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1 zeb issue #18

Member Encounters

That Make You Wish

It Were YOU

Juventus:

The Powerhouse

We’ve Been

Waiting For

A Letter To

Cristiano

Ronaldo

MAGAZINE OF THE MAGAZINE OF THE MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO JUVENTUS OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO JUVENTUS OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO

201920192019 Issue #18Issue #18Issue #18

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2 A Note from the Editor

3 News and Notes What’s been happening 4 7 Reasons to Become a Juventus Official Fan

Club Toronto Member

5 The President’s Address

6 Our Club Events What we’ve been doing

8 Member Encounters See with your own eyes

the perks of being a member of our club

12 JuTube Juventus-inspired links

13 Juve Kids Starting the little ones off right

16 In Memoriam Ricordiamo due amati

fondatori del club: Rocco Lo Franco e

Franco Luciani

18 Upcoming Events What we have in store for

you in the year to come

19 Promote My Juve Club Members basking in

their team’s colours

21 Le Competizioni Serie A, Coppa Italia,

Coppa UEFA, Champions League

23 Social Media on Fire What we’ve been

saying

24 A Letter For…. Letters in response to things

that mattered to us

26 Top Ten Top 10 Serate di Massimo Allegri

28 JOFCT Around the World Seeing how far our

club has reached

30 Juventus Around the World What our team

is doing

31 Games Page Juventus Word Search

32 Dove Sono Adesso Alessandro DelPiero

34 Trendsetting How Juventus influences the

world

35 Essentials Info all members should know

36 Comic Relief How soccer can make us laugh

Table of Contents

MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS

OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO ISSUE #18 - 2019

Contact us at

[email protected]

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Tiziana Pace

Editor in Chief

Principal Writer

Copy Writer

CONTRIBUTORS

Gina Pace Assistant Editor

Francesco Mastrorizzi Writer

Vince Carlucci Sponsorship Coordinator

Ivan Groe Cover Design

Download a Copy of Our Magazine! If you can’t find a copy of this magazine

for yourself, if you want a digital copy,

or if you want to share a copy

with people that you know,

you can visit our website at

www.jofctoronto.com

and download a copy!

THIS IS A

BILINGUAL

MAGAZINE You can write to us

in either English or

Italian with your comments, sugges-

tions and submissions. Noi pub-

blicheremo le vostre opinioni sia in ital-

iano che in inglese. This magazine is

for you so we are committed to mak-

ing you comfortable to write in what-

ever language is easiest for you.

Anche voi potete rendervi partecipi a

questa iniziativa dando il vostro parere

sulla nostra rivista.

Dear Readers,

One of the most rewarding things I have ever done is to put together edi-

tions of this magazine with all of our contributors. Not only is this a work of

passion because of my love for Juventus but it also gives me the opportu-

nity to get closer to the members of our club. They share everything with

me: pictures, histories and even their transformations. They send me pic-

tures of their newborn in a Juventus onesie because they are proud. And I am happy to see it

because I can feel their enthusiasm. They tell me stories of when they were at a game and

the players first walked onto the field. I've heard these stories in many variations before but I

am still happy to hear them because I can smell the grass and hear the roar of the crowd with

them. Each experience seems new to me. I never get tired of it. That's why it’s so much fun for

me to put this magazine together. I get to “package” the joy and send it around to everyone.

If you're a member, then these could be your experiences. And if you're not a member....my

God....why aren't you? It's amazing!

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WHAT’S EXCITING

The Juventus Official Fan Club Toronto finished

it’s 2018-2019 membership campaign with the

highest membership count of all JOFCs in the

western hemisphere, third in the world. Con-

gratulations to all our members for making this

club extra special.

WHAT’S CHANGED

In December we had both Lina Tullo and

Vince Carlucci retire from the Board. They

have both earned their personal time, particu-

larly Vince who has spent many, many (did we

say many?) years of service on the Board. We

wish them both the best!

Around the same time, in heartbreaking in-

stant, we lost our dearest friend and Board

Member Franco Luciani. As one of the found-

ing members, Franco’s contribution to our club

is immeasurable. We will forever feel his ab-

sence and we will hold on to the memories of

the time spent with him fondly (p.16).

WHAT’S NEW

It became necessary to

reach out to our mem-

bers to fill the empty

spaces left on our Board

by the three departures.

In February we wel-

comed new Board mem-

bers John Groe, Daniel

Pirillo and Sonia Martelli

(right). We cannot wait for the new ideas, per-

spectives and enthusiasm that they bring to

our club!

The Juventus Official Fan Club Toronto’s Mem-

bership Campaign for the 2019-2020 is fast ap-

proaching (in May!!!) You can join us by visiting

our webpage at www.jofctoronto.com.

Download your membership form, fill it out,

email it in and pay - all online! You can even

join us “old-school” if you’d like: print out your

form and mail it in with your payment. While

you’re at our site, check out our club news, in-

formation, galleries and back-issues of zeb.

UPDATES

Our Director of Business Development, Joe

Ciraco, keeps us busy on all of our social media

avenues. Stay updated and engaged with the

happenings of our club by:

• visiting our website

• joining our Facebook group

• subscribing to our Twitter account

• visiting our Instagram page

• or click here

Keep track of what’s coming up on our social

media sites so you never miss out on our exclu-

sive member events. We have a Wine Tasting

Event, our Annual Picnic and a fall Gala com-

ing up, just to name a few.

We take a minute to send out

a special THANK YOU to Vince

Carlucci. Though he resigned

from the Board, he still took

the time to continue to gather

sponsorships for our magazine.

Thank you for all your help!

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Access to members-only face-value

tickets for Juventus games.

An official club

magazine that keeps

you updated on what’s

going on.

What do you get for becoming

a member, other than hanging

around with the coolest crowd

in the city? Here’s a quick list.

