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BETIS

Seamos claros y evitemos los rodeos. No hay nada en el mundo que se parezca al Real Betis Balompié. La simplificación más básica, esa a la que nos obligan los constructos sociales, señala que el Betis es un club de fútbol, si bien, como siempre decía Antonio Picchi, histórico gerente de la entidad (y patriarca de un clan de béticos descomunales), una cosa es el fútbol y otra, muy distinta, el Betis.

A lo largo de las próximas páginas vamos a intentar lo imposible: mientras recorremos a golpe de brochazos en verde, blanco y verde la historia del equipo, explicar por qué este sentimiento alcanza cotas de religión pagana, cambiando para siempre la vida de todas
aquellas personas que se cruzan con él.

Porque todo se resume en un nombre corto, breve, sencillo y grande que estalla en las gargantas cuando el fútbol se hace arte: BETIS.

Una monografía de más de 130 páginas, dónde encontrar artículos que emocionan, ilustraciones e imágenes que cuentan las mejores historias del Real Betis Balompié.

somos takketto

takketto es la síntesis y la culminación de un viaje que comenzó combinando dos pasiones: una por el fútbol y otra por la edición. Un proyecto independiente, autónomo, alejado de concentraciones y circuitos mainstream pero, no por ello menos ambicioso. takketto es una serie de trabajos monográficos sobre equipos de fútbol, contados a través de las palabras e imágenes de un equipo internacional de colaboradores que comparten la misma pasión, visión y curiosidad pero, sobre todo, por la creencia de que no hay "B-Sides" en el fútbol .

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Monografías

Betis - Monografia AA.VV

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Nápoles - Monografía AA.VV

Bari - Monografía AA.VV

Pósters

El Líder se mantiene Líder.

El nuevo año del Atlético empieza con record. Julián Álvarez marcó el gol que dió la victoria ante Osasuna en el Metropolitano y escribió una nueva pagina de historia para el Atletico con una racha de 14 partidos ganados y proclamación de campeón de invierno.

La última vez que los rojiblancos de Simeone fueron campeones de invierno sabemos cómo acabó la temporada 😉

#atleti #aupaatleti #forzaatleti #atleticodemadrid #nuncadejesdecreer #adidas #nike #memes #footballmemes #laliga #football #futbol #fifa #balondeoro #golazos #beautifulgame #memedeportes #felix #koke #saulniguez #oblak #godin #putarealmadrid #simeone #match

The Futurist movement proposed itself as the Nietzschean hammer of the Italian art world.
Those fervent young people who signed the technical manifesto understood that the immense technical revolution of the early 1900s required an aesthetic counterpart that matched its grandeur. Their astonishing present deserved, even more than the past, an altar where it could be revered. The miracles of contemporary life were expressed in incessant motion, lightning-fast speed, and the disintegration of matter stretched between light and darkness. Even the very conception of the human body found a new interpretation.

To express this belief, Umberto Boccioni chose to represent precisely a footballer in action. Football perfectly encapsulated the manifesto’s ideals, presenting itself as the quintessential modern sport. “Dynamism of a Footballer”, now housed at the MoMA in New York, deconstructs and reconstructs the figure of an individual disintegrated by the swiftness of the footballing gesture. At the immutable center, only the calf remains, the sole constant in the act of play. Every action revolves around it, inevitably captured by flashes of light.

What is matter? What is gesture? Boccioni seems to intuit what quantum physics had only just begun to demonstrate: light has both a particle and a wave nature. The matter of the body, in the act of motion, blends with it and assumes its properties, becoming a place of modern complexity. Reality is no longer the obvious presence of the here and now merely perceivable through the senses; it is a dynamic world, of which our perception is an intrinsic part.

The colors are clearly distinguishable and yet blurred: the green of the field, the blue of the sky, the yellow of the light, and finally, the red of the motion; united in the impression of an individualizing totality. Boccioni’s work is an undeniable masterpiece that owes as much to football as it does to its brilliant artist.

Written by Andreas D’Agosto @5tar3oy

#umbertoboccioni #art&football #moma #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

En el fútbol, como en la vida, las palabras pueden herir, pero a veces logran forjar una identidad. Esto es lo que se dice que ocurrió con los aficionados del Real Betis Balompié, quienes fueron definidos provocativamente como “el equipo pobre de Sevilla”. Alrededor de los años 50, el club atravesaba una etapa difícil, relegado a la Tercera División y con una situación económica precaria. A pesar de ello, el estadio seguía llenándose de aficionados, una anomalía que no podía pasar desapercibida.

La frase, atribuida a un periodista, pretendía ser una crítica mordaz, sugiriendo que los aficionados del Betis parecían conformarse con la mediocridad sin rebelarse. Sin embargo, rastrear su origen exacto es complicado: la expresión se ha arraigado en el imaginario colectivo, independientemente de quién la haya pronunciado primero. Más que una ofensa, se ha convertido en un símbolo de orgullo para una afición capaz de abrazar sus defectos con autoironía.

Los béticos, con el espíritu irónico típico de Andalucía, transformaron ese insulto en un rasgo distintivo. La expresión se incorporó a cánticos, pancartas y narrativas relacionadas con el club, entrelazándose con el lema “¡Viva er Beti manque pierda!” (¡Viva el Betis, aunque pierda!). En poco tiempo, ser “el equipo pobre” se convirtió en sinónimo de lealtad incondicional y pasión genuina, un valor que trasciende victorias y derrotas.

En su historia reciente, el Betis ha tenido altibajos, pero sus aficionados siguen siendo de los más apasionados y leales de España. Aceptar las derrotas y estar siempre presentes no es solo una filosofía, sino una expresión de la esencia misma del fútbol: amor incondicional y sentido de pertenencia.

