The ''Guerin Sportivo'' is an Italian sports magazine. It is the oldest sport magazine in the world. Journalists who worked for the magazine include Gianni Brera, Indro Montanelli, Giorgio Tosatti, Darwin Pastorin, Carlo Nesti, Mario Sconcerti, Stefano Disegni and Rino Tommasi.

History and profile

Founded in 1912 in

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, it is published every month. The title and the logo, depicting a medieval knight throwing a javelin, are inspired by the lead character in Andrea di Barberino's chivalric romance '' Il Guerrin Meschino'' ("The Wretched Guerrin"), written in 1410. Originally, it was printed on green paper, whence the popular nickname '' verdolino'', and also housed satyrical panels. Characters used in his panels by artist Carlin (a zebra for

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, a female wolf for

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and others) inspired most of the symbols of Italian sides used today. In the mid-1970s, ''Guerin Sportivo'' moved from newspaper to magazine format, starting to include a greater number of photos. Since its origins, most of the content was devoted to football, other sports being given less detail. Since the 1990s, virtually all pages are dedicated to football. ''Guerin Sportivo'' is published by Conti Editore. The publisher itself is owned by the ''

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'' and '' Tuttosport'' groups. The two daily sports newspapers are owned by Roberto Amodei.

Circulation

In 2007, ''Guerin Sportivo'' had a circulation of 45,067 copies.

Player awards

Over the years, ''Guerin Sportivo'' has presented several annual awards. A Player of the Year award was given from 1979 to 1986. From 1976 to 2015, the

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was awarded to the best

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football player. From 1975 to 2015, the Bravo Award was awarded to the most outstanding young European footballer.

Player of the Year (1979–1986)

The winner was chosen by reporters, readers and writers of the magazine from many countries. It was first awarded in 1979 and was discontinued in 1986.

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