A membership card

signifying Official

recognition by

Juventus FC.

Admittance and/or discounts to Juventus

Official Fan Club Toronto events which

may include: Meet & Greet with Juve

players (restricted to members-only),

game viewing parties, an annual picnic,

galas and more.

A special

gift just for

signing up

with us.

10% discount

at the

Juventus Store,

in person

and or online.

Multiple exclusive opportunities to get

up-close and personal with Juventus at

Allianz Stadium (“Walk About”, “Terzo

Tempo”...etc..)

At the end of last year, members of the JOFCT Board worked tirelessly to enhance our club with a

new item: our own official scarf! Heavy knit, in black and white with our city name on it, this official

scarf now enables you to show your pride for the team and membership to the Juventus Official

Fan Club Toronto! It’s so awesome that we’re already on our second batch order!

Yet some people have asked us: Where can you take this scarf? What can you do with it? We

thought you’d never ask! For this issue of zeb, we decided that we’d play a little game of “Spot the

Scarf!” As you flip through our newest issue, we’ll let you know where you can “Spot the Scarf”.

Then come back and ask us this question again.

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My dear friends,

241. That is our current count of

registered club members. This is

an enormous achievement. A

growth of 130% from less than a

year ago. We’re the largest Ju-

ventus Official Fan Club in the

Western Hemisphere, and third

largest international club in the

world. We are also one of the

most active on the planet. We

are an integral part of a very spe-

cial family: JUVENTUS.

Our 2018 Trophy Tour last June

was a huge success. For many of

our members, taking pictures with

Mauro Camoranesi and Fabrizio

Ravanelli and holding the

Scudetto and Coppa Italia was a

dream come true. We look for-

ward to the opportunity to hold

another such event this year.

The 2017-18 season concluded

with our 7th straight national title

and 4th straight domestic cup

and, in even bigger news, we

were winners in the transfer win-

dow as well. Thanks to the bold

vision of our President Andrea Ag-

nelli and team management, we

acquired Cristiano Ronaldo: CR7,

Mr. Champions League, and to

some, the GOAT. This is

something that was thought

to be impossible a few short

years ago.

Last season our team experi-

enced many accomplish-

ments but Italian soccer also ex-

perienced a tragic loss: the

death of Fiorentina captain

Davide Astori. I was in Torino for

the Juventus vs Udinese match

last March when the whole sta-

dium came together to sing

along to the lyrics of Lucio Dalla,

in solidarity with Davide’s family

and Fiorentina. RIP Davide.

We also lost of one our members

of the JOFC Toronto family. This

past October long time board

member Franco Luciani passed

away. Franco was a big part of

our club, a friend to everyone

and was loved by all. Franco is

surely up in the stars with his idol

Omar Sivori. RIP my friend. You will

never be forgotten.

Recently we appointed three

new directors of the board. We

welcome John Groe, Sonia Mar-

telli and Daniel Pirillo to the JOFC

Board of Directors and, on behalf

of all of us, we thank outgoing

directors Vince Carlucci and Lina

Tullo for their hard work.

Our beloved “Old Lady“ has

reached the quarter finals of the

Champions League thanks to a

great comeback against Atletico

Madrid. Let’s hope we raise the

trophy in Madrid later this Spring.

In the meantime, we’re also on

pace for our 8th straight

scudetto.

This season, thanks to our Director

of Business Development, Joe

Ciraco, our club has begun a

partnership with DAZN, Canada’s

exclusive broadcaster of the

Champions League. Our club has

appeared on “Box to Box” and

other DAZN programming includ-

ing interviews with our club mem-

bers. Furthermore, in June we will

be having our annual “Black and

White” picnic at Boyd Park in

Woodbridge.

In conclusion I want to thank all

of our sponsors who make what

we do possible, especially this

edition of zeb magazine. I’d also

like to thank our club Secretary,

Tiziana Pace, for her meticulous

work in organizing the articles

and pictures in this magazine. I’d

also like to thank the Board of Di-

rectors for their time and con-

tribution this past year. But I

especially would like to give

a big thank you to every sin-

gle one of you, the members,

for making this club what it is

today: AMAZING.

Fino alla fine…

Joe Martelli

President JOFC Toronto

“C’é un’eleganza che non é deliberata,

ma che si acquisisce o s’interpreta.

Una volta che viene indossata quella

meravigliosa divisa bianconera “

Giampiero Boniperti

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Like our beloved team, when we stick together, we are stronger.

So in case you missed something, this is what wéve been up to in the last few months.

October 14, 2018

Our Annual General Meeting is the time when JOFCT members come together to help shape the

direction of the club. Our last meeting included both a review of the past year and a look forward

to what’s planned for the year to come. Comments and feedback were gathered as it’s our

members who come out to the meeting who make a difference!

December 1, 2018

A Christmas party is a great place to let your family and friends know how much they mean to you.

The JOFCT helped facilitate that by providing members with a wonderful event at

The Fossacesia Club, complete with dinner, dancing and raffle prizes.

If you didn’t make it out last year, be sure to keep your eye out on our website and

social media accounts for announcements of our events throughout the year.

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You just have to come out to watch a game at our clubhouse at the Trio Sportsplex in Vaughan.

Talk about a family atmosphere! Be a be a part of the action.

Some scenes from our gatherings at our Club Headquarters

at the Trio Sportplex. Always a great crowd! Always a good

time! And every now and then, a special guest will pop in to

say hi. (Roberto Bettega with President Joe Martelli, top

right).

Though his chair is empty, we can still feel Franco Luciani

watching the games with us. RIP, dear friend.

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This could have been you! If you are a member of the JOFC Toronto then you have the opportunity to get tickets

to Juventus exhibition games, regular season games, cup games, stadium tours and more!

These are just some of the pictures of our members out and about, mingling at various Juventus events.