Escrito por Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#realbetis #vivaerbeti #aficionbetica #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

The garnet jersey is evocative like no other: it evokes a visceral connection with what is mystical, transcendent, with the deep emotion that only boundless love can bring. What has endowed it with this special aura is not only the wonderful successes and the cursed tragic vicissitudes but also the greatness of spirit of some men who have worn it. Among them is undoubtedly Gigi Meroni, a child of a time that today seems very distant.

Italy in the 1960s was a deeply conformist country, stiffened by the bourgeois morality necessary to sustain the industrial miracle. But Gigi was different; for him, systems existed solely to be broken down. From a young age, he showed a remarkable artistic talent. Growing up with a brush in hand, he learned to love the infinite shades that could be imparted to a canvas. His mother, Rosa, was a weaver, and Gigi, following in her footsteps, earned his first money designing ties. This passion for fashion never faded, and throughout his short life, he personally designed his outfits, always intensely eccentric and avant-garde.

His walks through the center of Turin wearing his “bucket boy hat,” colorful jackets, and shirts with wide V-neck collars remain etched in the collective imagination. But what the garnet butterfly loved above all else was football. On the pitch, Gigi was free to glide gracefully, tracing, like on a painting, unexpected trajectories, thrilling those who were there to admire his feats. That was his favorite canvas, where every movement was a brushstroke toward the immense goal of beauty, joy, and life.

Men like Meroni are increasingly scarce in modern football, bound as it is by the chains of money and results. So, long live the revolutionaries, long live the rebels.

Written by Andreas D’Agosto @5tar3oy

#gigimeroni #art&football #turin #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

An enveloping melancholy resurfaces with every sweet and rhythmic note. The 90s generation made it their own, like a Game Boy session by the sea. Sky and Sand is the electronic anthem of a generation that turned clubbing into a mainstream phenomenon. Paul Kalkbrenner was a DJ known only in Berlin, where techno found its favorite home.
It was a visionary film that brought him to the wider public, a movie where he plays the lead and which faithfully depicts the reality of European clubbing. Berlin Calling quickly became a cult classic, and its eponymous soundtrack, a global success.

However, there’s a missing piece in this description, a detail that won’t go unnoticed by the most observant. Paul, playing the tormented and brilliant DJ Ickarus, wears throughout the film a series of original football jerseys that don’t belong to his collection.

In the first scene, the DJ wears Argentina’s jersey, the one that enchanted Zenga and made our country weep. Later, as he performs across Europe, he dons Platini’s number 10 from 1982 and a replica of the stunning white jersey of West Germany from 1958.

Then comes the first Italian relic: AC Milan’s 1990-91 jersey with the Champions Cup badge. Ickarus returns to perform dressed in Cologne’s 1983-84 jersey, paired with Milan’s 1993 jacket. In the hospital, the DJ sports a replica of Moore’s red jersey from the 1966 World Cup victory.

At the peak of his emotional turmoil, he chooses Uruguay’s 1982 jersey and a replica of the Netherlands’ shirt signed by Cruyff. His rebirth is marked by a replica of Portugal’s jersey with a green diagonal stripe and another from Brazil’s 1962 team, evoking the great Garrincha.

Ultimately, Berlin Calling was ahead of its time, solidifying the connection between football fashion and the underground lifestyle—a relationship that has now become immensely popular.

Written by Andreas D’Agosto @5tar3oy

#PaulKalkbrenner #techno #acmilan #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

A few days ago, Alessandro Del Piero turned 50; his milestone birthday was an opportunity to celebrate both his extraordinary career as a footballer and his personality, universally recognized as virtually flawless. The shy smile on the face of Del Piero, now a former footballer and TV pundit, is the same as that of the young Alessandro who debuted in Serie A at just 19 years old, wearing the Juventus jersey on a September afternoon in Foggia.

In the 31 years between his 50th birthday and his Serie A debut, Del Piero had the chance to be many things, constantly evolving as a player while remaining the same young man born and raised in the Veneto region, where he spent all his pre-Juventus life, and where Alessandro truly became Del Piero. This is why his name is naturally linked to Juventus, the team with which he won everything as an undisputed protagonist and as captain.

His impact on football was so great that his name became a trademark for his unique way of scoring. The “Del Piero goal” is a universal term for describing the ball’s trajectory when struck from the top left corner of the penalty area, landing in the goal’s top left corner, just under the crossbar.

At the same time, Alessandro became an icon for the Italian national team, scoring a magnificent goal in the semifinals against Germany on that night in Dortmund in 2006, before overcoming France in the final in Berlin.

Beyond the joys of wearing his iconic number 10 jersey, Del Piero showed an uncommon open-mindedness by choosing to end his career in Australia and then in India, after his Juventus journey had concluded. For him, this choice was driven more by anthropological curiosity than by sporting calculations. A decision undoubtedly unconventional, which says a lot about the footballer, but even more about the person who made it.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#delpiero #thedelpierogoal #juventus #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

