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Valentino Mazzola, the Glossary

Valentino Mazzola (26 January 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward.^[1]

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Footballers killed in the Superga air disaster

AC Milan

(), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy.

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Adda (river)

The Adda (Latin: Abdua, or Addua; Lombard: Ada or, again, Adda in local dialects where the double consonants are marked) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po.

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Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian luxury carmaker known for its sports-oriented vehicles, strong auto racing heritage, and iconic design.

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Andrea Bonomi (14 February 1923 – 26 November 2003) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender. Valentino Mazzola and Andrea Bonomi are footballers from the Metropolitan City of Milan and italy men's international footballers.

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Angina

Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium).

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Arese

Arese (Ares) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about northwest of Milan.

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AS Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma (Rome Sport Association; Italian pronunciation: ˈroːma) is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Bowls

Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport.

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The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.

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The Confederation of Brazilian Football (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil.

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Capocannoniere

The capocannoniere award, known as Paolo Rossi Award since 2021, is awarded by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A from the 2010–11 season, when it was called the AIC Award to the Top Scorer (Italian: Premio AIC al Capocannoniere in Italian).

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The captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities.

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Cassano d'Adda

Cassano d'Adda (Milanese: Cassan su l'Adda; Bergamasque: Cassà) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, located on the right side of the Adda River.

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Coppa Italia

Coppa Italia is the annual domestic cup of Italian football.

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The Croatia national football team (Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international football matches.

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In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats.

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Dribbling

In sports, dribbling is maneuvering a ball by one player while moving in a given direction, avoiding defenders' attempts to intercept the ball.

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Ezio Loik

Ezio Loik (26 September 1919 – 4 May 1949) was an Italian footballer who played as midfielder. Valentino Mazzola and Ezio Loik are footballers killed in the Superga air disaster, italy men's international footballers, Torino FC players and Venezia FC players.

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Ferruccio Mazzola

Ferruccio Mazzola (1 February 1945 – 7 May 2013) was an Italian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder. Valentino Mazzola and Ferruccio Mazzola are Venezia FC players.

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Ferruccio Novo

Ferruccio Novo (22 March 1897 – 8 April 1974) was an Italian association football player, coach, and sports manager, who played as a defender. Valentino Mazzola and Ferruccio Novo are Torino FC players.

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Fiat

Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (originally FIAT, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Europe.

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A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football.

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In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders.

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Francisco "Xico" Ferreira (23 August 1919 – 14 February 1986) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Giampiero Boniperti

Giampiero Boniperti (4 July 1928 – 18 June 2021) was an Italian footballer who played his entire 15-season career at Juventus between 1946 and 1961, winning five Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia titles. Valentino Mazzola and Giampiero Boniperti are italy men's international footballers.

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Grande Torino

The i was the historic Italian football team of Torino Football Club in the 1940s, five-time champions of Italy, whose players were the backbone of the Italy national team and died on 4 May 1949 in the plane crash known as the Superga air disaster.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Inter Milan

Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy.

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Italian cruiser Confienza

Confienza was the last of four torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s.

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The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio,; FIGC), known colloquially as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy.

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The Italian Football Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame del calcio italiano) is the hall of fame for association football players that have had a significant impact on Italian football.

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Italian lira

The lira (lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002.

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The Italy national football team (Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910.

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José Altafini

José João Altafini (born 24 July 1938), also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil (as when he started to play it was noted that he resembled the Italian legend Valentino Mazzola), is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Valentino Mazzola and José Altafini are italy men's international footballers.

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Juventus FC

Juventus Football Club (from iuventūs, 'youth'), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system.

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Lingotto

Lingotto is a building complex on Via Nizza in Turin, Italy.

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Lira

Lira is the name of several currency units.

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Lisbon

Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.

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The Italian football champions (Campione d'Italia di calcio, plural: Campioni) are the annual winners of Serie A, Italy's premier football league competition.

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LR Vicenza

L.R. Vicenza, commonly referred to as Vicenza, is an Italian football club based in Vicenza, Veneto.

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In association football, the manager is the person who has overall responsibility for the running of a football team.

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Mechanic

A mechanic is a skilled tradesperson who uses tools to build, maintain, or repair machinery, especially cars.

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Midfielder

In the sport of association football, a midfielder is an outfield position which plays primarily in the middle of the pitch.

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Modena FC 2018

Modena Football Club 2018, commonly referred to as Modena, is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna.

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Palazzo Madama, Turin

Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja is a palace in Turin, Piedmont.