The enthusiasm, passion and smiles in the pictures speak for themselves.

Which brings us to the question: Why isn’t this you?!

In July 2018, Sonia Martelli made the trek out to Atlanta to see Juventus. That ended up being quite fruitful. Not only was she able to

watch the bianconeri on the field, but she was able to get some fantastic pictures. (Clockwise from top left) Sonia with Coach Massimo

Allegri, Claudio Marchisio, Federico Bernardeschi, Edgar Davids, Pavel Nedved and Lobo Silva Alex Sandro. Way to go, Sonia!

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Seek and ye shall find never had more meaning than when our members travel to see our team on tour. Board Member Daniel Pirillo

was able to meet (clockwise from bottom left) former Juventus player (and World Champion!) Mauro Camoranesi, Sami Khedira,

Andrea Barzagli and Miralem Pjanic. Daniel Pirillo Jr. got his own facetime with the players; (clockwise from above right) Daniel

with Cristiano Ronaldo, Paolo Gozzi Iweru, Massimo Allegri and Daniele Rugani,

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Want your picture

with a player in our

magazine?

Send it to us at

[email protected].

and you may see it

in our next magazine.

SIDE KICK:

“To uncover your true potential

you must first find your own limits

and then you have to have

the courage to blow past them.”

Picabo Street

(Top left) Club members Brian and Allie Coletta Rodriguez with Claudio Marchisio in Washington in August 2018; Allie with Mattia

De Sciglio (at center) and with Federico Bernardeschi (at right). (Below) JOFCT President Joseph Martelli, showing off one of his many

Juve tattoos, with Claudio Marchisio (left), Giorgio Chiellini (center) and even the team mascot, Jay (right).

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You could This could be YOU!

and find out how to become a member!

CLICK HERE

Allianz Stadium is where all the action happens! Check out our members soaking in the atmosphere:

Fracesco Cosentino (top left), Giuseppe and Pascal Pileggi (top center), Filippo and Domenico Cosentino (top right),

Brian and Allie Coletta Rodriguez (bottom left) and Rocco Chiacchia and Gianpiero Sauro (bottom right).

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Links to Juventus-inspired sites Gathered by: Francesco Mastrorizzi

Ajax vs Juventus - 1996 Uefa Champions League Final https://youtu.be/e9A9Cl4T7r0

Claudio Marchisio - Goodbye Juventus https://youtu.be/R934G6s1zCo

Sfide - Le 7 meraviglie di Del Piero https://youtu.be/is922NhnXKY

Giorgio Chiellini makes his 500th appearance for Juventus https://youtu.be/yM6e23QruPg

Francesco Repice radiocronaca Juventus-Atletico Madrid https://youtu.be/-yfOIM93Coc

Juventus-Atletico Madrid - L’attesa https://youtu.be/bEXV7CKMTa0

Juventus-Atletico Madrid 3-0 - Parodia https://youtu.be/sBP1v3glz3g

SIDE KICK:

“Patience and

perseverance

have a magical

effect before which

difficulties

disappear and

obstacles vanish.”

John Quincy

Adams

(Above, in the back, from left) Sebastian, Maria Grazia and Joseph

Montesano; (bottom , from right) John with his wife Elisabeth Elen and

children Lucy Rose and Joseph; (at right) a beautiful Montesano family

portrait in front of Allianz Stadium.

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When you are out searching for services and products, the Juventus Official Fan Club TORONTO

asks you to remember our sponsors. They are an important part of our community and,

just as they support us, we would like to support them. It is because of them that this magazine

is possible. So don’t forget to shop our sponsors when you can.

And remember to mention where you saw their ad!

They may be small but their hearts are big. Below, our little giants show off their Juve colours.

We always tell people to start their kids off with healthy habits at a

young age. Here is evidence of it happening! (Above) Luca Di Bello

in a beautiful Juventus-themed photo op; (at right) Francesca

Coletta Rodriguez giving a spot-on impression of Federico Bernard-

eschi; (below, right) Zio Jack Giannone with Vienna Di Caro; (center)

Nicholas Chiappetta, (left) Sebastian Axl Coletta Rodriguez. So much

cuteness in such little packages!

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Did you know that our magazine is

If you have a digital copy of zeb magazine

then you have access to

a whole new world of connectivity

Click on social media sites, sponsor pages,

email and other links and you’ll be brought

directly to that site!

INTERACTIVE

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Juventus

Games

Designed by Ivan Groe

GAME DAY VIEWING PARTY

The Juventus

Official Fan Club Toronto

Invites you to join us to watch

Juventus Games

AT OUR CLUBHOUSE AND

GAMEDAY HEADQUARTERS

TRIO SPORTSPLEX 601 Cityview Blvd.

2nd Floor Vaughan, On. L4H 0T1

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Prendiamo un momento per ricordare due persone che abbiamo perso

che erano fondamentali per il nostro club.

in i

tali

an

o

L’estate scorsa é venuto a man-

care Rocco Lofranco, fondatore e

primo presidente dello Juventus

Club di Toronto. Qui vogliamo

brevemente ricordare a tutti i lettori

la sua brillante carrier.

Rocco é arrivato in Canada “con

i pantaloncini corti” all’inizio degli

anni 50. All’eta’di 25 anni é diven-

tato cittadino canadese e il 26 feb-

braio, 1967 si é sposato con Tina e

hanno avuto quattro figli: Camilla,

Antonella, Franco e Alessandro.

Rocco é stato uno dei promotori

della F.A.C.I.( Federazione dei clubs italo-

canadesi ) il cui scopo principale era quello di far si

che gli Italiani stessero insieme e compatti per dis-

cutere i loro problem.

Sin da giovane, Rocco é stato molto attivo nel

Partito Conservatore dell’Ontario e grazie a questa

militanza politica, ricevette, nel 1971, la nomina

nella Workers Compensation Board (WCB).

