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Sunday, October 26 was the day of Juventus-Palermo. No nonsense on this day, off to the Juventus Stadium where I had agreed to meet Enrico, a gentleman I befriended over social media. After a quick photo, off I went into my section looking for my star.  That's right, my star. I own a piece of the Juventus Stadium, a plaque on the "promenade of stars" that surrounds the top ring of the Juventus Stadium. After several failed tries through stadium tours and matches I finally learned that my star is viewable only by purchasing tickets in the North end of the stadium. Alas, this was not section 205, which was the part I had seats for but section 206 or 207 - for which I have tickets for the match versus Olympiakos. After a few ritual photos with the three scudetti characters, I gained my seat and enjoyed the prematch which, as always, includes the singing of Juventus anthem "Juve, storia di un grande amore". The match showed that Juventus is buil...

Gaetano D'Agostino, former Palermo, Bari,  Udinese , Fiorentina and current  Siena  player may be headed to Major League Soccer. According to Sky Italy journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the 31 year-old is pondering a move to North America, with Chicago Fire, DC United , and Montreal Impact interested. Over his career, D'Agostino has scored 28 goals and 26 assists in Serie A and has collected 6 caps with the Italian national team. Stay tuned for updates at Catenaccio, NA.