Liverpool nor Everton fans will enjoy ChatGPT's judgement here. Manchester United and Manchester City have contested this fixture since 1881, but the latter club haven't always been competitive. City defeated United just once between their wins in 1981 and 2002. There is also a cultural rivalry between the two cities: the Beatles vs Oasis, Brookside vs Coronation Street, Concert Square vs Canal Street. But the main fuel behind this rivalry is the fact they are the two biggest football clubs in England. Manchester United have 20 league titles, Liverpool have 19... but the latter side has three more European Cups. 7. Revierderby

years later the same words were inscribed on the old fort San Salvatore. The fort serves as a plinth for the 60 metre tall octagonal column that carries the statue of the Madonna della Lettera. Meanwhile, despite heading into the 2022/23 season as defending champions, Milan struggled to make an impact. Finishing fourth ended up feeling like an achievement, as reaching the Champions League semi-finals should have done had they not been so easily brushed aside by Inter. Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family. If the Duomo is the symbol of Milan in the world, the Madonnina, perched on the highest spire of the Cathedral, represents the heart and soul of the city. The Madonnina is the subject of the most traditional Milanese song, O mia bella Madonnina. The Derby della Madonnina named after it is the local rivalry between the city's two football clubs A.C. Milan and Inter Milan.The Cappella Musicale del Duomo (The Duomo Music Chapel) was established in 1402. In the same year, the Veneranda Fabbrica appointed the Chapel’s first master – Matteo da Perugia. He became the first maestro di cappella and paved the way for the next ones. By the time he left, the Chapel’s organisation included a master, organist, deputy master and choristers. The Madonnina An initiative that, greeting the arrival of spring 2023, wants to be a tribute to the Madonnina, which also represents an important civic sign, especially in the days of the 175th anniversary of the "Cinque Giornate" (Five Days of Milan), when for the first time, in 1848, the italian flag was hoisted as a sign of freedom right on the highest spire of the Duomo. The Rossoneri were awarded a 3-0 default win and progressed to the semi-finals, whilst the Nerazzurri were left heartbroken and dejected once again. Mark “Attila” Hateley had only been in Italy for a few months before this derby in October 1984. The Englishman chose the right time to score a dramatic winner. The atmosphere and physicality of the game suited him. Hateley had been sent off earlier in the season, an aggressive act that endeared him to the ultras. Now it was time to treat the supporters to a winning goal.

When this derby was played, Milan had only won three league titles. Their fans had expected them to challenge in 1949-50 but they had started the campaign poorly, losing to Juventus and drawing with Como and Lazio in the build-up to their meeting with Inter. It was time to show what they could do. In additional insult to Gregori, the replacement statue was stolen from his garden by a visiting priest who, when stopped by police on the motorway, argued that he thought it was a gift. The entire saga, says Forestieri, has had a "tragic impact on Gregori's life, making him mistrustful and withdrawn". Other episodes, on the other hand, seem to lead to other conclusions.In a television appearance on 17 February 2005, during the transmission of "Porta a Porta"with Bruno Vespa, Bishop Tarcisio Bertonerevealed that a second Vatican theological commission would have expressed temselves withthe formula " as far as we know there is no evidence ofthe supernaturality of the event". This was followed by an allegation of fraud from a prominent Italian helpline, Telefono Antiplagio, run by Professor Giovanni Panunzio, a children's religion teacher in Sardinia and director of the Italian Committee to Help Victims of Charlatans and Gurus.The city of Milan has a millenial history. Founded by the Celts who, according to a legend, decided to build a new town where they saw a pig just for a half covered in hair. It was the scrofa semilanuta and that particular wild animal became the symbol of the city. It remained as a landamrk of Milan till the Middle Ages when it was replaced by the embleme of the Sforza Family. A bas-relief of the scrofa can still be seen engraved in Piazza Mercanti. What happened today was an unexpected reaction, there is a culture to change and a sport to be lived with more tranquillity.” Its imposing beauty is unquestionable, but these 10 facts will make you look at it with a refreshed sense of awe.

Among the thousands of statues, some are naturally images of saints andfigures fromthe history of Christianity, but some others are rather peculiar: sirens with double-ended fishtails, the portrait of boxer athlete Primo Carnera, and the face of Benito Mussolini are just a few worth searching around. However, many, including devout Catholics, favour any debate, no matter how dressed up as showbusiness, believing that a sinister conspiracy to undermine the church lies behind events in Civitavecchia. Panunzio of the anti-charlatan hotline, who has conducted his own research into phoney miracles, is convinced that Gregori was set up. The early design of the Duomo was received with scepticism; not enough technologies were available to dig the canals to carry the marble. Plus, the Gothic style was considered out of fashion. Already in 2016 there was an attempt to reopen, thanks to the contribution of Lukoil which supported the initiative, but a flood thwarted the renovation work.Throughout the weekend, as the story hit the headlines, the faithful and the merely curious, including reporters and TV crews, thronged in their thousands down the small country lane to Gregori's house, pushing into his small garden, praying, weeping, gawping, chattering and crossing themselves as they filed past the tiny statue before shuffling out again to gossip and speak to the press.