Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italy's oldest and greatest football clubs, based in Turin, Piedmont. It competes in Serie A. Juventus are widely regarded as one of the world's top clubs.

The team typically plays in black-and-white striped shirts and black shorts (but for decades in white shorts), and is nicknamed la Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady), bianconeri (black-and-white's), zebre (zebras), or deprecatively gobbi (humpbacks) by the opponents. The team gets its black-and-white striped kits from English side Notts County. Originally the team played in pink shirts (pink being the cheapest material available) with a black tie.

When the club decided to change these, it was decided to import kits in the red of Nottingham Forest, but a mix-up by the supplier meant that the team got the Notts County black and white instead. The club's stadium is the 69,041-seat Stadio Delle Alpi, which it currently shares with Torino Calcio. This arrangement will end after the 2004–05 season, when Torino Calcio will open a new ground of its own.

Juventus F.C. was founded in November 1897 by students from Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum, in a "legendary" bench in one of Turin's boulevard, Re Umberto boulevard. The team won a previous version of the national league titles as early as 1905, but did not win their second until 1926. In 1923, the Agnelli family (owners of Fiat) gained control of the club, and built a private stadium in Villar Perosa (near Turin) and a complete series of facilities and services.

From 1931, the club won five consecutive Italian league championships (Italian scudetto). In 1933, they began playing at the Stadio Comunale. Post-war the club was very successful domestically, winning its tenth championship in 1961, but did not win any European titles until 1977 with the UEFA Cup.

The height of European success was not reached until 1985, when they won the European Champions Cup, but this success was largely overshadowed by the Heysel disaster that had occurred during the final between Juventus and Liverpool. Juventus repeated the success by winning the Champions League for a second time in 1996, and have not won it again since, the closest chance being when they lost to AC Milan in the 2003 final due to losing in a penalty shootout.

Juventus also won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 and two more UEFA Cup (1990, 1993). However, in 1999, due to their poor domestic season, they were forced into the ignominy of entering the UEFA Intertoto Cup in order to qualify for Europe. They have won 28 Italian titles and nine Coppa Italias to date, both national records. The club is also one of only four to have won all three major European trophies.

Until recently, Juventus' players had to wear short (and regular) hair; 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 still work for the club or for Fiat (or related companies).

The two stars on the Juventus shirt signify they have won the Scudetto over 20 times. In fact, Juventus won the Italian Championship 28 times, more than any other Italian club; no other club has won the championship over 20 times, but the closest one to that objective is AC Milan.

Juventus is now a corporation, listed on the Borsa Italiana. The sale of Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid of Spain was the most expensive in football to date, costing the Spanish club over $64 million (US), which is accurately £48 million.

On January 10, 2006 Alessandro Del Piero became the all time leading goalscorer for Juventus when he scored three times in a match against Fiorentina and took his total goals for the club to 185. The previous record holder was Giampiero Boniperti, who scored 182 goals for the club.

The previous Juventus logo

Current first team squad

As of January 31, 2006

Team honours

In terms of league championships (called Albo d'Oro (palmarés) ), the club is the most successful in Italian football.

Greatest players

The following is a list, divided in historical periods, of the greatest players in the history of Juventus.

The champions of the years 1931-1935

The '50s and '60s

The period of Boniperti and Trapattoni

The 1982 world champions

The Lippi era

The present


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Mauro Camoranesi. Also, Japan has its own edition of Playboy, where according to Japanese custom, the pubic areas of the models are not shown. Lilian Thuram. However, it is sold in Hong Kong. Fabio Cannavaro. In additon, its sale and distribution is banned in almost all Muslim countries in Asia and Africa, such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Zlatan Ibrahimović. In many parts of Asia, including China, South Korea, India, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Brunei, the sale and distribution of Playboy is banned.

Pavel Nedvěd. It is known simply as the "Lenna" (also "Lena") image in that field.[1]. Patrick Vieira. Perhaps coincidentally, a cropped image of the issue's centerfold (which featured Lena Soderberg) became a standard image for testing image processing algorithms. Emerson. Artist Jack Niland designed the cover to embody the principles of Dharma Art as taught by the Tibetan meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Gianluca Zambrotta. The best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies.

