Un capitano. No, two.

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Yesterday in Tardini Stadium took place the first Meet&Greet – hoping it was the first of a series – of the season in which Captains Alessandro Lucarelli and Bruno Alves took photos with fans and signed pictures, t-shirs and… a flag!

We asked Captain Lucarelli to sign our flag dedicated to him and that was also the occasion for us to give him a special t-shirt we made before Parma vs Juve match with a The Plin in the back:

“Everybody is talking about Cristiano, but one day his brother, Alessandro Ronaldo, a defender, will come and make history more than him” [referred to the arrival of Captain brother, Cristiano Lucarelli, to Parma one year before him]

It is nothing against the great champion, Cristiano Ronaldo, but it is our way to underline  that for us NOBODY would be better than Alessandro Lucarelli. 

We gave a t-shirt to Bruno Alves to, as good omen for the season and for the captain role handover. Maybe will give it to Cristiano, who knows 😉

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34 years of Gemellaggio

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Athos Bagnoli and Angelo Manfredini in Centro Coordinamento office

Parma Calcio is a Family, when you come in the town and especially in Tardini you notice it. It is the kind of things it is more difficult to explain by words than to feel.

Between Parma and Empoli there is a friendship that last since 1984. On 25th November 1984 during Parma vs Empoli match in Serie B there was so much fog that some Boys Parma fans – usually located in Curva Nord – went in the opposite side of the stadium to watch at least the goal on that side, where Parma was trying to score: we were loosing 1 to 0 but Empoli fans didn’t know it because they could not see the opposite side goal because of the fog.

At the end of the mach some Parma fans that were in Curva Sud congratulate with Empoli fans for the victory and they were surprised by that since they supposed it ended with a 0 -0 draw. The chat ended up with some beers after the match and there begun one of long-lasting friendship in Italian football history.

Rivals on the field but friend outside: the link grew year by year and soon the Gemellaggio was officialized with a flags parade before a match. Tradition that was observed also last Sunday in Tardini before the 7th Serie A round. Before the match begun, both supporters groups sang the name of the opposite team.

We use to repeat that football is made by fans, by people. This is the demonstrations: ultras organizing friendly Fans football match before the Serie A game as a chance to stay together (here the photo gallery); presidents of both Centro Coordinamento –  the organizations that coordinate all official fans clubs – embracing for the meeting in Serie A after years like old friend does.

In the picture you see well-know president of Centro Coordinamento Parma Clubs, Angelo Manfredini, and his Empoli equivalent, Athos Bagnoli: both dedicated life to their football passion and in defense of fans rights despite Tv oriented and tickets price rising policies that are keeping people far from football.

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Flag parade before Parma vs Empoli on 30th September 2018
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“Proudly friends” Boys Parma before Parma vs Empoli on 30th September 2018

Bomb reportage on Juve

 

It could seem off topic but this could be something so big it is important to be spread.

A bomb reportage about a mysterious suicide of a Juve fan is about to be broadcasted by Italian Rai 3 well-know TV program “Report” on 22nd of October. Behind that, as anticipated via twitter by Report account, “relationships between spies, ultrà, mafia and players. Unpublished documents reveals some prestigious football managers hypocrisy”

 

In the teaser you see Beppe Marotta – that in these days officially left Juve – avoid journalist Federico Ruffo @FedericoRuffo question about the death Juve employee.

The journalist wrote this yesterday on his Facebook public profile by presenting the teaser. ***this is a not professional translation, to see original post screenshot at the end of the article***

We want to officially thank you Federico Ruffo for his professionality and his strength.

So he wrote: “I write it now, knowing that next month will be tough, full of hate, insults, insinuations, knowing that for years I will be known as the ‘mercenary bastard that sully Juventus because: 1- is a Roma fan; 2-  wants to rise the audience; 3 – he is paid by anti-juve lobbies. I AM JUVENTINO. since always. I grew up studying the unnatural and elegant Platini pelvis twisting. I stared at ball fixed to Baggio foot against all physics laws, until believing that football wouldn’t have any relevance after him. Behind my eyes I still have fragments of Del Piero scoring, Zidane infinite levers, blind and uncontrolled Nedved fury, Trezeguet sly smile, laboring Conte Juve, until the unnatural fight to re-emerge from serie B.

I still feel the bitter of tears after Borussia, after Mijatovic gol, after Manchester penalties.

I am juventino, since always. In Rome, where being a juve supporter should be prized with a medal.

I am juventino, and I believe that the jersey goes beyond men and historical moments, a part from who track, write, engrave history.

I am juventino but before everything else I’m a journalist. And as a journalist I know that this reportage has nothing related with football: there is a man who lost his life, leaving a 10 years old son full of rage and questions and all of them deserves answers.

Here is talking about money, ‘Ndrangheta, stadium criminals and manager with a double ethics. It is one of most important works I ever made in years of career, brought on for love of sport, the true one, and for love of support, the one that doesn’t need to make money on other people’s passion.

Watch it.

Soon, really soon we will be back on TV.”

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from Federico Ruffo public profile

Replay Parma matches

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World Wide Web is constantly growing and probably this list is not complete but check out here if you need to watch again last Parma Calcio match you missed on TV. Not all of the website listed have all the matches but maybe at least one will contain the game you are looking for.

Best websites for full matches and highlights replay:

Full Matches and Shows Latest Highlights Videos

Highlights Football – Football Match Highlights, Soccer Goals and Shows

Football Origin

Football Replay

HD Matches

Full Match Video – (big archive, expecially for South America, but no Serie A at the moment)

This article will be updated and listed in a proper section of the website dedicate to WATCH PARMA CALCIO MATCH

Watch Parma historical matches

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If you were too young on 12nd may 1993 for the Winners’ Cup final in Wembley, if in your country didn’t broadcast Champions League matches against Borussia Dortmund or you want to watch again and again Uefa cup Final against Marseille since your VHS is broken, now you can make up for all this.

Go on Footballia.net, subscribe (for free) and browse. You will find something like 492 Serie A matches, international and national teams games and a catalogue in constant improvement.

If you don’t remember so much the Domenico “Mimmo” Morfeo creativity or Tino Asprilla flips there is also a research field for players!

With a payment subscription there are some plus but the free one is enough to enjoy the catalogue. And if you have some matches to add surely they will be happy for that.

 

6>7: Math is a matter of LOVE

If being a fan would be a matter of numbers or victories everybody in Italy would be Juve fan and fan of Real Madrid worldwide. It is almost like that but not for everybody.

Being a fan is a matter of passion, love, irrationality, sometimes the result for casualties.

Before Parma vs. Juventus we made a simple thought: for us, our Captain Alessandro Lucarelli is the most important ever. What he did for us – guaranteeing our survival in 2015, defending the club in courthouses,  standing with us also in serie D and leading us to coming back to Serie A, being a support and a friend before being a player – is unique. We would never exchange him with anybody. Neither with CR7.

Mathematics is easy when love is involved, so:

IF

Alessandro Lucarelli is better than Cristiano Ronaldo

THEN

6 is more than 7

We would like to tell this to everybody and we made a t-shirt to fix the concept.

If you are interested in write at info@parmafansworldwide.com

In the back you can have a known The Plin: “Everybody is talking about Cristiano, but one day his brother, Alessandro Ronaldo, a defender, will come and make history more than him” [referred to the arrival of Captain brother, Cristiano Lucarelli, to Parma one year before him]

ps: we know in 2015 Juve scored us 7 goals but, you know, we don’t give a s**t. They will never have a man like him.

“Different stories, same passion”

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