Italy: Parma Calcio 1913, a new club launched by Guido Barilla, led by former manager Nevio Scala

"I am here with a group of friends to start a different story from all the others, a story unlike any you have ever seen. We launch with great humility and with the aim to grow and overcome obstacles in a healthy way," stated Guido Barilla (left in photo), the chairman of the agro-industrial group Barilla, announcing the launch of a new club in Parma (ITA), Parma Calcio 1913 (a reference to the year of foundation of Parma FC), on 01/07/2015.

Parma FC was declared permanently bankrupt after no takeover offer was lodged before the final deadline of 22/06/2015. Sportingly relegated to the Serie B at the end of the 2014-15 season after finishing in 20^th and last place in the Serie A. Pending the finalisation of registration, Parma Calcio 1913 will launch in the Serie D (the Italian fourth division, and the first non-professional level).

The president of Parma Calcio 1913 is Nevio Scala (right in photo), born on 22/11/1947, the former manager of Parma FC from 1989 to 1996, and with whom he won the Coppa Italia in 1992, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1993, as…