La sua lungimiranza e capacita’ organizzativa

sono state alla base dei molti cambiamenti effet-

tuati a favore degli operai e nel 1977 il Premier

dell’Ontario, l’ Onorevole Bill Davis, lo nomino’ al

vertice del WCB con pieni poteri.

Rocco é stato molto presente nella comunita’

Italo-Canadese anche nel settore radiofonico e

televisivo: ha condotto programmi sulla CHIN di

Johnny Lombardi e ha scritto innumerevoli articoli

sul Corriere Canadese nonché sullo Specchio.

É stato anche promotore di bellissime iniziative

nell’ambito della sua comunita’ lucana, come ad

esempio gemellaggi tra clubs e scambi culturali,

difatti il Lucania Club Canada é stato uno degli

organismi piu’prestigiosi di tutto il Canada.

Sin dalla sua infanzia, Rocco aveva dimostrato

di essere un grande appassionato del pallone. In-

fatti, prima di venire in Canada, aveva superato

brillantemente un provino con il “Napoli Jr. Calcio”

di Achille Lauro. Pero’ suo padre non era d’ac-

cordo che Rocco intraprendesse questa carriera

calcistica, bensi’quella di avvocato e per questo

contrasto, Rocco, all’eta’ di sedici anni, appunto

ancora con i calzoncini corti di quell tempo, ha

deciso di immigrare a Toronto, dove suo fratello

maggiore viveva gia’ da qualche anno.

Di radicata e profonda fede juventina, Rocco

non ha mai trascurato la sua passione per il calcio,

fino a fondare e presiedere il Club

Juventus Roberto Bettega di To-

ronto , il 10 Ottobre 2002.

All’ inizio del nostro sodalizio,

abbiamo avuto tante difficolta’,

anche finanziarie, pero’ Rocco é

stato sempre presente grazie alla

sua generosita’. Ci sono tanti rac-

conti e tanti aneddoti, dal suo

primo incontro a New York con “l’

Avvocato” ( Giovanni Agnelli),

all’amicizia di Boniperti, Sivori e

Bettega. Una volta, l’Avvocato

invio’ due biglietti a Rocco per

assistere a Torino a una partita di Champions tra la

Juve e una squadra inglese. La sera prima della

partita, Rocco ando’ a cena in un noto ristorante

dove conobbe l’attore Sean Connery ilquale si la-

mentava che non era riuscito ad ottenere alcun

biglietto per la partita Champions. Rocco gen-

erosamente gli diede il biglietto extra che aveva

con sé e si ritrovo’ nella tribuna d’onore con l’Av-

vocato, Sean Connery, Boniperti e Henry Kissinger,

a quell tempo Segretario di Stato Americano e

grande amico di Giovanni Agnelli. Veramente una

bella e meritata soddisfazione per Rocco. Tutto

cio’ lo ha raccontato il figlio durante la messa ai

funeral di Rocco.

É doveroso elencare alcune tra le innumerevoli on-

oreficenze insignite a Rocco:

• Decorato con Medaglia d’argento dalla

Regina Elisabetta II , 1975

• Nomina di Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana

• Lucano del Secolo 2007

• Cittadino Onorario della citta’ di Policoro 2009

Caro amico Rocco, la tua mancanza si sente…. La

sente la tua famiglia, la comunita’italo-canadese,

gli amici del Novantesimo Minuto Sport Bar e noi

tutti dello Juventus Official Fan Club Toronto.

Rocco, ringrazio Iddio di averci fatto incontrare e

di essere stato un tuo amico.

Riposa in pace.

Franco Costa

Event Committee

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Conobbi Franco Luciani negli anni settanta a St.

Clair alla Paloma Bar, il ritrovo di tantissimi tifosi di

calcio di varie regioni d'Italia, dove ci si incon-

trava volentieri per parlare di calcio sempre con

un bel caffe' o cappuccino da bere.

Eravamo giovani e in poco tempo siamo diven-

tati amici. Avevamo tante cose in comune; tutti

e due venuti dalla provincia di Chieti in Abruzzo,

lui di Fossacesia ed io da Casalbordino 18 km. di

distanza. Pero' quello che ci ha uniti molto e'

stato l'amore per la Juventus. Negli anni a se-

guire ci siamo sempre voluti bene, mai un litigio.

Franco era una bravissima persona e, so-

pratutto, un vero juventino.

Molti anni fa' Franco mi aveva raccontato un

po' della sua vita. Disse che per la forte passione

per la Juventus si era trasferito dalla Germania,

dove era insieme a suo padre, a Torino.

Trascorse 7 anni circa realizzando un sogno che

coltivava da anni. Poi il destino l’ha portato a

Toronto per ricongiungersi con la sua famiglia

che si era trasferita qualche anno prima in Can-

ada.

Nel 2002 Franco e' stato uno dei fondatori del

Juventus Club Roberto Bettega, ed e' rimasto

col club fino all'ultimo. Era sempre presente nelle

partite e gioiva molto quando la Juve faceva

gol.

Franco era sempre positivo. Difendeva la Juve a

spada tratta anche quando perdeva. Lui

trovava sempre dei buoni motivi per la perdita

della partita. Questo era Franco. Nel pomerigio

passava sempre da casa di Joe Bonavota

(Combin), un’altro grande amico juventino, per

un caffe', ma sopratutto per parlare della Juve.

Franco ti ho voluto bene. Mi mancherai molto.

Vince Carlucci

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Last year we also lost our dearest friend and Board Member, Franco Luciani. Not only was

Franco a part of our JOFCT family, he became a part of our actual families. We continue to

send out love to all those those lives he touched.

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DINNER DANCE Autumn marks our club’s birthday and what better way

to celebrate than having a dinner dance.

Mingle and socialize with your fellow juventini

and maybe even meet some new ones.

