Aurora Pro Patria 1919
Aurora Pro Patria 1919, commonly referred to as Pro Patria, is an Italian football club based in Busto Arsizio, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie C, group A. In Latin, Pro Patria translates to "For the Fatherland". History Pro Patria et Libertate The club was founded in 1919. The club has played in Serie A fourteen times mostly during the first half of the 20th century, the last time being in 1955–56. In 1995 the club, then officially named ''Pro Patria et Libertate'', was disqualified from Serie D. Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B. The Gallaratese of Gallarate was admitted to Serie C2, in order to keep the historical brand alive, it changed its name to ''Pro Patria Gallaratese G.B.'' (G.B. being for Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, respectively): the club is considered the direct heir of ''Pro Patria et Libertate''. The club played in the fourth tier until 2002, when the club won promotion to Serie C1 via the playoffs. In 2008 the club was relegated to Serie C2 after losin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aurora Pro Patria 1919 Crest
An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in polar regions of Earth, high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of radiant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky. Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced speeds of solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric Plasma (physics), plasma. These particles, mainly electrons and protons, Electron precipitation, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere). The resulting ionization and Excitation (magnetic), excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity. The form of the aurora, occurring w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010 and the Lega B ever since. Common nicknames for the league are ''campionato cadetto'' and ''cadetteria'', since ''cadetto'' is the Italian name for junior or cadet. History The first Italian football championships were composed of a small number of teams. It was in 1904 that the tournament expanded with the first edition of the Seconda Categoria (''Second Category''): this was a competition in which, on one side, the reserve teams of clubs affiliated with the Prima Categoria (''First Category'') participated, and on the other side, those provincial clubs that had recently joined the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). For the provincial teams, it wasn't enough to beat the reserve teams of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giacomo Beretta
Giacomo Beretta (born 14 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Pro Patria. Club career Early years Beretta joined AC Milan in the summer of 2009, in a co-ownership deal with his former club AlbinoLeffe for €900,000. He spent the season playing for Milan's under-20 side, who won the Coppa Italia Primavera 25 years after the team's last success in the competition, although he missed several games throughout the year due to injury. AC Milan (2010–11) At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Beretta's playing rights were fully purchased by AC Milan for a fee of €1M. However, half of them were subsequently sold for €4M to Genoa in a new co-ownership deal on 23 August, with Milan keeping the actual use of the player for the season thanks to a loan deal. The then 18-year-old forward kept playing for the under-20 team, but also made his official first team debut on 1 May 2011, in a Serie A game against Bologna. Ascoli ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrea Palazzi
Andrea Palazzi (born 24 February 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Pro Patria. He began his youth career at Inter Milan aged 10, and was rated by Inter fans as a promising holding midfielder. Club career Inter Milan Palazzi made his professional debut on 6 November 2014, replacing Zdravko Kuzmanović for the last 7 minutes of a 1–1 draw at AS Saint-Étienne in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. Loan to Livorno On 3 July 2015, Palazzi was signed by Livorno on a season-long loan. On 16 August he made his debut for Livorno in the third round of the Coppa Italia in a 2–0 away defeat against Carpi after extra time, he was replaced by Gianmario Comi in the 73rd minute. On 16 September, Palazzi made his Serie B debut as a substitute replacing Cristian Pasquato in the 82nd minute in a 3–1 home win over Brescia. On 17 October, Palazzi played his first match as a starter in Serie B, he was replaced by Mattia Ara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dennis Curatolo
Dennis Curatolo (born 3 April 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for club Pro Patria. Club career Born in Como, Lombardy, Dennis Curatolo played all his youth football at Inter Milan. During his time in Inter's Academy, he proved to be a prolific goalscorer for the youth teams, with a total of 47 goals from the under-13s to the under-18s by March 2022, most notably during the Torneo di Viareggio. Early 2022, as his good form in the had already warranted him a step-up to the Primavera, he was first called by Simone Inzaghi to the first team, as he appeared on the bench during a 2–1 Serie A victory to Lazio in January, and in the following Milan derby, however not making his debut on either occasions. The following season, as he had scored his first European goal in the Youth League, he was again called to the first team by Inzaghi, as both strikers Lukaku and Correa were injured. Curatolo appeared on the bench again, withou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luca Barlocco
Luca Barlocco (born 20 February 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left back for club Pro Patria. Club career Atalanta Born in Merate, Lombardy, Barlocco started his career at Lombard club Atalanta. Juventus On 2 September 2013 Juventus signed half of the registration rights for €1.25 million, with half of the registration rights of Edoardo Ceria and Prince-Désir Gouano moved to Atalanta for €800,000 and €450,000 respectively. Barlocco signed a 5-year contract. In June 2014 the co-ownership deals were renewed (except Gouano and Troisi). On 26 July Barlocco was signed by Piedmontese club Novara in a temporary deal. He was injured in the 2014–15 Coppa Italia match against Latina in August. Barlocco played his only league game on 6 September. On 16 January 2015 the loan was terminated. On 19 January 2015 Barlocco was signed by Como. On 24 June 2015 Juventus signed Barlocco for €950,000 (€450,000 cash plus Ceria). On 31 July Barlocco, Cais, Gerba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William Rovida