Immense dreams, visceral bonds, terrifying disappointments: football. Contemporary epic is indelibly sketched by two cleats on an emerald green canvas. The feats of the greats redeem the people, become a source of identity and unity, drive economic revival, and inspire deeper love. A world so pure in its foundational truth could only become the ultimate subject of urban art, and thus of popular art by definition: street art. The depictions on once-silent walls in our cities remind us that those events are essentially ours, that within the monotony of repetitive work, the spark of the unexpected is always possible, and that beauty can burst forth, even in the darkest night, moving us to tears. The outskirts, stagnant in the stillness of concrete, finally regain vitality in the reds of Liverpool, the sea blue of Napoli, and the blaugrana stripes of an elusive Pulga. In the dark eyes of Dee Craig’s George Best, created in his birthplace of Cregagh Estate, one can see the entire troubled journey of a divided people, of a tormented and destructive history. Yet, his mischievous and enigmatic smile seems to challenge this absurd fate once more, showing not the slightest sign of surrender. An equally poignant symbol of hope is the Gabriel Jesus mural by the Art Box collective in his favela, Jardim Peri. The title of the piece is “Alô Mãe”: the iconic phone-call gesture is reinterpreted as a call to his mother, ready to say, “I made it; don’t worry, the worst is over.” It stands there as a reminder that if willpower sustains the dream, nothing is impossible. Urban art becomes the megaphone for community stories, and often, these stories are inseparably linked to a ball and its heroes.

Written by Andreas D’Agosto @5tar3oy

#favela #gabrieljesus #georgebest #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

If San Lorenzo de Almagro is the third most recognized and renowned team in the Argentine championship—after Boca Juniors and River Plate, of course—it’s likely thanks to its fans, who have made the team from Buenos Aires instantly recognizable worldwide. The fame that follows the red-and-blue team across the globe is primarily due to the battle its fans, the “Ciclón,” fought a few years ago to bring the club back to its original neighborhood, Boedo, after spending a few decades in the Flores neighborhood, just a few streets away.

This conflict began in 1979, during the Videla dictatorship, when the decision was made to expropriate the land where San Lorenzo’s stadium, the Gasometer, was located. This was done in favor of Carrefour, in the name of increased profits through privatization. Shortly after the expropriation, a giant supermarket took the place of the sports facility at the heart of the neighborhood.

For San Lorenzo’s people, this was experienced as an expulsion from Eden, and as soon as they could, they fought hard to regain this deeply symbolic space and to build a new stadium—the Nuevo Gasometro—on it. The “Volvimos a Boedo” (We Returned to Boedo) campaign began in 2012 and ended in 2019, when an announcement made over the supermarket’s PA system declared that San Lorenzo fans were finally in possession of the land. The campaign, so powerful it gained global reach, was based on each fan buying one square meter of land—a symbolic but very concrete act. Through this popular capitalization of seven million dollars, San Lorenzo’s people were able to undo yet another disastrous decision of the military junta in power.

Construction officially began in 2023, and it will take a few years to complete, but the countdown has officially begun: the dream of the “Cuervo” fans has turned into a goal and will soon become a reality.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#sanlorenzo #boedo #hinchasdelciclón #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

“Revenge is a dish best served cold,” Haaland must have thought as his Man City made a mockery of Chelsea during the Premier League 2024/25 opener. In fact, the Norwegian striker’s revenge didn’t have much time to cool down, as the draw pitted the two teams against each other right at the start of the Premier League. The face-off between the two players came less than a month after the day their rivalry officially began.

The episode that sparked this little feud dates back to the Spanish national team’s celebrations after winning the European Championship in Germany. The Spanish defender was caught on camera in the locker room singing “Haaland trembles, Cucurella is coming,” a chant that was more ironic than anything else, where the Spanish defender tried to scare the City striker.

However, the encounter between the two quickly swung in favor of the Citizens when Haaland’s goal put his team ahead less than 20 minutes into the match. The lead was then doubled in the second half by Kovacic, who sealed the game with a beautiful long-range shot.

Haaland had the opportunity to rub salt into Cucurella’s wounds at the end of the match when he quite blatantly ignored his request for help to ease some cramps. Finally, he concluded the affair during the press conference, where he snubbed the Spaniard, pointing out that before acting cocky with La Roja, Cucurella had asked him for his jersey during their previous season’s head-to-head clash.

The goal scored by Haaland marked his 100th match with the Manchester team and was his 91st goal in that shirt, a frightening percentage that only confirms that Cucurella’s sarcasm was more a sign of admiration than a provocation.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#haland #cucurella #mancity #chelsea #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

Kylian Mbappe is officially a Real Madrid player: a move that will likely have an epoch-making impact from a sporting perspective, but one that seems inevitable and even overdue.

Negotiations for this colossal transfer actually date back to his time at Monaco; it was 2017 and at the time it was said that the Monegasque club rejected the Spanish offer because the presence of Cristiano, Benzema, and Bale would not have allowed Mbappe’s star to shine as it deserved, a situation that was not optimal for either the Madrid club or the French striker. PSG then stepped in, acquiring him to make him the cornerstone of their squad.

From that moment, the seasons have followed a rather cyclical pattern: the player has consistently shown his enormous value, but the Paris team has never won the Champions League despite the monstrous investments every summer.

In 2022, the saga reached its peak. Mbappe’s contract was about to expire, and the courtship from Real Madrid was intense. The transfer, widely celebrated and applauded by the Spanish press, seemed imminent when the official news came that Mbappe would stay in Paris for another contract cycle.

Even Macron intervened to force this decision, aware that the choice would have social, political, and economic implications. The signing was celebrated at the Parc des Princes by Al-Khelaifi himself, the protagonist of the photo shoot with the striker.

In retrospect, those celebrations were exclusively about the next two seasons, during which PSG won “only” a series of national trophies, continuing to miss out on the Champions League, which would have finally cemented them in the European elite. Now Mbappe will have the chance to try to lift it with the white jersey, one that seems to be cloaked in a spell and with which many of his future colleagues have already won several finals in recent history.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#mbappe #realmadrid #kylianmbappe #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto

On Sunday night, the Copa America ended with the same outcome as several other tournaments played in recent times: with Leo Messi lifting a silver trophy and displaying it, along with his teammates, under the stands filled with jubilant Argentinians.