Gianluigi Buffon. Clarke, Yasir Arafat, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Larry Ellison, Shintaro Ishihara, Robert De Niro, and Carl Sagan. Alen Boksic. Over the years they have conducted interviews with Jimmy Carter, John Lennon, Fidel Castro, Ayn Rand, Malcolm X, George Lincoln Rockwell, Kurt Vonnegut, Bertrand Russell, Salvador Dali, Martin Luther King Jr., Jean-Paul Sartre, George Wallace, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Orson Welles, Ralph Nader, Arthur C. Paolo Montero. "Playboy Interview" started with Miles Davis in September 1962 (Volume 9, Number 9). Edgar Davids. The interviewers employed have included Alex Haley and Alvin Toffler.

Filippo Inzaghi. A typical interview would range from 7 to 10 hours long. Christian Vieri. The “Playboy Interview”, a monthly interview of someone prominent, has become famous for its confrontational style and in-depth process. Antonio Conte. Celebrations were held at Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and Moscow during the year to commerate this event. Fabrizio Ravanelli. The magazine celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the January 2004 issue.

Alessandro Del Piero. Christie Hefner, a daughter of Hugh Hefner, became the CEO of Playboy in 1988 and is now also the Chairman of the Board. Angelo Di Livio. In response Playboy has attempted to re-assert its hold on the 18–35 male demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focussing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as hip-hop artists being featured in the Playboy Interview. Roberto Baggio. Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, Playboy has seen a decline in circulation and cultural relevance because of increased competition in the field it founded— first from Penthouse, Oui, and Gallery in the 1970s; later from pornographic videos; and more recently from lad mags such as Maxim, FHM, and Stuff. Gianluca Vialli. The stars, which ranged in number between zero and twelve, actually indicated the domestic or international advertising region for that printing.

Zinédine Zidane. The legend stated that this was either a rating that Hefner gave to the Playmate according to how attractive she was, the number of times that Hefner had slept with her, or how good she was in bed. Didier Deschamps. From 1955 to 1979 (except for a six month gap in 1976), the "P" in Playboy had a number of stars printed in or around the letter. Ciro Ferrara. An urban legend started about Hefner and the Playmates of the Month because of markings on the front covers of the magazine. Angelo Peruzzi. Hefner said that he chose the rabbit as a mascot for its “humorous sexual connotation”, and because the image was “frisky and playful”.

Paolo Rossi. The famous Playboy logo, depicting the stylized profile of a rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Art Paul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since; a running joke in the magazine involves hiding the logo somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Marco Tardelli. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition fetched over $5,000 in 2002. Franco Causio. The cover price was 50¢. Gaetano Scirea. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide).

Antonio Cabrini. The first issue was an immediate sensation; it sold out within a matter of weeks. Claudio Gentile. The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar, rather than for Playboy. Dino Zoff. The first issue, published in December 1953, did not carry a date, as Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. Andreas Möller. Sellers, whose mother had worked for the short-lived Playboy Automobile Company in Chicago, suggested the name "Playboy".

Stefan Reuter. Hefner and co-founder and executive vice president Eldon Sellers met to discuss the problem and to seek a new name. Thomas Häßler. Playboy's original title was to be "Stag Party," but an unrelated outdoor magazine, Stag, contacted Hefner and informed him that they would legally protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name. Jürgen Kohler. . Michael Laudrup. Playboy's use of "tasteful" nude photos is often classified as “softcore” in contrast to the more “hardcore” pornographic magazines that started to appear in the 1970s in response to the success of Playboy's more explicit rival, Penthouse.

Stefano Tacconi. The magazine has been known to express liberal opinions on most major political issues. Liam Brady. Clarke as well. Michel Platini. The magazine is published monthly and features photographs of nude women, along with various articles on fashion, sports, consumer goods, and public figures, and often short fiction by top literary writers, such as Arthur C. Zbigniew Boniek. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are published worldwide.

Franco Causio. Playboy is one of the world's best known brands. Pietro Anastasi. Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., reaching into every form of media. Giuseppe Furino. Ukraine (2005—). Fabio Capello. Turkey (1986–1995).

Antonello Cuccureddu. Taiwan (1990–2003). Roberto Bettega. Sweden (1998–1999). Roberto Boninsegna. Spain (1978—). Helmut Haller. South Africa (1993–1996).

