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Nostalgic Serie A 5-a-side teams: picking a line-up for … Juventus

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024James Oddy1 Comment

Picking a five-a-side team of Juventus greats is something of a thankless task. Aside from the love-or-loathe nature of Turin’s Old Lady in both Italy and beyond, they’re a...

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All Time XI: Juventus

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022Emmet Gates11 Comments

Emmet Gates tackles the near impossible - choosing just eleven players from Juventus' history for his All Time XI....

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Ian Rush & Juventus: Lessons for a Welshman abroad

February 15, 2019August 16, 2021Gentleman UltraLeave a comment

Aaron Ramsey’s impending arrival at Juventus this summer will no doubt invoke nostalgic memories of John Charles’ legendary exploits for the Bianconeri. If Ramsey can emulate a fraction of his fellow countryman’s achievements, then acquiring the midfielder on a...

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In celebration of the ‘Gentle Giant’: How John Charles became the greatest foreign player in Juventus history.

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018Gentleman UltraLeave a comment

Juventus have been blessed with sublime foreign players throughout the 20th Century – Zbigniew Boniek, Didier Deschamps, Luis Del Sol, Raimundo Orsi, Luis Monti, Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane...

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