Yet, his festive Sunday hadn’t started in the best way: in the 66th minute, in fact, Leo had left the match due to an ankle problem. The cameras mercilessly captured him in tears, as he looked despondently at the pitch, where his teammates couldn’t find the winning touch to get the better of Colombia, who had played a great game as well as a great tournament.
Thus, it went to extra time, when Lo Celso launched Lautaro Martinez into space with an extraordinary volley, allowing him to score the only goal of the match.

It was the most honorable way to bid farewell to Angel Di Maria, an immense footballer whom the entire football world will miss when he decides to hang up his boots. He will, perhaps, do so after his last ride with Benfica. With the national team, he already has: the match against Colombia was his last performance for the national team. When, inevitably, it will be Messi’s turn, it will be the same, but now is not the time to think about it, but to enjoy his umpteenth triumph.

Lastly, it was also a test for the United States of America, who organized this edition and will also handle the next World Cup along with Canada and Mexico. For them, the balance is definitely not positive: disorganization, in fact, was the real protagonist of this tournament. Bielsa - another personality we will miss when he no longer coaches - has said it on more than one occasion. We hope he was heard.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#argentina #copaamerica2024 #leomessi #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

Spain has won the Euro 2024 in Germany, and they did it deservedly, proving to be the strongest team and the one with the brightest stars in the entire competition. England lost the final as they did in the last edition, leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of their fans, who were convinced that this could really be the right time.

The path of Spain and England in this Euro, however, could not have been more different. The Iberian team, in fact, had a flawless run, winning all the matches played and continuously showcasing their strength, establishing themselves as the tournament favorites from the initial group stage and maintaining this role until the final whistle of the final. England, on the other hand, was presented at the start as a solidly accredited team to finally bring it home but failed to live up to expectations and, in fact, was more criticized than praised throughout the continental competition.

It was the Euro2024 of the very young Spanish champions: Niko Williams and Lamine Yamal dazzled during the competition, proving not only to have the future of European football at their feet but also the present. Both were key in taking the lead: the assist was provided by the Catalan youth player while the goal was scored by the Basque winger.

Conversely, English stars Bellingham and Foden should have given more, given the season they had with their club teams; the former was instrumental in Madrid’s double with the Casa Blanca while the latter had enormous merits in the Premier League won by City under Guardiola.

La Roja’s fans have a lot to celebrate: the trophy lifted on the night of the Olympiastadion was the culmination of the competition, but for the Spanish national team, it seems to be the starting point of another dominant cycle in Europe and the world.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#spain #euro2024 #england #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

In September of a year ago, between Spain and Georgia, it ended 7-1 at the Dinamo Tbilisi stadium, the main team of the Caucasian country. That match, in its own way historical, was the beginning of an epochal journey for the national team of the Georgian country, which in the following 11 months literally wrote the football history of their country.

However, the redemption that would later lead to the shocking qualification for the Round of 16 of Euro ‘24 did not come immediately. Following the debacle with the Red Fury, other defeats ensued, which led Georgia to finish in 4th place in the qualifying group.

The team from Tbilisi, therefore, had no choice but to roll up their sleeves and face the gauntlet of the qualifiers. After eliminating the docile Luxembourg, then, Kvaratskhelia’s nation managed to edge out Greece on penalties to reach their first historic qualification for the continental tournament.

From this moment on, the chronicle became epic. Drawn in an uncomfortable group with the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Portugal, Georgia did not have an easy path at all, especially after losing their opening match 2-0 to solid Turkey. The subsequent 1-1 draw with the Czechs meant that to have any chance of advancing, the Georgians would have to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, whose brilliance on the field had definitely seen better days, unlike his charisma which had not diminished at all.

In the decisive match of the group, then, Kvaratskhelia Freudianly killed his sports father - as well as idol and source of inspiration - Cristiano, beating him 2-0 and earned a Round of 16 that will be talked about in Georgian schoolbooks for generations to come.

And so it doesn’t matter much that Spain reiterated their superiority by winning the match 4-1, Georgia had already accomplished their sporting miracle.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#georgia #spain #eurocup24 #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

The relationship between the French national team and internal politics has always been very close. Les Bleus have represented the French nation by translating the contradictions of society, stemming from a colonial past yet to be resolved, onto the sports field.

The victory of the World Cup in Saint Denis in 1998 seemed an important stage of reconciliation between the various elements of society; Zidane, dominating the home World Cup, had suddenly become the face of a France that had forgotten the internal fractures between French people of different generations and social classes and had presented to the world a country with a single soul behind the three colors of the flag.

Unfortunately, however, the usual problems resurfaced almost immediately, and Benzema became the symbol of all the racial hatred traditionally directed at French people of Maghrebi origin and Muslim religion who lived in the banlieue, spoke non-academic French, and were fundamentally on the margins of society.

He soon found himself the target of all those nationalist parties that have always fanned the flames of not-so-latent xenophobia, a result of a post-colonial present that is difficult to manage.

The 2024 European Championship in Germany has been the latest stage in this difficult journey. On the eve of the continental tournament, in fact, President Macron dissolved the Parliament and called for new elections following the European elections in which the far-right party Rassemblement National gained a large number of votes.

Quickly, Euro ‘24 once again became a platform for political debate. The rather bipartisan call by Kylian Mbappe to avoid voting for extremist parties was followed by Marcus Thuram’s much more incisive appeal, identifying the political thinking of the national far-right as a source of hate and division in the country.