Luis Del Sol. Slovenia (2001—). José Altafini. Slovakia (1997–2002, 2005—). John Charles. Serbia (2004—). Omar Sivori. Russia (1995—).

Giampiero Boniperti. Romania (1999—). Ermes Muccinelli. Poland (1992—). Carlo Parola. Norway (1998–1999). Felice Borel. The Netherlands (1983—).

Giovanni Ferrari. Mexico (1976–1998, 2002—). Luis Monti. Japan (1975—). Raimundo Orsi. Italy (1972–2003). Umberto Caligaris. Indonesia (2006—).

Virginio Rosetta. Hungary (1989–1993, 1999—). Giampiero Combi. Hong Kong (1986–1993). First team in Europe to win Champions League/Cup Winners Cup/UEFA Cup. Greece (1985—). 1985, 1996. Germany (1972—).

Intercontinental Cups: 2

    . France (1973—). 1999. Czech Republic (1991—). Intertoto Cups: 1
      . Croatia (1997—). 1985, 1996. Bulgaria (2002—).

      European Super Cups: 2

        . Brazil (1975—) - see specific article. 1976-77, 1989-90, 1992-93. Australia (1979–2000). UEFA Cups: 3
          . Argentina (1985–1995, 2006—). 1983-84. Peta Wilson (July 2004).

          Cup Winners' Cups: 1

            . Gena Lee Nolin (December 2001). 1984-85, 1995-96. Brooke Burke (May 2001 & November 2004). European Cups: 2
              . Shari Belafonte (September 2000). 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003. Women of Baywatch (June 1998).

              Italian Supercups: 4

                . Farrah Fawcett (December 1995 and July 1997). 1937-38, 1941-42, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1964-65, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1994-95. Shannen Doherty (March 1994 and December 2003). Italian Cups: 9
                  . Charisma Carpenter (June 2004). 1905, 1925-26, 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, 2004-05. Claudia Christian (October 1999).

                  Italian Championships: 28

                    . Linda Evans (July 1971). Christy Hemme (April 2005). Amy Acuff (September 2004). Sable (Rena Mero) (April & September 1999).

                    Torrie Wilson (March 2003 & May 2004). Kiana Tom (May 2002). Gabrielle Reece (January 2001). Joanie Laurer (November 2000 and January 2002).

                    John (November 1999). Mia St. Tanja Szewczenko (April 1999 German Edition). Katarina Witt (December 1998).

                    Willa Ford (March 2006). Debbie Gibson (March 2005). Lutricia McNeal (October 2003 German Edition). Tiffany (April 2002).

                    Belinda Carlisle (August 2001). Carmen Electra (May 1996 and December 2000). Geri Halliwell (May 1998). Linda Brava (April 1998).

                    Nancy Sinatra (May 1995). LaToya Jackson (March 1989 & November 1991). Bai Ling (June 2005). Teri Polo (February 2005).

                    Denise Richards (December 2004). Daryl Hannah (November 2003). Tia Carrere (January 2003). Kristy Swanson (November 2002).

                    Carré Otis (June 2000). Charlize Theron (May 1999). Drew Barrymore (January 1995). Dorothy Stratten (June 1980).

                    Mara Corday (October 1958). Marilyn Monroe (December 1953). First issue with identical triplets in the centerfold, The Dahm Triplets: December, 1998. First national magazine with Web site: August 1994.

                    First issue without staple in the centerfold: October 1985. First issue with Playmate data sheet: July 1977. First issue with signed centerfold: October 1975. January 1974 (Nancy Cameron).

                    First issue with a double sided centerfold (the reverse side was a rear view). First issue with identical twins in centerfold: October 1970 - (Mary and Madeleine Collinson). First issue with an African-American Playmate: March 1965 (Jennifer Jackson). First issue with an Asian-American Playmate: August 1964 (China Lee).

                    First issue with a Playmate without any pubic hair: September 2001 (Dalene Kurtis). First issue with a Playmate showing pubic hair: January 1971 (Liv Lindeland). First issue to show female pubic hair: August 1969 (dancer Paula Kelly). First issue with Playboy Interview: September 1962 (with Miles Davis).

                    First issue with Playboy Advisor column: September 1960. First issue with Ian Fleming story: March 1960. First issue with a Vargas girl: March 1957. First issue with Leroy Neiman's Femlin: August 1955.