The possibilities are endless!

The dinner will take place at the Julius Event Centre

(2201 Finch Ave. West) on Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Join us for an evening of elegance and sophistication.

Look for updates of upcoming events on our website, via email,

and through our social media accounts.

ANNUAL PICNIC Celebrate Juventus’ end of season successes with our Annual Picnic.

This year our it will be held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Boyd Park.

Come out and enjoy the sun, the food and the friendships!

AN EVENING OF WINE TASTING Once again the JOFCT has arranged for a wonderful evening

of Wine-Tasting at Coppi Ristorante (3363 Yonge St.).

The event will take place on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 7:30pm,

costs $80/person (plus tax/tip) and includes a full menu.

Participants are asked to pre-register with us

by emailing [email protected].

Cheers!

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Want to promote your Juve Club?

Send your Juventus-colour-clad picture to [email protected]

and you may see it in our next issue.

Juventus fans are always happy to

display their team colours.

Here are just a few of them

bursting with pride.

(Top left) The Rodriguez family celebrating a Juve-themed

birthday party - that’s the best way to celebrate!;

(top right) Silvana and Stefano Lapadula stepping out in style;

(bottom right) Zio Jack Giannone with Gianluca Di Caro,

Max and Sophia Giannone, putting their best selves forward;

(below) Joey Tevez Felicio showing off the newest

JOFCT swag.

SIDE KICK: Remind yourself you’re a warrior.

Warriors don’t give up.

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KEEP TRACK OF WHAT’S HAPPENING

WITH YOUR CLUB AND YOUR TEAM

IN REAL-TIME

FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM

JUVENTUS OFFICIAL FAN CLUB TORONTO

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81 Juventus

63 Napoli

56 Inter

52 Milan

48 Lazio

48 Atalanta

48 Roma

48 Torino

45 Sampdoria

39 Fiorentina

33 Parma

33 Cagliari

33 Genoa

32 Sassuolo

32 Spal

29 Udinese

28 Empoli

27 Bologna

20 Frosinone

11 Chievo

As of April 3, 2019

Squadre

Arsenal vs Napoli

Villarreal vs Valencia

Benfica vs Eintracht

Slavia Prague vs Chelsea

Quarti di finali andata - 11 aprile, 2019 ritorno - 18 aprile, 2019

Semi-finali andata - 2 maggio, 2019 ritorno - 9 maggio, 2019

Finale 29 maggio, 2019

Semi-finale (andata) - 27 febrraio 2019 0-0 Lazio vs Milan

3-3 Fiorentina vs Atalanta

Semi-finale (ritorno) - 24 aprile 2019

Finale - 15 maggio 2019

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Teams

Ajax vs Juventus

Liverpool vs Porto

Tottenham vs Manchester City

Manchester United vs Barcelona

Quarter-finals 1st Leg – April 9/10, 2019 2nd Leg – April 16/17, 2019

Semi-finals 1st Leg – April 30, 2019 2nd Leg – May 7, 2019

Final June 1, 2019

Ronaldo Scores a Hat-Trick as Juventus Stuns Atletico Madrid

and Grasps Its Place in the Champions League Quarter-Finals

Wherever Juventus is, hope never dies. With the first leg in Madrid finishing 2-0 in favour of Athletico,

Juventus walked into the return game in Torino facing an uphill battle. But the bianconeri were quick

to get on the scoreboard with a 27th minute Cristiano Ronaldo header from a Bernadeschi cross.

Ronaldo doubled the score seven minutes into the second half, bringing the aggregate to 2-2 in

front of a raging home crowd. A take-down of Bernardeschi in the Athletico box in the closing min-

utes of the game earned the Juventus a penalty shot, which Ronaldo seemed to take with nerves of

steel, and place in the back of the net. The 3-2 aggregate continuing the dream for another round.

Not only is Ronaldo the undisputed Man of the Match but the game itself becomes the come-back

of the year.

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Known as one of Toronto’s finest bakeries

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416-245-1919

Still on the high of the fantastic comeback against Athletico Madrid, we thought it would be fun

to show you some of the pre- and post-game reactions on our social media pages.

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Dear Cristiano,

I still remember the 2018 Champions League Quarter-final first leg vividly. Our club Juventus was

scrambling to get back into the game against Real Madrid. Then, in a flash, your remarkable feat of

athleticism, a bicycle kick, that bicycle kick. My jaw dropped and I knew we were dealing with a

legend, and as you know the entire Allianz Stadium through a standing ovation thought that as well.

Months later the impossible became a reality. After weeks of speculation and incredulity, myself

and the members of our fan club here in Toronto were sent into delirium. It was ecstasy. The best

player in the world and of the greatest of all time was coming to Italy, he was coming to Juventus.

We are one of the most historic football clubs and have great ambitions. We deserve to sit at the

table of the elite, but we were missing something. We needed a mega star on and off the pitch,

who could take us to the next level and now we do. We’re fortunate to get to watch you week in

and week out here in Toronto where you have won the hearts and minds of our hundreds of mem-

bers. The job is not finished however. At Juventus our expectation is win all the time and win every-

thing in sight. The Champions League has eluded us for 23 years at the time of writing. Juventus has

come agonizingly close and we’re

tired of heartbreak. The come from

behind victory over Atletico Madrid

was one of the greatest matches I’ve

ever seen. You showed the world

once again that you thrive on the big

stage, and you exemplified our motto

Fino Alla Fine. At the time of writing

the job is not done. It will be a tough

time ahead to win the Champions

League but with a champion like you

on our side our side we have hope.

On behalf of all of us here in Toronto,

obrigado Cristiano, and remember

contamos consigo (we’re counting

on you!)

Sincerely,

Joe Ciraco

PS: SIIIIIUUUUUUU

In this section we post our letters to the people that we feel

we need to speak because of how they have affected us.