The elections will be held on July 7, seven days before the final: a rather intense period is anticipated under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#equipedefrance #zidane #mbappe #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

For some years now, England has hosted the football championship that generates the most interest in terms of fans on a global level. This translates into the league that generates the highest revenue from any item on the balance sheet: stadium admissions, merchandising, and especially TV rights. In fact, the Premier League has become a league of its own, as none of the other European championships can reach a comparable level of income.

With these starting conditions, one would expect English club teams to have overwhelming power in continental competitions and the national team to dominate internationally. Yet, reality gives us a completely different scenario: at the club level, Manchester City and Liverpool have had some success, but mostly had to settle for the crumbs left by others (especially Real Madrid); at the national team level, however, England’s recent history is a series of spectacular failures preceded by very high expectations.

The anticipation for Germany ‘24 followed the same script as the other times: the English team seems unbeatable, but what really attracts interest is the single thing that could potentially go wrong and ruin the English dreams of glory.

The series of “illustrious” exclusions - above all that of Grealish - had already ignited the pre-tournament debate, and it will probably be a constant throughout the tournament if things do not go as expected.

However, the start of the European Championship seems to have been positive for England. The debut against Serbia was less difficult than expected, the Three Lions approached the game aggressively from the start, finding the net in the early minutes with Jude Bellingham, the anticipated protagonist of the entire competition.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#englandteam #bellingham #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

Aurelio De Laurentis alla fine ha scelto Antonio Conte per far ripartire il suo Napoli. Quella appena finita è stata un’annata decisamente turbolenta, durante la quale i campioni d’Italia in carica hanno alternato tre allenatori senza concludere granché.

Il Napoli ha, infatti, terminato il campionato decimo e ha, conseguentemente, mancato la qualificazione a tutte le competizioni europee.

Le ragioni di questa débâcle sportiva sono molteplici: il controverso addio del direttore sportivo Giuntoli, il disequilibrio - più contrattuale che sul campo - tra Osimhen e Kwara e la scelta infelice di Rudi Garcia per sostituire Spalletti approdato in nazionale.

Per De Laurentis non c’è stata altra scelta se non quella di puntare su un tecnico forte per provare a galvanizzare una piazza incupita dall’annata sfortunata. La scelta è ricaduta su Antonio Conte, un nome in grado di certificare l’ambizione della società di invertire il trend negativo della passata stagione e cercare di rilanciarsi.

Conte, dal canto suo, ha un curriculum fatto quasi esclusivamente di successi in diversi campionati europei, ma viene da un paio d’anni decisamente complicati. L’ultima panchina, infatti, risale ormai a Marzo 2023, quando allenava gli Spurs già da una stagione e mezza. Da allora, il mister è stato lontano dai campi di gioco, nonostante, si dice, le proposte non siano mancate. Conte ha sempre deciso di rifiutarle per dedicare tempo alla sua famiglia.

Nella sua carriera da allenatore, Conte ha dimostrato di dare il meglio quando chiamato a ricostruire uno spogliatoio disfunzionale, puntando sulla voglia di riscatto dell’ambiente intero; in questo il Napoli sembra lo scenario perfetto. A destare qualche preoccupazione è il rapporto con De Laurentis stesso, dato che entrambi sono noti per un carattere particolarmente forte e poco incline al compromesso.

Il tempo ci dirà se questo matrimonio è destinato a durare, per certo la Serie A ritroverà un grande protagonista della sua storia recente.

Scritto da Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

#antonioconte #napoli #footballhistory #art #footballart #takketto_

Entre las estadísticas de los futbolistas con más Champions League ganadas, el primer puesto es compartido por 5 atletas que la han conquistado 6 veces: Gento, Nacho, Carvajal, Toni Kroos y Luka Modric. Si el juego fuera “encuentra al intruso” la solución sería muy simple, se trataría de Francisco Gento, único atleta que no ha levantado el trofeo más prestigioso de Europa en la última semana. Los otros 5, de hecho, igualaron este récord el sábado pasado, venciendo al Borussia Dortmund en la final de Wembley, certificando al Real Madrid como el equipo más dominante de la época contemporánea.

Además, esta victoria consolida a la casa blanca como el equipo más ganador del torneo continental - con 15 trofeos en su vitrina - y además, abre una brecha con los demás, dado que el segundo en el palmarés, el Milan, tiene “solo” 7, uno menos de la mitad del primero.

Además de haber ajustado este récord, sin embargo, el Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund será recordado como la última aparición oficial en un campo de fútbol con la camiseta de un club para Toni Kroos, quien ya ha anunciado su retiro.

El centrocampista alemán deja el Real Madrid después de 10 temporadas, en las que ha ganado una lista interminable de trofeos, los cuales se suman a los ganados con la camiseta del Bayern Múnich, a la que había dedicado la primera parte de su carrera. Dejar su huella en la historia del fútbol, sin embargo, además de los trofeos, ha sido por su manera de jugar basada en la inteligencia antes que cualquier otra característica técnica. A la rapidez de mente le siguió una técnica exquisita; esta característica le permitió realizar un número de goles y asistencias por encima de la media de los centrocampistas y convertirse en un punto de referencia en el rol en toda la historia del juego. Todo el mundo del fútbol sufrirá su ausencia.

Escrito por Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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Mercoledì scorso si è conclusa L’Europa League. Nell’ultimo atto, giocato a Dublino, l’Atalanta è riuscita nell’impresa di battere il Bayer Leverkusen, squadra che prima di incontrare la Dea era imbattuta e soprattutto sembrava imbattibile.