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Playmaker

In association football, a playmaker is a footballer who controls the flow of the team's play, and is often involved in offensively and defensively playing passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity and passing ability.

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The Portugal national football team (Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921.

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Regia Marina

The paren) (RM) or Royal Italian Navy was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) from 1861 to 1946. In 1946, with the birth of the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), the Regia Marina changed its name to Marina Militare ("Military Navy").

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San Siro

San Siro (officially the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy.

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Sandro Mazzola

Alessandro "Sandro" Mazzola (born 8 November 1942) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Internazionale and the Italy national team. Valentino Mazzola and Sandro Mazzola are italy men's international footballers.

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Scudetto

The scudetto (Italian for 'little shield') is a decoration having the colors of the flag of Italy which is sewn onto the jersey of the Italian sports clubs that won the highest level championship of their respective sport in the previous season.

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Serie A

The Serie A, officially known as Serie A enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system.

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Serie C

The Serie C, officially known as Serie C NOW for sponsorship purposes, is the third-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie B and Serie A. The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico (Lega Pro) is the governing body that operates the Serie C. The unification of the Lega Pro Prima Divisione and the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione as Lega Pro Divisione Unica (often also abbreviated as Lega Pro) in 2014 reintroduced the format of the original Serie C that existed between 1935 and 1978 (before the split into Serie C1 and Serie C2).

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The Spain national football team (Selección Española de Fútbol) has represented Spain in men's international football competitions since 1920.

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Spezia Calcio

Spezia Calcio is an Italian professional football club based in La Spezia, Liguria, currently competing in the Serie B. Spezia Calcio was founded in 1906 by the Swiss banker Hermann Hurni (or Hurny in some documents), who played for the early Crystal Palace amateur teams in London during his time there as a student.

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SS Lazio

(Lazio Sport Club) is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity.

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SSC Bari

Società Sportiva Calcio Bari, commonly referred to as Bari, is an Italian football club based in Bari, Apulia.

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Superga

Superga (Soperga or Superga) is a hill situated on the south bank of the river Po to the east of Turin in north-west Italy.

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Superga air disaster

The Superga air disaster (Tragedia di Superga, "Tragedy of Superga") occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the Grande Torino), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of the Basilica of Superga, which stands on a hill on the outskirts of Turin.

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Torino FC

Torino Football Club, colloquially referred to as Toro, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont.

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Torino FC Hall of Fame

This is a list of Torino FC players who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame Granata.

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Turin Cathedral

Turin Cathedral (Duomo di Torino; Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy.

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UC Sampdoria

Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria, is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria.

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US Ancona 1905

Unione Sportiva Ancona 1905, commonly referred to as Ancona, was an Italian football club based in Ancona, Marche.

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US Livorno 1915

Unione Sportiva Livorno 1915 (formerly A.S. Livorno Calcio, commonly known as Livorno), is a semi-professional Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany.

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US Triestina Calcio 1918

Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to US Triestina or just Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, in the northern Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.

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Venezia FC

Venezia Football Club, commonly referred to as Venezia, is a professional Italian football club based in Venice, Veneto, that currently plays in.

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Venice

Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

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Vittorio Pozzo

Vittorio Pozzo (2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian football player, manager and journalist. Valentino Mazzola and Vittorio Pozzo are Torino FC players.

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Walk of Fame of Italian sport

Walk of Fame of Italian sport (Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 140 Italian all-time champions, which has been implemented on six occasions (five new entries in 2015, 2016 and 2021, seven in 2018, three in 2019, and fifteen in 2023), from the initial 100 names.

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Walter Petron

Walter Petron (25 August 1918 – 21 March 1945) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward in Serie A for Torino and Venezia. Valentino Mazzola and Walter Petron are Torino FC players and Venezia FC players.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1940–41 Coppa Italia

The 1940–41 Coppa Italia was the eighth Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup.

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1942–43 Coppa Italia

The 1942–43 Coppa Italia was the tenth edition of the tournament and the last before the suspension of football competitions in Italy due to World War II related events.

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1942–43 Serie A

The 1942–43 Serie A season was won by Torino.

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1944 Campionato Alta Italia

The 1944 Divisione Nazionale, better known as Campionato Alta Italia was a football championship organized by the Italian Social Republic and disputed in Northern and Central Italy in 1944 among Serie A and Serie B teams plus others.

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The 1945–46 Italian Football Championship, officially known as 1945–46 Divisione Nazionale, was the first tournament held after World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Mazzola

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Footballers killed in the Superga air disaster

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