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More Than Anything

More than 8 Scudetti More than a promotion from serie B More than a Coppa Italia (two, let’s hope) More than 4 Supercoppe Italiane More than a Champions League More than a European Super Cup More than an Intercontinental Cup More than that goal against Fiorentina More than a goal “alla Del Piero” More than …

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Juventus Primavera Latest: A Profile of NICOLA LEALI as Regular Season Comes to an End

As Juve’s season comes to a close, a raft of results have seen two teams from the Settore Giovanile sweep into the playoff rounds with games to spare, while the third still holds a faint hope of making it. Adam Digby wraps up the latest matches after taking time to analyse new youth signing Nicola …

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Ciro Immobile: A “Juventus Bomber” Future for the Serie B Topscorer?

In recent years, Juventus have signed a number of top teenagers to the youth squad to bolster the team. Players like Antonio Nocerino, Raffaele Palladino, and Domenico Criscito (all from the Napoli region) joined the Primavera at a relatively late age, to add to the homegrown products like Claudio Marchisio, Sebastian Giovinco, and Paolo De …

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Eljero Elia: After Two Years of Injury, Inconsistency & Broken Promises… Can the Dutch Talent Finally Shine?

This post was guest-blogged by Patrick Gullaci. Follow him on Twitter (@pg2216).   Judging by YouTube clips or highlight packages one wouldn’t be blamed for thinking Eljero Elia was a phenomenon in the world of football. His dribbling and technical skills seem to be nothing short of world class, and at the relatively young age …

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Carl Aage Præst: In Memoriam of a Juventus Legend

Just as we were celebrating an emphatic and cathartic win over Palermo Sunday (Match Report forthcoming), some sad news ticked in to cloud the otherwise bright Bianconero sky: it was reported in the Danish press that former Juventus player and Olympic bronze medalist Carl Aage Præst had passed away. Not a tragic loss, as he …

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Just A Little Bit Of History Repeating: Time To ‘Terzino’ Simone Pepe?

The Zambrotta Experiment Most Italian football watchers remember the FIFA 2002 World Cup against South Korea for the refereeing performance of Byron Moreno. Some still feel anger over Ahn Jung-Hwan’s goal and subsequent ‘sacking’ by Perugia owner Luciano Gaucci. Others recall Francesco Totti’s red card for diving, or Christian Vieri’s wasteful finishing and utterly useless …

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Alessandro Del Piero Bares His Soul to ‘El Pais’

It is a season of change at Juventus. The work of our management is bearing fruit, we have a wonderful new stadium, Conte has returned and brought back grinta and tactical organization. The team is doing very well in Serie A. And yet, there is impending sadness at the end of this 2011-12 season. For …

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Del Piero’s Last – Denial Is No Longer An Option

It has been all over the news for close to two days as I write this. My initial reaction was one of disbelief when I saw the first tweets. When I came home, I realised that it was true: Andrea Agnelli had declared that this will be Alessandro Del Piero’s last season as a Juventus …

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The Mysterious Case of Fabio Quagliarella

This post was guest-blogged by Antonio Cucciniello. Follow him on Facebook.   A big question is currently running through the minds of us fratelli juventini, and it has grown to be a big topic in recent weeks. Despite only one man really knows the truth, and he’s the one and only Antonio Conte, several tifosi …

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Sebastian Giovinco: Why Things Went Wrong, and How They Can Still Go Right

Serie A and its fans are very conflicted on Sebastian Giovinco. A talented dribbler with great acceleration and ability to turn, Giovinco is a natural talent. Expected to be one of the great few to successfully make the leap from the Juventus youth team to the senior level, hailed as ‘the new Del Piero’ from …

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David Trezeguet – Straight From the Heart of a Juventino…

Juventus is a love one never forgets. Affection for the Bianconeri colors is strong, it’s the kind that does not fade with time, a burning passion that remains ever so powerful as it was during its years of gold. David Trezeguet may be in a far away, distant land, taking the last few shots of …

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