I bergamaschi hanno messo in campo una prestazione-monstre, in cui tutto è stato perfetto. La preparazione del piano gara è stata impeccabile, gli automatismi in campo hanno funzionato al meglio e i singoli hanno dato tutto quello che avevano, e forse anche qualcosa in più. È stata la vittoria di Gasperini, allenatore sicuramente generazionale ma che fino a mercoledì scorso aveva raccolto meno di quello che avrebbe meritato nella sua carriera. È stata anche la vittoria di Lookman, sceso sul terreno di gioco con il mantello da supereroe e capace di portarsi il pallone a casa con la tripletta che ha annichilito gli avversari.

Questo titolo europeo arriva all’ottava stagione del Gasp sulla panchina della Dea, chiudendo un ciclo rivoluzionario ma povero di vittorie. Fino ad Atalanta-Leverkusen, i nerazzurri, infatti, avevano scritto delle pagine importanti del libro di storia contemporanea dello sport, ma si erano sempre fermati prima dei fuochi d’artificio.

Fino allo scorso mercoledì, infatti, il risultato più prestigioso ottenuto dalla banda Gasperini era stato la partita dei quarti di finale della stagione di Champions League del Covid, quella in cui Ilicic sembrava poter strappare il pallone d’oro dalle mani di Messi e Ronaldo. Quella corsa, però, si era fermata nei minuti di recupero della sfida al PSG, quando Marquinhos e Choupo-Moting avevano ribaltato in extremis il gol del vantaggio di Pašalić, strozzando in gola l’urlo dei bergamaschi proprio sul più bello.

Questa volta, però, il lieto fine c’è stato; l’Atalanta è scesa dalla scaletta dell’aereo che l’ha riportata a Bergamo con la coppa della finale; la prima vittoria europea dei bergamaschi non sarebbe potuta arrivare in modo più bello di così.

Scritto da Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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In the end, the Premier League went to Manchester City, who won it for the fourth consecutive time, setting a historic record, as no other team had achieved this feat until now. They did it after a fiercely contested battle with Arsenal, after what was for long stretches even a three-way race with Liverpool.

Klopp’s men - in their last experience on the Reds’ bench - were in the running until five matchdays before the end of the season, when they faced Everton, who by winning the Merseyside derby effectively knocked them out of the title race.

In the last month, therefore, the contest remained the same as the previous season: a very close confrontation with Arteta’s Arsenal, who once again proved to be a splendid team but unable to prevail over Manchester’s juggernaut. The Gunners lacked the ability to land the decisive blow when the team seemed to be in better form than Guardiola’s. With a victory at the Etihad in the head-to-head clash, Arsenal would have secured the title; the draw, however, left everything in question.

From that moment on, City hit the high gears, and Arsenal was left with nothing but hoping for a misstep from their rivals. And indeed, the most iconic moment of this season was the match between City and Tottenham, the penultimate of the season.

From the clash at the New White Hart Lane, a City misstep could have allowed a sensational overtake by Arsenal heading towards the finish line. In this paradoxical scenario, where the red-and-white fans had to hope for a victory from their hated Spurs rivals, the stumble did not come. City won 2-0, with a major scare from a colossal chance wasted by the rival striker Son at 1-1, and they found the path to success clear.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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The last ten years in Parma have been rather complex. Since the bankruptcy in 2015, the “biancoscudati” (white and black striped) have indeed achieved 4 consecutive promotions from Serie D to Serie A, only to be relegated back to Serie B and stay there for 3 seasons, until last Wednesday’s away match in Bari, where they secured promotion by drawing 1-1, thanks to the simultaneous defeat of their Venetian rivals in Catanzaro.

Between failures, sudden promotions, and survivals, practically, there have been 9 seasons in which boredom hasn’t struck in Parma. In 2 of the last 3 seasons in Serie B, the team seemed to be a huge waste of opportunities, given the great talent at their disposal. On the third attempt, finally, Parma succeeded thanks to the performances of the midfielder Barnabé and the goals of Man. Pecchia. Having previously managed Juventus’ home team and promoted Cremona, he managed it on his second try after his first attempt to reach Serie A was halted by Cagliari under Ranieri in the playoffs. The wait lasted only a year.

Pecchia had replaced Maresca, who had only been on the bench of the ducals for 13 games before being sent back to Manchester, with City, from where he had also been recruited while serving as Pep Guardiola’s technical assistant. His football philosophy was evidently not yet mature. Having landed in Leicester at the beginning of this season, however, he found his dimension, bringing the Foxes back to the Premier League, dominating the league.

The Midlands blues won the Championship, also thanks to the goals of James Vardy, who in his career wore that shirt 404 times and scored 174 goals, including the 24 of the 2015/16 title-winning season.

