Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.
The House of Medici was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of Tuscany, and prospered gradually until it was able to fund the Medici Bank. This bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century, and it facilitated the Medicis' rise to political power in Florence, although they officially remained citizens rather than monarchs until the 16th century.
Florence Nightingale, was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.
The Republic of Florence, also known as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on the Italian city of Florence in Tuscany. The republic originated in 1115, when the Florentine people rebelled against the Margraviate of Tuscany upon the death of Matilda of Tuscany, a woman who controlled vast territories that included Florence. The Florentines formed a commune in her successors' place. The republic was ruled by a council known as the Signoria of Florence. The signoria was chosen by the gonfaloniere, who was elected every two months by Florentine guild members.
The Italian Football Federation, also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.
Giancarlo Camolese is an Italian football (soccer) manager, TV sports caster, ex footballer, university lecturer at SUISM in Turin and instructor at the Coverciano Training Centre for players and technical staff.
Florence and the Machine are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band's music received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and the Machine as part of BBC Introducing. At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic and eccentric production and also Welch's powerful vocal performances.
Florence Leontine Mary Welch is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. She is the vocalist and songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine.
Tuscany is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants (2013). The regional capital is Florence (Firenze).
The Airmobile Brigade "Friuli" is an airmobile brigade of the Italian Army, based mainly in the Emilia-Romagna region. The brigade was part of the 1st Defence Forces Command until it was transferred to the Division "Friuli". The brigade's coat of arms depicts a stylized version of the Rocca di Monfalcone castle near the city of Monfalcone in the Friuli region, where the brigade distinguished itself during World War I.
Stephen Azzopardi is a Maltese football coach.
Andrea Sussi is an Italian professional football coach and former footballer who played as a left back.
Lorenzo Tonelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Sampdoria on loan from S.S.C. Napoli.
Tommaso Arrigoni is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie C club Siena.
The 2013–14 Serie A was the 112th season of top-tier Italian football, the 82nd in a round-robin tournament, and the 4th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. The season began on 24 August 2013 and concluded on 18 May 2014. As in previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches with a new Nike Incyte model used throughout the season. Juventus were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title to win a third Serie A title in a row.
The Italian Football Hall of Fame, promoted by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), is housed at the Museo del Calcio in Coverciano, Italy. It aims to promote the heritage, history, culture and values of Italian football. Since 2011, new members are added every year and are divided into categories: Italian footballer, Italian coach, Italian veteran, Foreign footballer, Italian referee, Italian administrator and Posthumous honours. In 2014, the category Women's football was added. In 2018, the Fair Play Award category was added in honour of the late Italian footballer Davide Astori.
Mihai Răzvan Teja is a Romanian former footballer and currently the head coach of Romanian club FCSB.
The Museo del Calcio, is a sports museum dedicated to the history of the Italy national football team, located in a builidng of the Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano in the Coverciano quartiere of Florence, Italy.
