Juventus Football Club
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Juventus Football Club
Italian Name: Juventus
Juventus were formed as Sport club Juventus in 1897. They were formed in Turin by pupils at the Lyceum school. Their home stadium is the stadio Di olympico Torino and has a capacity of 67,000. Juventus play in a black and white kit and are known as La Vecchia Signora meaning 'The Old Lady' of Italian football.
They are often referred to by their shorter name Juve, and they are the best supported side in Italy with approxiamately 32 % of the Country being Juve fans. Italian Claudio Ranieri is the manager of todays side, with the chairman Giovanni Gigli.
Juventus are the most successful side in Italian history with 27 league titles under their belt, 10 more than their counterparts at AC Milan. They won their first Scudetto in 1905 and have been consistently winning the league evcer since. Their most successful period was in the 1930's when they achieved an unprecedented 5 Serie A crowns in a row. One of the stars of the day was Giovanni Ferrari who played a major role in that dominant era.
Their last domestic title came in 2003 thanks to the likes of Frenchman Davis Trezeguet, Pavel Nedved and arguably the greatest goalkeeper in modern times Gianluigi Buffon. Juventus have played in the top division for every season in their history with the exception of the 2006-2007 season. Juve also have a record number of Coppa Italia cup wins with 9 to their name.
They were involved in a major scandal in 2006 when they had to surrender their serie a title due to their involvement in match fixing. They were rumoured to have bribed referees and players to make certain decsions and throw games, it was an incredibly embarassing time for the old Lady, but they managed to bounce back winning serie b and returning to the top flight in 2007. Juve qualified for the Champions league with llast years 3rd place position.
Juve ended up with a 2nd place finish in the 2008/2009 serie A season and were disappointing again in the champions League losing out to Chelsea in the last 16.
European Performance:
Juventus also have an illustrious european history with an array of silverware in their packed cupboard. In 1985 they finally won the European cup with creative genius Michelle Platini and prolific marksman Paolo Rossi.
The final was infamous for the disaster that struck the Heysel stadium in Belgium, a tragedy which links them with Liverpool fans who lost that final to Juve. The second Champions League victory came in 1996, beating Ajax in a penalty shootout.
Juventus claim three Uefa Cup trophies and a cup winners cup in 1984. They are competing in this season's champions league after a three year hiatus from the competition and face Chelsea in the last 16.
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