OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS CLUB DOC TORONTO SPRING 2011 Noi perenni testimoni di una storia senza fine… Juventus: RESULTS Serie A / Cups Guardando Who made avanti it to the end Juve Club: All the events planned for our members juventusclubdoctoronto.com 2 zeb 2.4 2.4 SPRING 2011 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE JUVENTUS CLUB DOC TORONTO Table of Contents 2 Notes from the Editors 3 News and Notes What’s been happening in our Club 4 Juventus Club DOC Toronto Merchandise also: Comments You can contact us by e-mail at 5 The President’s Address [email protected] 6 In Memoriam Honoring members who have or by phone at (905) 856-0929 passed 7 Posta per la Squadra 8 Upcoming Club Events Wine-Tasting Event, Annual Picnic 10 Membership Perks 11 Juventus Club DOC Toronto Scholarship Program 12 Serie A 2010-2011 Risultati, classifica e la partita focale: Roma vs Juventus 13 L’Opinione di….Alfredo Olivieri 14 Our Club Events Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament 16 Promote My Juve Club 17 Around the World News from the world of soccer 18 Picture Perfect 19 Games Page World Cup Adventures Crossword 20 I risultati delle Coppe Champions League, Europa Cup, Coppa Italia, Qualificazioni Europei 22 Dove Sono Adesso? Alessio Tacchinardi 23 Juve Life Juventus Legends vs Torino Legends 24 Top 10 Libri bianconeri 25 Curiosità also: On the Net Juve-inspired links 26 Kids Play 27 Juve Kids The next generation 28 Giving Back to Our Community Agropoli Tournament 30 Wall of Fame 31 Essentials Info all members should know 32 Say What? Verbal slip-ups of our athletes Tiziana Pace Julia Pace Co-Editor in Chief Co-Editor in Chief Principal Writer Style Director Copy Writer In the past few years there has been a steady flow In the past few years, Salt Lake City has become a of foreign soccer teams into Canada in general, and soccer town. And while I'd like to think it has some- into Toronto specifically, for summer exhibition games. thing to do with me moving here, it probably doesn't. I can only be happy about this, not just because I In 2009, Real Salt Lake won the MLS Cup, bringing the get to see some wonderful soccer being played, but city its first major sports championship in 40 years. This because it shows that there has grown such a de- past April, the team made it to the CONCACAF finals. mand for soccer in our city that we cannot be sati- Walking around the city in the days prior to the final ated by the little live soccer that we have. game, I saw jerseys on the street - on people and on I even remember when we had one lonely chan- dogs - and I felt a great enthusiasm for the sport I nel showing Italian league soccer and any other love. Considering that this is a city brought up on NBA games had to be caught off a huge satellite dish. basketball and college football, Real Salt Lake is Now we have a plethora of channels and we can carving out its place in the culture, and it's here to watch soccer from leagues all around the world. For stay. And while the soccer fanaticism is not what you me, this is real progress. might get for Toronto FC, and certainly what you would get for Juventus, spirit has to start somewhere. I'm always excited when people begin to care about soccer, and when they finally start seeing the beauty of the game. THIS IS A Contributors BILINGUAL Gina Pace Marketing Director / Editor Francesco Mastrorizzi Writer MAGAZINE Gino Mete Contributing Editor You can write to us in any Marisa Lombardi Writer language with your com- Claudia Pace Editor ments, suggestions and submissions. Noi pubblicheremo le vostre opinioni sia in italiano che in inglese. This magazine is Download a Copy of Our Magazine! for you so we are committed to making you If you can’t find a copy of this magazine for yourself, comfortable to write in whatever language is if you want a digital copy, or if you want to share easiest for you. Cosí partecipate alla nostra a copy with people that you know, iniziativa e fateci sapere cosa pensate you can visit our website at del nostro giornalino. www.juventusclubdoctoronto.com and download a copy! 2 zeb 2.4 PUTTING WORDS INTO ACTION CELEBRATION The Juventus Club DOC Toronto prides itself on open We send a special and discourse with its members so that the Club is able to most heartfelt auguri to bring forth initiatives that everyone will enjoy participat- Club Treasurer, Vince Car- ing in. Members continue to