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cari giornalisti,

Certi di voi, invece di dimostrare obiettivita’ nelle vostre parole, calate nel ruolo, neanche di sportivi

ma di tifosi di curva sud che mal digerisce il referto del campo.

Non si vincono otto scudetti di fila con intrallazzi, congiure e complotti. Non si arriva a due finali di

Champions per agevolazioni, non si vincono quattro Coppe Italia di seguito per “gli aiutini” ma si

vincono grazie all’ organizzazione che mette una squadra in campo capace di raggiungere questi

risultati. Non sono a conoscenza di quale squadrie fate tifo, a me sembra che voi tifate in ogni par-

tita solo per chi gioca contro la Juventus. A prescindere dalla vostra passione da tifosi, i vostro ruoli

da giornalisti, in dei giornali non di parte, che impone di fare delle ricerche per dare del peso ai

vostri leggeri ma molto leggeri articolucci.

Addirittura criticate anche l’ uso del VAR come strumento a favore della Juventus, mi fa capire

che neanche vi siete scomodati a vedere i dati dove l’ uso del VAR ha penalizzato la Juventus

molto di piu’ di averla agevolata. E questo stesso discorso e’ stucchevole visto che il VAR ne’

punisce ne’ premia nessuno ma si limita a far vedere, in seconda istanza, quello che e’ veramente

e realmente successo sul campo.

Quindi, voi giornalisti, invece di frignare delle assurdita’ dovreste quanto meno accettare che l’

egemonia bianconera e’ anche frutto dell’ inettitudine delle altre squadre, altro che influenze, ai-

utini e VAR. E a me sembra che voci di inettitudine ne sappiate qualcosa.

Enrico M. Iafolla

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Ai giornalisti che cercano di sminuire la Juve

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Top 10 Serate di Massimo Allegri

Momenti storici

della nostra

Vecchia Signora

10. Juventus-Bayern 2-2 (23

febbraio 2016) Tipica gara dai

due volti della Juventus. Quando

tutto sembra compromesso, con

gli ospiti avanti di due gol, i

bianconeri dimostrano di aver

acquisito la giusta mentalità

europea e nell’ultima mezz’ora

trovano la forza per reagire,

raggiungendo il pareggio con

Dybala e Sturaro e sfiorando

addirittura la vittoria nel finale di

partita.

9. Bayern-Juventus 4-2 (16 marzo

2016) Delusione cocente, ma

sconfitta a testa alta. Sessanta

minuti di straordinaria Juve e due

reti, nel primo tempo, di Pogba e

Cuadrado mettono in crisi lo

squadrone di Guardiola. Ma i

tedeschi, sfruttando stanchezza e

disattenzioni dei nostri, riescono a

pareggiare il risultato dell’andata

nei minuti di recupero e a vincere

facile ai supplementari.

8. Tottenham-Juventus 1-2 (7

marzo 2018) Impresa in rimonta

nel tempio di Wembley, che vale

la qualificazione ai quarti di

Champions, dopo i l 2 -2

dell’andata. Pessimo primo

tempo e Spurs in vantaggio con

Son, poi la svolta con la coppia

argentina Higuain-Dybala, che

nel giro di pochi minuti, dal 64’ al

67’, ammutoliscono i tifosi inglesi

con i primi due tiri in porta della

partita.

7. Real Madrid-Juventus 1-3 (11

aprile 2018) Un’altra beffa nei

minuti di recupero vanifica una

partita perfetta. Al Bernabeu due

reti di Mandzukic nel primo

tempo e una di Matuidi nella

ripresa pareggiano i tre gol

segnati dai blancos a Torino. I

supplementari sono vicini, ma a

pochi secondi dallo scadere un

fallo di Benatia su Vazquez causa

il rigore, che Ronaldo trasforma

con freddezza.

6. Borussia Dortmund-Juventus 0-

3 (18 marzo 2015) Negli ottavi di

Champions, dopo i l 2 -1

dell’andata a Torino, la partita di

ritorno in Germania viene

dominata dalla Juventus, grazie

soprattutto alle prodezze del

trascinatore Tevez. Suoi sono il

primo gol dopo soli 3 minuti con

un bolide di destro da fuori area,

l’assist per il raddoppio facile di

Morata e la rete finale.

5. Juventus-Real Madrid 2-1 (5

maggio 2015) Una Juve

impressionante per maturità

piega il Real campione in carica

nella semifinale di andata di

Champions. Nel primo tempo

Morata sfrutta una ribattuta di

Casillas su diagonale di Tevez,

ma alla prima occasione buona

Ronaldo pareggia. Nella ripresa il

numero 10 argentino si procura

un calcio di rigore, che lui stesso

mette a segno.

4. Real Madrid-Juventus 1-1 (13

maggio 2015) Notte magica per

la Juve, che torna in finale di

Champions 12 anni dopo

Manchester e 9 dopo la

retrocessione in B. Primo tempo

sofferto e gol di Ronaldo su

rigore, ma la squadra resiste

strenuamente agli attacchi del

Real, crescendo con il passare

dei minuti. Morata è l’autore del

pareggio decisivo, che manda a

casa la sua ex squadra.

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3. Juventus-Barcellona 3-0 (11

aprile 2017) Vittoria schiacciante

e capolavoro tattico di Allegri,

nella notte di Paulo Dybala.

Subito la Joya mette a segno

una doppietta, al 7’ con un

sinistro da fermo a giro sul

secondo palo e al 22’ con un

tiro di prima intenzione a fil di

palo su cross basso da sinistra.

Nella ripresa il tris di Chiellini

arriva su colpo di testa da

corner.

