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Vincenzo Iaquinta celebrates after scoring for Juventus
Vincenzo Iaquinta celebrates after scoring for Juventus

Juventus Football Club (from Latin iuventus: youth), is a football club from Turin, Italy. With the exception of one season, the club has spent its entire history in Serie A. The team were demoted to Serie B following the clubs part in the 2006 Serie A scandal before being promoted back to Serie A for the 2007–08 season.

Juventus is the most successful team in the history of Italian football. Overall, the club have won 51 official trophies, more than any other Italian team; 40 in Italy, which is also a record, and 11 in European and world competitions. As of 2007, Juventus is the third most successful club in Europe and the sixth in the world with the most international titles recognized by UEFA and FIFA

Juventus' greatest rivals are the Milanese side Inter Milan with whom they compete the Derby d'Italia. The team is also one of the G-14’s founding members, a group that represents eighteen of the largest and most prestigious European football clubs. (Full article...)