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Juventus fans fined for Turin banner

December 3, 2012
By Associated Press
MILAN -- Juventus has been fined $13,000 after its fans unveiled an offensive banner during a 3-0 victory over Torino that referred to the 1949 plane crash that wiped out nearly the entire squad from the famed "Grande Torino" team.

The huge banner read -- in translation -- "We of Turin pride and glory, you just a crash."

The crash occurred in May 1949 as Torino was winning its fifth consecutive Serie A title. It hasn't won since.

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