The Agnelli Family Return

Lore & Background

The Agnelli family, known for their ownership of Fiat and other automotive brands, have been majority owners of the co-national Serie A football club Juventus FC since 1923. The family's involvement with the club predates the modern era of corporate ownership, and they have maintained controlling ownership through their holding company Exor. Notably, from 2003 to 2010, the club's chairman was Franzo Grande Stevens, while Umberto Agnelli served as honorary chairman.

In Their Own Story

The rain fell softly on the white walls of the Juventus Museum in Turin as Andrea Agnelli stood before the glass case housing the original 1897 match ball. The silence was heavy, not with sadness, but with the weight of history pressing against the future. He traced the outline of the black and white stripes on a vintage jersey from 1935, remembering stories told by his grandfather about the passion of the fans in the old Stadio delle Alpi. 'We are not just managing a company,' he whispered to the empty room, the echo bouncing off the trophies lining the walls. 'We are keeping a promise made a century ago.' Outside, the lights of the Allianz Stadium flickered on, ready for another chapter written by the hands that built it.

Reader's Guide

The Agnelli family's association with Juventus began in 1923, not at the club's founding in 1897. The family has never relinquished control of the club, and their ownership has been continuous through the family's holding structures. The youth academy is based at Vinovo and later the Continassa training center, not Viareggio.

Did You Know?

• Andrea Agnelli became chairman of Juventus in 2010, following in the footsteps of his father Umberto Agnelli, who was honorary chairman of the club. The actual chairman from 2003 to 2010 was Franzo Grande Stevens.
• The Agnelli family has been majority owners of Juventus since 1923, not from the club's founding in 1897.