William Rovida (born 14 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Pro Patria. Club career After starting his career in Inter Milan's youth academy, on 13 July 2022, Rovida joined Serie C club Carrarese on a season-long loan. At Carrarese, Rovida made two appearances, one in the league, and one in Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Serie C (), formerly named Coppa Italia Lega Pro, is a straight knock-out based competition involving teams from Serie C in Italian football first held in 1972. Format There are a total of six rounds in the competition. It begins i .... On 20 July 2023, Rovida was loaned out for a season to Pro Patria. After being the first-choice goalkeeper for the 2023–24 season, on 3 July 2024, Pro Patria activated the option to make Rovida's transfer from Inter permanent, penning a three-year contract. International career Rovida represented Italy as a youth international, with one cap with the under-18 squad. C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng (; born 6 March 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Born in Germany, he played for the Ghana national team. Coming through the youth system, Boateng began his career at Hertha BSC, before joining Tottenham Hotspur in England. After a short loan spell with Borussia Dortmund, Boateng moved to Portsmouth. In 2010 he joined Serie A side AC Milan, winning both the league and Supercoppa Italiana titles in his first season. Boateng left Milan after three seasons, returning to Germany joining Schalke 04. In January 2016 he returned to Milan, remaining for six months, before moving to Spanish club Las Palmas. Boateng made his third return to Germany in 2017, playing for Eintracht Frankfurt, before joining Italian side Sassuolo. After a short loan to Barcelona, with whom he won a La Liga title, he moved back to Italy, joining Fiorentina. In January 2020 he was sent on a six-month loan to Turkish side Beşiktaş, and in Sept ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sulley Muntari
Suleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Italy, playing for clubs such as Udinese Calcio, Udinese, Inter Milan, and A.C. Milan, AC Milan. Spoken about as a talented footballer at a young age, Muntari started his youth career in Ghana with Liberty Professionals F.C., Liberty Professionals before joining Udinese where he progressed from their academy into becoming a first team player. He featured in over 150 matches for Udinese and scored 9 goals before securing a move to join English team Portsmouth then English Premier League. He spent only a season with the Pompey and was also part of the team that won the FA Cup in 2007–08 FA Cup, 2007–08. His performance in the Premier League and the FA Cup earned him a move to join Inter Milan in 2008. During his time with Inter Milan, he helped the team win the UEFA Champions League, Champions League i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Urby Emanuelson
Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson (born 16 June 1986) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer. He is the currently assistant trainer of Jong Ajax. As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Emanuelson spent most of his career at Ajax playing as a left wing-back, before being played more as a left midfielder or left winger by manager Martin Jol. As a result, he flourished in his new role on the left wing, frequently making runs and assisting from the flanks while scoring goals himself. After his move to A.C. Milan, AC Milan, his then-manager Massimiliano Allegri played Emanuelson also as an attacking midfielder, midfielder and right winger (association football), right winger. Club career Ajax Emanuelson is a product of AFC Ajax, Ajax's youth system, joining them from Voorland SC. Having progressed through the club's youth system, he signed his first professional contract, keeping him until 2006. Having been called up to the first team on two occasions, on 24 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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M'Baye Niang
M'Baye Hamady Niang (born 19 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Sampdoria. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level. He made his professional debut at the age of 16, in a league match for Caen. His playing style has also drawn comparisons to Mario Balotelli. Internationally, he represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels, before opting to represent his ancestral Senegal internationally in October 2017. Club career Early career Niang was born in Meulan, a commune in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region, to Senegalese parents. He began his football career at the age of seven playing for local club Basse-Seine Les Mureaux. Niang spent two years at the club before being spotted by amateur club Poissy. After hearing of the player through word of mouth, Niang was spotted by professional club Caen scouts Laurent Glaize and David Lasry. Glaize later stated that before scouting th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Varese
Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part of the city is called ''Varesotto''. Geography The city of Varese lies at the foot of Sacro Monte di Varese, part of the Campo dei Fiori di Varese, Campo dei Fiori mountain range, that hosts an astronomical observatory, as well as the Prealpino Geophysical Centre. The village which is in the middle of the mountain is called Santa Maria del Monte because of the medieval sanctuary, which is reached through the avenue of the chapels of the Sacred Mountain. Varese is situated on seven hills: the San Pedrino Hill, the Giubiano Hill, the Campigli Hill, the Sant'Albino Hill, the Biumo Superiore Hill, Colle di Montalbano (Villa Mirabello) and the Hill of Miogni. The city also looks over Lake Varese. Climate Varese's winters are not signific ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |