About Me

Claudio Messa

From Apulia, born in the early '90s. My passion for soccer began when I was a child.

I've been a Juventus fan since elementary school, ever since I used to spend entire afternoons flipping through "Hurrà" magazines and my uncle's encyclopedias, watching VHS tapes about the club's first 100 years over and over again.

My closet and drawers have always been full of jerseys and sports gear, but I didn't start systematically collecting them until 2015, when I began collecting traditional store shirts. The collection has grown along with me and has been updated several times.
Since 2023, I have been focusing primarily on match-issued shirts.

Today there is a clear dividing line: the years of Kappa, until 1999.

But why? Because I was emotionally swept away by Trapattoni and Lippi’s Juventus. And when something really gets to you as a child, it stays with you forever.

Claudio as a child
Claudio Messa at the Football Jersey Expo talk, next to the displayed jerseys Claudio Messa signs a jersey during an event hosted by the Juventus Official Fan Club Bari
Claudio Messa interviewed during an evening event Claudio Messa signs a jersey during an evening event
Claudio Messa with Lorenzo Amoruso and an autographed Juventus jersey