Seeing your name next to that of the great Juventus legends in the new stadium in which the bianconeri will be writing many glorious pages in the history of the club, is a dream which the Juventus supporters can see come true as from today thanks to the initiative “Accendi una stella”.
The initiative will allow Juventus supporters to be protagonists in the new stadium: in fact the paving which leads to the second tier of the stands has been planned in a way as to welcome the public through a section of space divided into 50 sectors. Each of these sectors will be dedicated to the 50 champions in Juventus history which received the greatest number of votes by the Memebers and the Clubs DOC. Inside each sector metal plaques in the shape of a star with the names of the supporters inscribed in them will be placed.
The stars will be of two types: a Gold star worth €250 and a Platinum star worth €350, with which one will have the opportunity of seeing the star with his or her name inscribed around that of one of the 50 champions which include Platini, Del Piero, Boniperti, Sivori and many others. The project was conceived in a way to allow each interested supporte to choose his favourite sector. It will also be possible to give this unrepeatable and extraordinary emotion to someone who shares the love for the black and white stripes, changing the subscription to this initiative into a present. Whoever subscribes by the 28th February 2011 will see his name inscribed in time for the inauguration of the stadium.
This is not all: whoever subscribes to the initiative will receive a pack containing a reproduction of the star, a limited edition t-shirt of the project and access to the Juventus Membership project which will allow him to become part of the Member community.
The stars can be purchased through the website www.accendiunastella.com or through the call center on 899.999.897, from the Sales Center at Galleria San Federico 38 in Turin, from Pinzolo during the summer training camp from the Summer Village where one can find a space entirely dedicated to the project, from the Juventus Store in Via Garibaldi, from the Truck Juventus Store or from the Juventus Shop at the Stadio Olimpico and by the prepaid card which will allow you to activate the online service. source : www.juventus.com
Milan patron Silvio Berlusconi insists he will not interfere with Massimiliano Allegri’s team selection after spending big in the summer.
Berlusconi got his wallet out after a couple of lean years and brought in Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho to great fanfare.
Interviewed in La Gazzetta dello Sport, Berlusconi was asked why he had suddenly fallen in love with the club again.
“It’s not true that I have re-found love for Milan, because I always had it. But in the last two years, I didn’t share the way with which the team was put on the pitch, first with Ancelotti and then with Leonardo.
“I have always respected the role of our Coaches, but I felt pain seeing that the resources available to them weren’t used opportunely.
“In some games we didn’t even have a shot in a half, because instead of being close to goal Ronaldinho and Pato were 45m away from it.”
Berlusconi was also keen to take the spotlight off his galacticos and turn it on some of Milan’s unsung heroes.
“Further to Pato, Ibra, Ronaldinho and Robinho there are other class players like Pirlo and Seedorf, but it will be up to Allegri to decide who play on the basis of form and the health of everyone.
“I am not the last person to arrive in football so I believe that I am able to say my piece. I have spoken with Allegri. I have told him what I think and he knows that I wanted to set up a very spectacular Milan, capable of entertaining, in which all the best players can play together if they are well. But, as always, he has the last word.”
When asked if he agreed with Ibrahimovic’s sentiment that Milan are now stronger than Inter, Berlusconi said: “I’ll let the others say something on that.
“I only know that, as always, we are aiming to be protagonists in Italy and in Europe. If there aren’t any injuries, our squad is of the highest order. It was last year and it is even more so this year.”
Finally Berlusconi gave his reaction to reports linking Inter with a move for former Milan talisman, Ricky Kaka.
“If Kaka were to go to Inter I’d also applaud Inter because he has always been a great player,” he concluded.[www.football-italia.net]
With the two days of absolute rest having come to an end, Juventus is ready to concentrate fulltime on Sampdoria. Six days before the match against the blucerchiati, on schedule for Sunday at the Olimpico, the bianconeri will get back to work tomorrow afternoon at the Juventus Center.
It will be the last session of work in the absence of the 5 internationals who are still busy with the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Italy of the 4 bianconeri (Chiellini, Bonucci, Pepe and Quagliarella) and Krasic’s Serbia will be on the field in the evening for the last match before returning to the team.{Juventus.com}
The Italy squad returns to the Peninsula this morning amid politicians calling for Marcello Lippi to hand back his wages.
Following their worst ever World Cup campaign, the Azzurri left South Africa on an Alitalia flight from Johannesburg’s Tambo airport at 21.00 UK time last night.
They are set to arrive in Rome this morning at 7.00, then several others will continue their journeys with a flight to Milan landing at 09.45.
In 1966 the team was famously welcomed back with a hail of rotten tomatoes following their shock defeat to North Korea, but it remains to be seen how the players will be greeted this time.
Italy had never previously gone out without winning a single game and suffered their first group phase exit since 1974.
Coach Lippi said in his Press conference that he took all responsibility for the failure.
“In that case he ought to give back his wages,” slammed Minister for Reforms Roberto Calderoli.
“FIGC President Giancarlo Abete should also resign, as he was the one responsible for choosing Lippi in the first place.”
Diego Milito hopes to put the transfer speculation to rest. “I am very happy to be playing for Inter.”
The striker has been at the centre of reports he’ll quit San Siro to follow Jose Mourinho to Real Madrid.
However, his agent held talks with the Nerazzurri staff and it seems to have done the trick.
“I don’t want to talk about my future right now, but I will say that I am very happy to be playing for Inter,” said the Argentine.
It is reported his wages will rise from €3.5m per season to €5m as a reward for his excellent first campaign at San Siro.
The contract is also expected to last until June 30 2013.
Milito is currently in South Africa with Argentina’s World Cup squad.
“It is difficult to take your opportunities when space is limited, but I am at peace with myself, because there is so much competition here.”/http://football-italia.net
UEFA President Michel Platini feels sorry for Juventus' current situation and believes the team still has plenty to work on.
The Bianconeri legend also commented on Jose Mourinho and the 2012 European Championship, which will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
“Juventus gave in too early,” claimed Michel.
“Now their situation in the table is really complicated and it seems their season has turned for the worse.
“There is still a long way to go for them to get out of it.
“Mourinho is an excellent manager and Inter are a great team. But they will have to prove on the pitch that they deserve to win this Scudetto.
“I am a bit worried about the European Championship but I am still hopeful,” said Platini.
“Still if the stadium in Kiev is not completed, the competition will not take place in Ukraine.”/football-italia.net
Nerazzurri will go to Stamford Bridge to win...
Inter defeated Chelsea 2-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza this evening and Wesley Sneijder said he felt that the Italians merited their victory.
“I think we deserved to win,” Sneijder told Sky Sports. “We were dominating the first half, with a little bit more luck we score the second one [before half-time] but we know that Chelsea are a very strong team with very good individual players so it's not done yet.”
The Dutchman was eager to reinforce this message, but pointed out that if Inter scored then it will be tough for Chelsea to progress.
“We were never the favourites so I don't want to say that,” he explained. “I see that we are defending a 2-1 victory and it means we have to play 0-0 but if we score then it will be difficult for them.”
Sneijder concluded by saying that Inter's objective will be to win at Stamford Bridge.
“You can tell a lot of stories but the only thing is that we go there and we go there to win.”( Source : Goal.com)