attend the games at our lucci, who celebrates his Club Headquarters on the weekends, we recently had 65th birthday this month. our second successful Texas Hold’em Poker Tourna- ment (p.14) and we sponsored a Canadian Youth Team to play an international tournament (p.28). We are cur- rently looking forward to having our Wine Tasting Event (p.8), our He has dedicated many Annual Picnic (p.8), we continue years of hard work to our to offer the community our Juven- Club and others in the com- tus Club DOC Scholarship Pro- munity so we hope that his gram for young, determined play- birthday celebration returns ers exhibiting ambition and passion (p.11), and we to him all the love and dedi- have organized a Club Trip to Torino in August in order cation that he has handed to inaugurate the new stadium in Torino (p.9). There is out to others over the years. no limit to the imagination of the juventino mind! ANNOUNCMENTS We would like to con- gratulate former Club Board Member, Ste- fania Trichillo and Eddie Andreucci on recently tying the knot. We wish them much happiness as they em- bark on a new chap- ter in their lives to- gether and we hope that they continue to help spread juventinità around the world. zeb 2.4 3 Check out the new Juventus Club DOC Toronto jerseys!! What better way to represent your Club out on the streets than to strut your juventinità in your new, beautiful, stylish jersey. It’s sure to make all the other teams’ fans jealous—what are they wearing? Jerseys come with shorts so that you can exhibit th com- plete look. Available at our Club Headquarters. Call or stop by on the weekends to secure yours! Questions about something you see in our magazine or about the Juventus Club? Send your questions to us by e-mailing [email protected] or mailing them to Juve Mag, 48 Sonny St. Maple, Ontario L6A 1B7 My nephew brought us a copy of this magazine when he came to visit and I think it’s just won- derful. What surprised me was how it’s not only a magazine on Juventus but it’s community- oriented too. What a great idea! - Emelia C. Somebody took my copy of the last issue. I was so glad that I was able to find it online. - Pat Gianesco What you think is very important to us. Please let us know your com- ments about Juventus, our Club, zeb magazine, or whatever is on Great job! This your mind. Send your comments to magazine just us by e-mailing keeps getting [email protected] or mailing them to Juve Mag, 48 Sonny St. better and bet- Maple, Ontario L6A 1B7 ter! It makes me proud to be a member of SIDE KICK: this club. ―Winning takes talent. - A.S. To repeat takes character.‖ John Wooden, NCAA Coach 4 zeb 2.4 We have, unfortunately, had to en- ventus binds us in a way that non- out there dure such a dismal soccer season juventini could never understand. waiting for us that it’s nice to take comfort in So in the spirit of camaraderie, we all. This Club each other’s company. I don’t have many events planned to keep is about not know if it’s true that misery loves our members in touch with one an- only celebrat- company but misery does like to other, especially now that the sea- ing our simi- talk things through and try to find son is winding down and we find larities but answers to otherwise incomprehen- ourselves approaching that great even the sible actions. This is why I’ve always soccer void that we call summer. ways in which been so happy to be a art of this From my point of view, the events we differ. Club, to have other with whom I that we plan are not so much about Take a look at can share both my joys and sorrows. doing something but about doing the world It’s as though our devotion to Ju- something happily. It seems to me around you that people are always walking and notice all around upset...about family, about the ways that SIDE KICK: work, about life. What a waste of you can en- "Champions aren't made in time! You could be out having a hance the the gyms. Champions are made drink with a friend or sitting on your quality of your lives. This Club is just from something they have porch with your neighbor. A Poker the beginning. Together, we can deep inside them - Tournament, a Wine Tasting Event, a make it happen. a desire, a dream, a vision." Picnic, all ways in which to help Muhammad Ali celebrate life. I won’t get caught in Tiziana Pace the cesspool of negativity that lies President zeb 2.4 5 The Juventus Club DOC Toronto lost two beloved members in the last couple months.