Next season we will see Leicester back in the top division, ten years after that wonderful title, an interval of time equal to that which separates Parma from its darkest hour.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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L’annunciato scudetto dell’Inter è arrivato nel modo migliore possibile: con una vittoria sul Milan nel derby. Inzaghi ha avuto il merito di far sembrare questo successo inevitabile, anche se il successo è arrivato grazie al lavoro costante per raggiungere l’armonia tra le componenti della rosa nerazzurra.
Si è laureata campione d’Italia la squadra con il miglior attacco e la miglior difesa, nonché il miglior marcatore della Serie A; praticamente è stato un dominio al quale nessuna delle contendenti è riuscita a opporsi in maniera credibile.
Sicuramente non ci sono riusciti i campioni in carica del Napoli, disciolti in un disastro con molti colpevoli ma nessun responsabile; ma non lo ha fatto neppure la Juventus, il cui sforzo massimo le ha permesso soltanto di avvicinare i nerazzurri senza nemmeno poter pensare a un aggancio. Il Milan è arrivato affannosamente alla fine del ciclo di Pioli, ma non è mai stata contender credibile. Queste tre squadre hanno il dovere di pianificare una ripartenza, che sembra onestamente molto difficile.
Inzaghi, infatti, ha costruito una squadra tosta e armonica, capace di divertire i propri tifosi e gli spettatori neutrali. A differenza del Napoli Spallettiano, inoltre, l’Inter dà l’impressione di poter dominare - partite e competizioni - anche tenendo il motore a giri bassi. La difesa è stata molto solida, senza bisogno di prestazioni monstre di nessuno dei suoi interpreti; il centrocampo è dominante a prescindere da chi scende in campo. In attacco Lautaro ha elevato le sue performance a livello di fuoriclasse, esaltando anche la partnership con Thuram, secondo violino di tutto rispetto.
La sfida per l’anno prossimo è ovvia: fare una bella Champions League. L’eliminazione agli ottavi, per mano dell’Atletico Madrid, è stata l’unica macchia su una stagione altrimenti perfetta. Per riuscirci l’Inter dovrà integrare il suo parco attaccanti con calciatori più affidabili di Arnautovic e Sanchez e sostituire qualche elemento della rosa meno giovane. La strada, tuttavia, è segnata e le ragioni per essere ottimisti sono tante.

Scritto da Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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La semana pasada, el Athletic de Bilbao ganó la Copa del Rey, derrotando al Mallorca en la final en penales después de un emocionante recorrido, durante el cual eliminaron al Barcelona y al Atlético de Madrid en los cuartos de final y en las semifinales respectivamente. Fue la victoria del equipo favorito - las predicciones hechas antes de la final fueron bastante unánimes - pero también fue la hazaña del equipo menos favorecido - porque cuando el Athletic levanta un trofeo, siempre lo es.

El equipo vasco siempre da la impresión de enfrentarse a un desafío desigual, donde los oponentes tienen más poder de fuego y la montaña por escalar siempre parece demasiado alta. Esto se debe a la norma que rige las contrataciones del Athletic, establecida para asegurar que el equipo lleve consigo todo el vínculo con el territorio del cual es una pura expresión deportiva.

Aunque los ajustes estatutarios rígidos se han suavizado ligeramente con el paso de los años, la voluntad de solo fichar jugadores de origen vasco a veces ha parecido una limitación en el mercado de fichajes, y por lo tanto en las ambiciones deportivas del equipo. Sin embargo, cuando el Athletic entra en el campo, parece que toda la comunidad vasca está vistiendo la camiseta a rayas blancas y rojas.

Por estas razones, cuando el Athletic trae a casa un trofeo, no se limita simplemente a celebrar el resultado deportivo, sino que lo reclama con rabia y determinación, exaltando sus aspectos liberadores de autodeterminación. La procesión de barcos en el río Nervión entre dos alas de multitudes apiñadas en las orillas da testimonio de esto: no solo se celebraron las hazañas deportivas de los hermanos Williams o del ya veterano Muniain, sino también el orgullo de ser vasco. Si esta es la apuesta, entonces esperar pacientemente cada año, como suele hacer la comunidad vasca entre un trofeo y otro, definitivamente vale la pena.

Escrito por Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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Football thrives on dualisms, eagerly feeds on them, and always seeks new ones. This mechanism is quite consolidated and serves to keep interest alive around the sport and to engage ever-new fans. From this point of view, the dichotomy between Messi and Cristiano was perfect: within a context of absolute excellence, they were each other’s opposites and had many opportunities to confront each other directly: in the Liga and in the quest for the Ballon d’Or and an endless series of trophies and records, both team and individual.

Once this rivalry faded due to age limits, the next one was already served: Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé have, in fact, all the cards to take up the mantle and chase each other, setting records, throughout their careers. Bellingham, in the background, will surely be able to intervene altering the cinematic features of the issue.

On the horizon, however, the next one is already visible: Lamine Yamal and Endrick seem ready to take the spotlight of the football world. Yamal is a 2007 talent produced by Barcelona’s academy; he was born in the Catalan capital and the Azulgrana jersey is the only one he has worn. Despite not having yet turned 17, he has already debuted in the Liga, in the Champions League, in the Copa del Rey, and for the national team. He has also scored in all these competitions except the European one; a detail that, continuing at this rate, he will correct soon.

Endrick, on the other hand, is a year older than his colleague and currently plays for Palmeiras, a team with which he has already debuted, scored, and won all possible competitions, both at home and throughout the continent.

Last weekend they faced each other wearing the shirts of their respective national teams. The match between Spain and Brazil ended 3-3, a result in which both heavily influenced: one scoring, the other provoking two penalties. This seemed only to be an anticipation of what we will see in many classics between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the coming years.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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The marriage between Adidas and the German Football Association (DFB) was one of the longest-standing and iconic partnerships in the world of football; and, as often happens when these two factors interact, there was a perception that it would last forever. Yet, it was not meant to be.

This week, Nike announced that they have struck a sponsorship deal with the German federation which will start from 2027, following the Euros in 2024 and the World Cup in 2026. Although the exact reasons behind DFB’s switch of technical supplier are not known, one can imagine: the financial weight of the Nike deal will be exactly double that of the current one with Adidas. From the current 50 million euros, it will indeed rise to 100.

However, the world of football is particularly conservative and historically resistant to innovation, and indeed, reactions defending tradition were quick to emerge. Virtually all political, sporting, and non-sporting forces expressed opposition, demonstrating a deep attachment to the traditional three stripes.

