The Rise and Fall of Italy

Italy's national football team, with four World Cups and two European Championships, has seen dramatic highs and lows. Despite their Euro 2020 triumph, recent struggles include failing to qualify for the last two World Cups, marking a significant decline from their historic successes. Written and narrated by: Carlo Garganese Animation and direction by: Omar Momani

Tifosissimi-Momani award for May 2024

Riccardo Calafiori has been voted by our community as the best Serie A player of the month for May. Congratulations on this outstanding performance!

Real Madrid stars battle each other to win the Balloon d'Or

Mbappe joins Real Madrid and fights with his teammates

Real Madrid is bigger than the Premier League

15 Champions League titles for the Premier League, yet Real Madrid alone has 15. So, who really reigns as the king of Europe?

Ancelotti the Champions League king

Carlo Ancelotti: The Maestro of Champions League Glory! With the most titles under his belt, he stands as the ultimate winning manager in football history

Ronaldo Wins Zero, Neymar Wins All

Cristiano Ronaldo's all-in for Al Nassr with zero trophies, while Neymar, who’s not playing, wins it all! Talk about football irony

José Mourinho to Fenerbahçe

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The Phil Foden song

The Phil Foden song

Lars Ricken's lob against Juventus

The 1997 UEFA Champions League final took place on May 28, 1997, at the Olympiastadion in Munich. 

Borussia Dortmund faced Juventus and emerged victorious with a 3-1 win. 

Dortmund took the lead in the 29th minute with a goal by Karl-Heinz Riedle, who then scored a second goal five minutes later. 

Juventus managed to pull one back through Alessandro Del Piero in the 65th minute. However, Dortmund sealed their victory with a memorable long-range chip from super substitute Lars Ricken, just 16 seconds after he came onto the pitch, making it 3-1​ 

This victory marked Borussia Dortmund's first and only Champions League title to date. 

The team was managed by Ottmar Hitzfeld, while Juventus was led by Marcello Lippi.

 Despite efforts from key Juventus players like Zinedine Zidane, they couldn't overcome the organized Dortmund defense and effective counter-attacks​

English Teams Trophy Triumphs

The best trophy goes to Arsenal 

Chelsea sack Pochettino

Chelsea were bad, then good, and then Poch left

Lookman's Hat-Trick Wins Atalanta Europa League

Ademola Lookman's hat-trick against Xabi Alonso's undefeatable Leverkusen secures Atalanta their first Europa League trophy

Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli "I Gemelli del Gol"

Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli were known as "I Gemelli del Gol" (The Goal Twins) at Sampdoria in the late 1980s and early 1990s. 

Their legendary partnership helped Sampdoria win the Serie A title in 1990-1991 and reach the European Cup final in 1992. 

Mancini, an attacking midfielder, and Vialli, a striker, formed one of the most iconic attacking duos in Italian football history.

The real farmers league

Pep Guardiola with City won 6 Premier League trophies Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United won 13 trophies So what is the real Farmers League now?

The Fall of Italian football

Italy's 2006 World Cup victory marked the end of its footballing dominance, as the Calciopoli scandal that same year led to Juventus's demotion and weakened Serie A financially and competitively. Despite AC Milan and Inter's Champions League wins in 2007 and 2010, Serie A has since struggled in European competitions, losing top talent to the wealthier English Premier League. Infrastructure issues and outdated tactics have further hindered progress, along with a decline in youth development. Resistance to modernization persists, and while Italy won Euro 2020, it has performed poorly in World Cups, failing to qualify in 2018 and 2022, highlighting a significant fall from grace.

Benoit Saint Denis

Angry Allegri takes off his clothes

Max Allegri takes off his clothes as Juventus win the Coppa Italia

Tottenham supporters against their own team

It's an awkward day to be a Spurs fan

Ancelotti's secret weapon Joselu vs Neuer

Real Madrid stars Vini Jr, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham couldn't defeat Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. So Ancelotti find his secret weapon Joselu, who scored two goals in the game.

The goalpost vs PSG

Paris Saint-Germain stars Kylian Mbappe, Warren Zaïre-Emery and Nuno Mendes struggled to score on Borussia Dortmund all because of the goalpost