Probably all of us recognize very well the mighty Bicycle Kick in so many albums Panini. But almost probably several collectors not from Italy (and also younger from my country) don't know the origin.
In Italy we call "LA ROVESCIATA DI PAROLA" in english "THE PAROLA'S BICYCLE KICK".
Carlo Parola was a player of Juventus, the imagine of Panini was taken during the match Juventus-Fiorentina in 1950, so 10 years before the birth of Panini! The picture of Parola was already famous before Panini, but with stickers started to be mighty.
At the beginning, Parola didn't ask any royalty to use this picture. Later (with suggestion of Giampiero Boniberti, at that time President of Juventus) the player made a deal with Panini and they payed 10 millions italian lire for that (i'm not sure about period, I think in the 70's)

In Italy we call "LA ROVESCIATA DI PAROLA" in english "THE PAROLA'S BICYCLE KICK".
Carlo Parola was a player of Juventus, the imagine of Panini was taken during the match Juventus-Fiorentina in 1950, so 10 years before the birth of Panini! The picture of Parola was already famous before Panini, but with stickers started to be mighty.
At the beginning, Parola didn't ask any royalty to use this picture. Later (with suggestion of Giampiero Boniberti, at that time President of Juventus) the player made a deal with Panini and they payed 10 millions italian lire for that (i'm not sure about period, I think in the 70's)

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