2. Barcellona-Juventus 0-0 (19

aprile 2017) La partita che

Chiellini ha decretato come la

più rappresentativa della sua

c a r r i e r a

bianconera. Al Camp Nou il

B a r c e l l o n a s o g n a u n a

miracolosa rimonta, ma chiude

lo doppia sfida senza segnare

neanche un gol. La Juve parte

attaccando i catalani, poi si

abbassa e difende il risultato

con apparente semplicità, non

correndo mai rischi.

1. Juventus-Atletico Madrid 3-0

(12 marzo 2019) Una partita

incredibile, con una Juve messa

in campo alla perfezione, che

sovverte tutti i pronostici e

compie un’impresa strepitosa,

ribaltando il 2-0 dell’andata.

Prestazione pazzesca di tutta la

squadra, trascinata da un

Ronaldo mostruoso, che affonda

gli uomini di Simeone con due

potenti colpi di testa e il rigore

che decide la qualificazione.

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Our intrepid club member (and now Board appointee) Sonia Martelli went to Atlanta last summer to catch

our team in action. Amid her travels she ran into two Juventus superstars, Mauro Camoranesi and

David Trezeguet. She had a few copies of our last issue of zeb with her. One thing led to another

and – BAM! - our magazine is in the hands of legends!

Look Who’s Reading ZEB

An Appetite for Juve

Check out our scarf out for a night on the

town at Del Piero’s N.10 Restaurant in

Beverly Hills, California. No matter where we

are, we always have good taste!

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6221 Hwy 7, Unit 8, Vaughan, ON. L4H 0K8 T: 647-808-4130 F: 416-981-3994

Toronto Reaching Across the Pond

Club Director of Business

Development, Joe Ciraco,

sent our JOFCT scarf to the

crew at DAZN in the UK just to

remind them that we are out

here. Then one day, while

watching Road to Round 16

on DAZN, who should he see

but LFC with Juventus star Ian

Rush WITH OUR JOFCT SCARF!

How fantastic to have such a

legend admiring and holding

up our name for the world to

see! There really are no

boundaries for Juventus!

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Summer 2019

The International Champions Cup is on the horizon yet again! The annual competition pits

European club teams against each other in pre-season exhibition games around the world.

We Juventus fans of North America are disappointed that our team won’t be playing on the

continent this time around, but we are happy for our overseas comrades in Asia

and we are sure that their passion and enthusiasm for the bianconeri will do us proud.

THE TEAMS

THE SCHEDULE

July 16: Roma-Chivas (Bridgeview, Illinois)

July 17: Arsenal-Bayern Munich (Carson, California)

July 20: Manchester United-Inter (Kallang, Singapore)

July 20: Arsenal-Roma (Charlotte, North Carolina)

July 20: Bayern Munich-Real Madrid (Houston, Texas)

July 20: Benfica-Chivas (Santa Clara, California)

July 21: Juventus-Tottenham Hotspur (Kallang, Singapore)

July 23: Real Madrid-Arsenal (Landover, Maryland)

July 23: Bayern Munich-Milan (Kansas City, Missouri)

July 23: Chivas-Atletico Madrid (Arlington, Texas)

July 24: Juventus-Inter (Nanjing, China)

July 24: Roma-Benfica (Harrison, New Jersey)

July 25: Tottenham Hotspur-Manchester United (Shanghai, China)

July 26: Real Madrid-Atletico Madrid (East Rutherford, New Jersey)

July 28: Milan-Benfica (Foxborough, Massachussetts)

August 3: Manchester United-Milan (Cardiff, Wales)

August 4: Tottenham Hotspur-Inter (London, England)

August 10: Atletico Madrid-Juventus (Stockholm, Sweden)

This year marks the second year that Juventus is staging an Academy Tournament. Teams from Ju-

ventus Academies from almost forty countries converge in Torino and compete tournament style. All

the teams walk into the stadium with the country they represent. Those who advance to the quarter

finals and above make it to play in Allianz Stadium all the way to the finals. They travel as a team,

sleep together as a team and play and compete to win as a team. Canada placed third last year

and is vying for first this year.

by Daniel Pirillo

June 2019

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31 zeb issue #18

WORD SEARCH

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Il nostro corrispondente estero,

Francesco Mastrorizzi, ci dà notizie

sui giocatori che hanno

lasciato la nostra squadra

ma non i nostri cuori

Alessandro Del Piero: un’icona del calcio nel mondo

Non basterebbe forse un volume

intero di un’enciclopedia per

raccontare la storia di Alessandro

Del Piero alla Juventus e quello

che ha rappresentato per i suoi

milioni di tifosi sparsi nel mondo,

che nutrono per lui da sempre un

amore infinito e che lo hanno

eletto a bandiera per eccellenza

della Vecchia Signora. A distanza

di quasi sette anni dal suo addio

a l l a ma gl ia b ia nco nera ,

scopriamo come è proseguita la

sua vita, prima come calciatore

italiano all’estero e poi fuori dal

campo, ma sempre a stretto

contatto con il mondo del calcio.

L’ultima partita con la Juventus

Del Piero la disputa il 20 maggio

2012. Quel giorno a Roma si gioca

la sfortunata finale di Coppa Italia

con il Napoli e lui scende in

campo dal primo minuto con la

fascia di capitano, venendo

sostituito a metà del secondo

tempo. Tutta la squadra porta

sulla maglia uno speciale

distintivo, per celebrare l’addio

del suo numero 10. Sette giorni

prima l’indimenticabile saluto al

pubblico dello Juventus Stadium,

in occasione dell’incontro di

campionato con l’Atalanta, in cui

segna l’ultimo gol della sua

carriera bianconera. Uscendo dal

campo al minuto 57, viene

acclamato dai tifosi in lacrime

sugli spalti. Lui li omaggia con un

giro completo di campo, per

ringraziare tutti i settori dello

stadio, che lo applaudono

dall’inizio alla fine, mentre la

partita va avanti. Si conclude così

un lungo periodo ricco di vittorie,

iniziato nell’estate del 1993. Anni

durante i quali si è portato dietro il

soprannome di “Pinturicchio”,

coniato nelle sue prime stagioni a

Torino dall’avvocato Agnelli, che

di lui apprezzava l’eleganza dello

stile di gioco. Molti i record stabiliti

in 19 anni, tra cui quello per le reti

segnate (290) e quello di

presenze per un giocatore

juventino (705), e dal 2011 l’onore

di indossare la fascia di capitano.

