pulled in workers from all over the country to work in its Turin factory in the early days, especially from the south of the country where unemployment was high and life was economically grimmer than the industrial north. The workers followed ?FIAT?s team? and this has passed down the generations. FIAT was also always viewed as Italy?s company, a symbol of the country?s prosperity and strength, with Juventus tied so closely this earned them fans from across the nation.

Club Greats

The club has provided home to some of the world?s greatest players.

Giampiero Boniperti - Spent 15 years at the club and made 444 appearances before his retirement, he went on to become President of the club.

Gaetano Scirea - Was one of the finest defenders to play the game, one of many players who were Synonymous with the club during the halcyon times of the eighties. An elegant, classy sweeper who tragically died in a car crash in 1989 while on scouting duty for the club.

Dino Zoff ? A professional career that spanned an incredible 32 years saw Zoff captain the World Cup winning side in 1982 at the grand old age of 40. Arguably the greatest ?keeper in history.

Michel Platini ? Regarded by many as the greatest in the club?s history, the Frenchman was the epitome of the continental number ten. A player whose sublime ability saw him crowned European Player of the Year 3 consecutive years in a row as well as World player of the Year two consecutive years in a row.

Roberto Baggio ? Bought for a then World record ?8m from bitter rivals Fiorentina, his sale to Juventus led to riots in the streets of Florence such was the Fiorentina fans rage at losing their idol to a hated rival.

Zinedine Zidane ? A young classy playmaker from Bordeaux moved to the Turin giants for ?3m, 5 successful years later he became the most expensive player in the history of the game moving to Real Madrid for ?47m.

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A brief look into Calciopoli

The club were rocked when a scandal of epic proportions surfaced in the summer of 2006. Transcripts of telephone conversations between Juve General Manager Luciano Moggi and refereeing officials were made public and revealed a network of relationships between certain club?s officials and refereeing organisations.

Five clubs were found guilty of varying degrees of sporting fraud.

AC Milan were deducted 8 points (after appeal).

Fiorentina were deducted 15 points (after appeal) and withdrawn from the Champions League.

Lazio were deducted 3 points (after appeal) and withdrawn from the UEFA Cup.

Reggina were deducted 11 points (after appeal).

Juventus were seen as the main instigators due to the heavy involvement of Moggi, their punishment was in turn far harsher than the other clubs. Many people (mostly Juventus faithful) feel Juve were made an example of and treated too harshly considering the punishments of the other clubs.

Juventus were relegated to Serie B and deducted 9 points (after appeal), they were withdrawn from the Champions League and stripped of their last two league championships, with one being awarded to Inter.

Inevitably the relegation hit the club hard with the club losing millions in sponsorship money, television money and European competition rewards. The club faced a player exodus, losing some big name players in the wake of the scandal.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Patrick Vieira moved to rivals Inter Milan.

Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson followed manager Fabio Capello to Real Madrid.

Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram moved to Barcelona.

The big name players who stayed with the club despite the relegation were heralded as heroes by the fans. Club idol Alessandro Del Piero was joined by Pavel Nedved, Gianluigi Buffon, David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi in proving their intention to stick with the club and her fans.

Season 2006-07

The club?s first season in second tier football proved to be a sole one after winning the Serie B title and gaining promotion back to the senior league of Italian football. Ex-player Didier Deschamps was brought in to mastermind the new look Juve, with many players departing in the wake of the scandal, some of the youth team were promoted to the senior team to work alongside new imports Cristiano Zanetti, Marco Marchionni, Valeri Bojinov and the one and only Jean-Alain Boumsong.

After the final match, Deschamps resigned from his post as manager after a falling out with the club?s board, it?s understood that the Frenchman was unhappy with the board?s involvement in the transfer market.

The Coming Season

Ex-Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri was eventually unveiled as the new manger for the forthcoming assault on Serie A. With the help of the board and some much needed income from the Agnelli family, Ranieri has set about rebuilding the team bringing in such names as Portuguese midfielder Tiago formerly of Chelsea and fellow countryman Jorge Andrade.

Incoming Transfers:

Hasan Salihamid?ić ? Bayern Munich ? freedom of contract

Zdeněk Grygera ? Ajax Amsterdam ? freedom of contract

Vincenzo Iaquinta ? Udinese - ?7.5m

Tiago Mendes ? Olympique Lyonnais - ?8.7m

Sergio Almiron ? Empoli - ?6m

Domenico Criscito ? Genoa ? resolve of co-ownership ?3.5m plus player

Antonio Nocerino ? Piacenza ? resolve of co-ownership ?2.8m

Cristian Molinaro ? Siena ? resolve of co-ownership ?1.7m

Jorge Andrade ? Deportivo La Coruna - ?6.7m

Players to Watch

Gianluigi Buffon ? The talented ?keeper came to the world?s attention when Juventus paid the record amount for a goalkeeper - ?32m to bring him from Parma. The fee raised more than a few eyebrows, but the ?keeper has more than proved his worth and gone on to become the man many consider the greatest ?keeper in the world.

