Italian football has synonymous with one word and that is Juventus. Since their comeback after the calcio scandal, they finished 3rd in their 1st season back, 2nd last year but equal to Ac Milan on points. And currently they are in fourth under Napoli, lot of discussion has happened recently about their inexperienced coach, Ciro. Forgetting their current state, here is a few facts about Juve.
Full Name: Juventus Football Club
Founded In 1897
Nicknames: Bianconeri (Black and White), La Vecchia Signora (The Old Lady), La Goeba, La Fidanzata d’Italia (The Girlfriend of Italy), Zebre (zebras), Madama, La Signora Omicidi(The Lady Killer).
Juventus is the third oldest club in Italy after Genoa, Pro Patria and one of the oldest still active in the world.
The club was founded by Irish Students, who were in Turin at the time.
Juventus means young in Latin, it was named so because the creators were young students.
Their Chairman in [...] Continue Reading…
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The Google’s much awaited phone, Nexus One has finally arrived. Google has some big dreams with this one and is all set to compete with the mobile giant companies such as Apple and Motorola. Mobile phone lovers have their hands outstretched in anticipation for this new gadget but the question is will Nexus One will be able to live up to its name and the buzz that it has created. If you have your heart set on this android phone, then the following fun facts about this phone will be enjoyable and beneficial for you.
The display of the Nexus One is quite great. Its OLED 800 X 480 and 3.5-inch screen is bigger than the iPhone, which has a 480 X 320 pixel screen. Though, compared to the Droid with 3.7-inch and 480 X 854 pixels, TFT-LCD screen, the Nexus One screen is much smaller, but nevertheless, OLED screen [...] Continue Reading…
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Football is famous all over in the world but the big leagues are in Europe with Germany being one of them. One team has achieved everything in German Football and their name is Bayern Munich. Their full name being FC Bayern München AG, they have the biggest following in Germany and one of the biggest in Europe. Here are a few interesting facts about them, their history etc..
Some of the nicknames for the club are Der FCB(The FCB), Die Bayern( The Bavarians), Die Roten(The Red) and FC Hollywood.
The club has been around for 110 years, they were founded in 1900.
Their Chairman once was Franz Beckenbauer but now is only an adviser one of the best footballers to ever grace the pitch.
They have won 4 Champion League titles and have been countless finals. They also have won the German league, Bundesliga, 20 times.
Their stadium, the Allianz Arena holds around 69,000 [...] Continue Reading…
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