Anche su sua espressa richiesta,

però, la maglia numero 10 non

viene ritirata dalla società,

affinché anche in futuro tanti

bambini possano coltivare il

sogno di indossarla.

Lasciare la Juventus significa per

lui salutare anche la Serie A, dove

non potrebbe giocare con una

maglia diversa da quella

b ianconera. A se ttembre

annuncia di voler intraprendere

una nuova esperienza calcistica

e di vita in Australia, nella A-

League, firmando un contratto

con la squadra del Sydney FC. La

sua presenza dà molta visibilità al

campionato australiano, che

viene seguito anche dai

telespettatori italiani. Durante la

stagione realizza 14 gol in 24

partite, ma la squadra si classifica

soltanto al settimo posto, non

riuscendo ad accedere alla fase

finale a scontri diretti. L’anno

successivo viene nominato

capitano della squadra e

racimola un bottino di 10 gol e 9

assist, aiutando il Sydney FC a

conquistare il quinto posto in

classifica e l’accesso ai quarti di

finali, dove arriva l’eliminazione

da parte del Melbourne Victory.

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L’estate successiva, in

attesa di decidere il suo

futuro calcistico, collabora

come inviato speciale della

piattaforma televisiva Sky,

in occasione dei mondiali di

Brasile 2014, dimostrando

davanti al microfono

competenza e la sua

consueta eleganza. Ma il

momento di chiudere la

sua avventura da calciatore non

è ancora arrivato e a fine agosto

firma un contratto di una stagione

con la neonata società indiana

del Delhi Dynamos, che milita nel

nuovo campionato dell’Indian

Super League, a cui partecipano

otto squadre. Tra i suoi avversari

trova anche David Trezeguet,

ingaggiato dal Pune City. Alex

gioca 10 delle 14 partite in

calendario, quasi mai come

titolare, ma la squadra

termina il campionato al

quinto posto, non

accedendo ai play-off.

Segna il suo unico gol

con gli arancioneri,

nonché l'ultimo della sua

carriera, il 9 dicembre

2014 contro il Chennaiyin,

su calcio di punizione. La

sua attività agonistica si

conclude così.

Smessi i panni di calciatore, Del

P iero intraprende diverse

esperienze in giro per il mondo,

venendo riconosciuto ovunque

come il simbolo del calcio italiano

e come una delle icone sportive

più amate. Sempre in continuo

spostamento tra un continente e

l’altro, fissa la sua residenza a Los

Angeles, dove lo segue, con i loro

tre figli, la moglie Sonia, da cui

però si separa nel 2018.

Spesso è chiamato a fare da

testimonial pubblicitario per

i m p o r t a n t i a z i e n d e , a

promuovere iniziative solidali e a

partecipare insieme ad altri ex

c a l c i a t o r i a p a r t i t e d i

beneficenza. Tra le passioni di

sempre ci sono il golf, a cui ora

può dedicare maggiore tempo

per allenarsi e confrontarsi sui

green più prestigiosi con altre

leggende dello sport, e quella per

l’arte, che lo spinge nel 2013 ad

aprire in centro a Torino lo spazio

Adp Log, per ospitare mostre di

vario tipo. Da alcuni anni

promuove il suo marchio di moda

AirDP, con diversi negozi aperti in

tutta Italia, dove acquistare capi

d’abbigliamento e accessori dal

design ricercato. Tra gli impegni

principali rimane la televisione:

dall’estate del 2015 torna a

lavorare con Sky Sport,

i n i z i a l m e n t e c o m e

o p i n i o n i s t a p e r i l

campionato italiano e dalla

stagione in corso anche

come commentatore delle

partite di Champions.

Infine, per non farsi

mancare niente, nell’estate

d e l 2 0 1 8 d i v e n t a

proprietario di una piccola

squadra di calcio di Los Angeles,

attraverso la Edge Americas,

società della quale è co-

fondatore insieme al socio Jeffrey

Whalen, con un’operazione

rimasta segreta fino allo scorso

febbraio. La squadra si chiama

LA10 FC e i suoi colori sociali sono

(non a caso) il bianco, il nero e il

grigio. Già alla prima stagione

vince il proprio campionato da

imbattuta, conquistando la

promozione nella

t e r z a s e r i e

americana. Proprio

per rendere merito

a tutto il team per il

t r a g u a r d o

raggiunto, Alex

decide di uscire allo

s c o p e r t o ,

ringraziando staff e

giocatori in vista

d e l l a n u o v a s t a g i o n e .

«Conquistare il primo successo da

proprietario – confessa – ha avuto

un sapore speciale, diverso,

nuovo, divertente. Un sapore che

mi piace perché mi riporta a

quando tutto era solo un gioco.»

O forse perché, per chi ha il

bianconero nel cuore, vincere

non è importante, è l’unica cosa

che conta.

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Discussing how our bianconeri affect

the world around them.

Dybala explains,“When we struggle, sometimes we must wear our warrior mask to be stronger.”

The pictures below are evidence that the “Dybalamask” is being replicated around the world.

Which makes perfect sense since Juventus fans are a global group of gladiators.

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Above left, Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero with his warrior mask; at center our combatants on the field;

at right, Stefano Lapadula and his homage to Dybala.

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CCOMICOMIC RRELIEFELIEF A little bit of humour for your day

as captioned by

Claudia & Tiziana Pace

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