Explanation:This cartoon shows Sandro Mazzola being interviewed by
journalists. Up in the clouds, Valentino Mazzola and Vittorio Pozzo are looking
down.
Valentino Mazzola states that
‘my son is more
popular than me, all journalists are hanging by his every word’.
Pozzo
replies that ‘pity that they are better at destroying with their tongues than
creating with their feet’.
Cartoon II:
Photo From: Selecciones de Oro España '82#11URSS
Explanation:This cartoon shows USSR star Oleg Blokhin.
Cartoon III:
Photo From: Foot magazine, issue 54, February 1986
Explanation:This cartoon shows the Danish Michael Laudrup breaking
off a statue of the Polish Zbigniew Boniek (both in Juventus uniforms). He had
replaced Boniek as Juventus’ second foreigner that season (1985/86).
Cartoon IV:
Photo
From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special
thanks to Daniel Antonio Escobar Riquelme)
Explanation:This cartoon shows Atletico Madrid players jumping a
ship skippered by controversial President Jesus Gil.
Cartoon VI:
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 2150, June 23, 1987
Explanation:This cartoon shows former AC Milan’s star Gianni Rivera entering the
world of politics and going into the Italian Parliament. He had been elected as
a Christian-Democrat politician.
Cartoon VI:
Photo From: Placar, Issue 10, May 22,
1970
Explanation:This cartoon shows former Brazilian Manager and
Journalist Joao
Saldana.
Explanation:This cartoon shows Belgian midfielder Ludo Coeck.
Cartoon XI:
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1934, May 3, 1983
Explanation:This cartoon references Jean-François Larios’ failed
transfer to Atletico Madrid.
Former France and Saint Etienne midfielder,
Jean-François Larios’ proposed transfer to
Atletico Madrid had not worked out after his falling out at Saint Etienne.
We
see Larios entering Madrid under sunny conditions at Puerta del Sol but leaving
anonymously at night.
Cartoon XII:
Photo
From: AS Color, Issue 114, July 24, 1973
Explanation:This cartoon shows Barcelona’s Hungarian-born star
Ladislao Kubala leading the orchestra.
Cartoon XIII:
Photo
From: France Football, Issue 1928, March 22, 1983
Explanation:This cartoon references Michel Platini’s fine form at
Juventus during his first season at Juventus (1982/83).
It shows Juventus executive
Giampiero Boniperti handing over Platini (as a toy) to French National Team
Manager Michel Hidalgo.
Boniperti informs him that
‘Don’t break he is in perfect condition’
Cartoon XIV:
Photo
From: Foot Magazine, Issue 15, July 1982
Explanation:This cartoon shows Belgium’s Alex Czerniatisnki’s goal
(June 22, 1982, World Cup, Belgium 1-Hungary 1)
7-Angelo
Di Livio (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze) (17-Damiano Zenoni (Atalanta Bergamasca
Calcio-Bergamo)
52nd)
4-Demetrio Albertini (Associazione Calcio Milan) (16-Luigi Di Biagio (Internazionale Football Club- Milano) 52nd)
23-Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)
(5-Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France) 57th)
21- Andrea Pirlo (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
8-Claudio Marchisio (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
9-Mario Balotelli (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano)(17-Ciro Immobile (Torino Calcio 1906) 73rd)
Coach:
Cesare Prandelli
Other
Subs:
1-Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus
Football Club-Torino)
13-Mattia Perin (Genoa 1893-Genova )
7- Ignazio Abate (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano)
19- Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
14-Alberto
Aquilani (Associazione
Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze)
10-Antonio Cassano (Parma Football Club)
11-Alessio Cerci (Torino Calcio 1906)
22-Lorenzo
Insigne (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli)
2-Mattia De Sciglio (Associazione Calcio
Milan-Milano)
England:
1-Charles
Joseph ‘Joe’ Hart (Manchester
City Football Club)
2-
Glen McLeod Johnson (Liverpool Football Club)
5- Gary James Cahill (Chelsea Football
Club-London)
6-Philip
Nikodem Jagielka (Everton Football Club -Liverpool)
3- Leighton John Baines (Everton Football Club -Liverpool)
14-
Jordan Brian Henderson (Liverpool Football Club) (7-Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere (Arsenal Football
Club-London) 73rd)
4-
Steven George Gerrard (captain) (Liverpool Football Club)
11-
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah ‘Danny’ Welbeck
(Manchester
United Football Club) (21-Ross Barkley (Everton Football Club -Liverpool) 61st)
19-Raheem Shaquille Sterling (Liverpool Football Club)
10-Wayne
Mark Rooney (Manchester United Football Club)
9 -Daniel Andre Sturridge (Liverpool Football Club) (20-Adam David Lallana (Southampton Football Club) 80th)
Coach:
Roy Hodgson
Booked:
Raheem Sterling 90+2
Other
Subs:
13-Ben Anthony Foster (West Bromwich Albion Football Club)
22-Fraser Gerard Forster (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow /
Scotland)
23-Luke Paul Hoare
Shaw (Southampton Football
Club)
17- James Phillip Milner
(Manchester City Football Club)
15-
Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal Football Club-London)
18-Rickie Lee
Lambert (Southampton Football Club)
8-
Frank James Lampard (Chelsea Football Club-London)
12-Christopher Lloyd Smalling (Manchester United Football Club)
16-Phillip Anthony Jones (Manchester United Football Club)
Photo From: World Soccer, July 2014
(June 14, 2014, World Cup, Italy 2-England 1)
International Head-to-Head match No. 26
March
31, 2015,
Italy
1-England 1
Friendly
Venue: Turin-Juventus Stadium
Attendance:31,138
Referee: Dr. Felix Brych (Germany)
Goalscorers:
(Italy):
Graziano Pelle
29
(England):
Andros Townsend 79
Lineups:
Italy:
1-Gianluigi Buffon (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
13 - Andrea Ranocchia (Internazionale Football Club- Milano)
19- Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus Football Club-Torino)
3-Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus Football Club-Torino) (24-Emiliano
Moretti (Torino
Calcio 1906) 72nd)