Indeed, it cannot be said that Adidas has not enhanced the German uniform over the past decades. It is very difficult to imagine Franz Beckenbauer in anything other than the entirely white kit with the black stripes on the sleeves; likewise, the bearded face of Rudy Völler is naturally accompanied by the red-black-gold wave on the chest of the iconic shirt worn in Italia ‘90, an essential relic in every collector’s collection.

Yet times change, and progress brings with it changes that initially unsettle and disrupt, only to settle into common perception, eventually becoming memories for future generations.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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The last time Bayer Leverkusen lost an official match was on May 27, 2023. Since then, the aspirins have played 25 matches in the Bundesliga, 8 in the Europa League, and 4 in the League Cup, winning 31 and drawing 6. This streak of 37 matches without defeat allowed them to break the absolute record for unbeaten matches by a German team.

Much of the credit for this extraordinary journey must be attributed to Xabi Alonso, who, despite being only in his second experience as head coach, has already shown he has what it takes to become one of Europe’s best coaches. It’s no coincidence that his name has already begun to circulate insistently for the benches of Liverpool and Barcelona.

Xabi Alonso, in many ways, seems destined for the role practically forever: the charisma and vision of the game he had as a player revealed a reading ability of football markedly superior to that of his colleagues. Recently, even Skrtel, his teammate at Liverpool, stated that his way of playing, but above all his approach with teammates, opponents, and staff, was already that of a leader. Even Guardiola, after coaching him at Bayern Munich, decided to bring him with him to City as an assistant coach immediately after his retirement.

The results obtained this season are confirming the excellent impressions of the Basque coach. At the moment, Bayer leads the Bundesliga table with a 10-point advantage over Bayern Munich and is qualified for the Europa League and Pokal semifinals. While waiting for these trophies to be effectively awarded, given these premises, expectations for Xabi Alonso’s future can only be very high.

Time will tell if he is up to meeting them; the outcome of this season represents the first crossroads of his career, but it seems that the future of elite European football also hinges on this juncture.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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The Champions League ‘24/‘25 will have a completely different format from the current one. To determine the teams that will take part in the final knockout stage, in fact, a single group is planned in which each team will face only some of the qualified teams. Another of the many changes concerns the number of qualified teams for each nation, which varies based on the overall performance of a country’s teams in UEFA competitions in the previous season.

Currently leading this ranking is Italy, with 6 teams in various competitions (only Lazio has been eliminated), followed by Germany, England, France, and Spain. The positions are inevitably destined to change as the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference progress. However, the provisional Italian lead recalls the 2002/03 Champions League, when 3 out of 4 semifinalists came from Serie A.

That season was probably the peak of contemporary Italian football. At the top of the bracket, Inter and Milan were vying for access to the final, which would be contested by the winner between Juventus and Real Madrid. Ancelotti’s stellar Milan, which had abundantly demonstrated its affinity with that tournament in previous seasons, emerged victorious in the derby against Cúper’s Inter. The outcome was decided by the number of away goals after two tense and not very spectacular draws. As for Juventus, it could be said that they were a powerhouse at home but seemed to struggle in Europe. The Juve-Milan final was tinged with rossonero after a penalty shootout.

The successes of that season over twenty years ago have not been repeated; the gap between Serie A football and that of the Premier League and La Liga is too significant. However, today it seems that Italian teams have another significant chance to go far in all competitions and secure the additional Champions League slot for the next season.

Written by Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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Come è possibile collezionare nella propria bacheca 1 Mondiale, 4 scudetti, 2 Coppe di Lega in Italia e altrettante in Inghilterra ed essere considerati, allo stesso tempo, un gigantesco spreco di talento? Al soggetto a cui si riferisce il palmares: Paul Pogba.

Il centrocampista francese, infatti, ha da poco compiuto 31 anni, ma si ha l'impressione che la sua carriera sia finita da diverse stagioni. La sua ascesa è stata folgorante: è arrivato alla Juventus nel 2012, quando aveva solo 19 anni e il Manchester United aveva deciso di non rinnovargli il contratto.
Nel centrocampo di Conte prima e Allegri poi, è diventato una forza della natura. In soli 4 anni il suo status di "parametro zero" è diventato quello di trasferimento più caro della storia del calcio, dato che il Man Utd, dove era nato, ha deciso di spendere oltre €100m per riprenderselo per farne la pietra di volta della propria rinascita, alla corte di José Mourinho.

Pogba, infatti, non trova gli equilibri con la nuova-vecchia squadra, si fa trascinare dalla crisi, ormai strutturale e sistemica, dei red devils post sir alex Ferguson, si infortuna spesso, si ritrova invischiato in storie strane di truffe e intrighi familiari, si intristisce, qualcuno dice persino che perde totalmente la voglia di giocare a pallone.

Alla lista interminabile di infortuni si aggiunge il doping. Pogba, insieme al suo staff, decide di non patteggiare convinto della propria innocenza, e gira la roulette. Dalla sentenza becca lo scenario peggiore: 4 anni di squalifica.

All’età di 31 anni sembra praticamente una sentenza per la sua carriera. A tutti gli appassionati di calcio, prima che ai suoi tifosi o a quelli della Juventus, rimarrà per sempre l’amaro in bocca di aver osservato un calciatore magnifico sprigionare soltanto una parte delle sue potenzialità. Strano da dirsi per un calciatore che ha vinto tutto e che si è tolto la soddisfazione di segnare persino in una finale mondiale.

Di Matteo Marchello @brigatacavallino

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