Pavel Nedved ? The ex-Czech Republic captain has become a fans favourite since his ?25m move from Lazio in 2001. The majestic attacking midfielder is often used on the left of a 4 man midfield, his finest season was 2002/03 when he was crowned Ballon d?Or winner after playing a major part in helping Juventus reach the Champions League Final. An unnecessary yellow card in the Semi-Final against Real Madrid saw Nedved suspended from the final.

Sergio Almiron ? Probably unknown to most of you, the Argentine midfielder has spent his Italian career at Udinese and most recently Empoli. His form saw him courted by both Juve and Inter. Originally a target for Juve two seasons ago, the scandal put paid to any move, but the player finally moved this summer. Watch out for his surging runs and long range shots at goal.

Raffaele Palladino ? The former youth team product is seen as a major star of the future and potential heir to Del Piero?s throne. Like many youth products before him, Palladino spent most of his early career on loan at smaller clubs. After catching the eye at Salernitana and Livorno he was called back to aid Juve?s promotion back to Serie A.

David Trezeguet ? An old fashioned and very underrated goal poacher. Trezeguet wrote himself into the club?s history books by becoming the club?s top goal scoring foreign player. You won?t find him skinning multiple defenders and sticking it in the top corner from 30 yards, but the guy is as prolific as they come.

Alessandro Del Piero ? Little known teenager brought in from Padova in 1993 and made an astonishing impact scoring a hattrick on his first start against Parma. Del Piero?s incredible rise to prominence led to the seemingly unthinkable ? the transfer of Roberto Baggio.

A succession of serious knee injuries led many to believe that Del Piero would never fulfil his entire potential. The last few seasons have been some of the players best since his emergence on the world stage, he finished the club?s top scorer in the championship winning team of 2005/06, then top scorer in Serie B last season.

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10 things about Juve

1 - Juventus was founded on November 1, 1897, by a group of

youngsters from the grammar school of Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum

in Turin. The people who decided to form the club were all between

the ages of 14 and 17 - they came up with the idea of forming a

club while sitting on a bench in Corso Re Umberto Park. The young

founders heatedly discussed what to name the club, and after a

round of voting, the name was narrowed down to three choices,

Societ? Via Fori, Societ? Sportiva Massimo D'Azeglio

and Sport Club Juventus, choosing the latter.

2 - According to research, Juventus is the most supported

football club in Italy, with over 11 million fans (31% of Italian

football fans), and one of the most supported clubs in the world,

with approximately 21 million supporters in Europe. They have fan

clubs all over the world, from places as far apart as Malta,

England, Iran, Greece, Vietnam, Hungary and many more.

3 - The sale of Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid in 2001 set the

current world football transfer record, costing the Spanish club

around 46m. pounds.

4 - Gaetano Scirea holds Juventus' official appearance

record, having made 552 over the course of 14 seasons from 1974 to

1988. Of the current squad, Alessandro Del Piero has the most

official appearances with 518.

5 - Juventus eventually made their debut in the Italian Football

Championship during the 1900 season, wearing their original pink

shirts. The first ever game competed by the club in the

championship was on May 11, 1900, which they lost 1-0 to Torinese

at Piazza D'Armi.

6 - Including all competitions, Alessandro Del Piero is the

all-time leading goalscorer for Juventus, with 217 goals since

joining the club in 1993.

7 - Juventus moved into the Stadio delle Alpi in 1990. The

69,000-capacity stadium was built for the 1990 World Cup and also

because Juventus' old ground which they shared with Torino,

Stadio Comunale, had been reduced in size.

8 - During its history, Juve have acquired a number of

nicknames, la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady) being the best

example. This globally famous nickname was derived by the standard

of living of then founders, all young Torinesi students, in the

latest years of the 19th Century. The club is also nicknamed la

Fidanzata d'Italia (the Girlfriend of Italy), because over the

years they have received a high level of support from Southern

Italian immigrant workers, who arrived in Turin since the 1930s.

Other nicknames include i bianconeri (the black-and-whites) and le

zebre (the zebras).

9 - Juventus decided to find a new kit in 1903 and asked an

English player at the club, John Savage, if he could help. Savage

had a friend in Nottingham who supported Notts County, who sent

County's famous black and white striped shirt to Turin, which

Juve have used ever since.

10 - Juventus have several rivalries, two of which are highly

significant. The first is with local club Torino - they compete in

the Derby of Torino together; this rivalry dates back to 1906 when

Torino was founded by former Juve members. The other most

significant rivalry is with Inter. Matches between Juve and Inter

are referred to as the Derby d'Italia (Derby of Italy).

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Fantastic, Luigi @@

Grazie :vino:

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Fantastic, Luigi @@

Grazie :vino:

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Beautiful post @@;)

.uff Thank you ;)

10 things about Juve

@@@@ Thank you so much!!!! @@ Congratulations for your great work .rulez

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@@@@ Thank you so much!!!! @@ Congratulations for your great work .rulez

Muchas gracias, amiga juventina. ;)

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