Now we're talking. Celtic and Rangers have battled to be Scotland's premier club since 1888, with Celtic winning 53 league titles (and one European Cup) and Rangers claiming 55. To put this into perspective, no other team in Scotland has won more than four titles. Its imposing beauty is unquestionable, but these 10 facts will make you look at it with a refreshed sense of awe. Inaugurated in 1953, the Duomo Museum is a space to learn about the history of Milan’s majestic cathedral, from the early stages of its construction to the final result. You can also see original elements taken from the Monument, including sculptures, tapestries, stained glass and terracotta artefacts. Archive and Library

With the Rossoneri beating Napoli and the Nerazzurri beating Benfica in the Champions League quarter-finals, the two sides will battle it out next month in the semi-finals for a spot in the most important game of the European football calendar. In the case of Civitavecchia, he claims to have received several tip-offs: "In December 1994, a man, who introduced himself as an expert in 'esotericism', called me and warned me about a 'weeping' that was being planned in Civitavecchia. Don't you think that's a very strange coincidence?" After the incident, he received an anonymous fax from someone claiming repentance for being behind events at Pantano, and admitted that it had begun as a carnival prank, but that "fanatical colleagues" had taken it further. Numerous unbelievers or skeptics tasted the salty tears for themselves, thus excluding hallucination by over-excited believers. Moreover, there was motion film coverage of the actual weeping. The question of condensation is also eliminated because that would have necessarily have had to include the entire image and nearby objects, but only the corners of eyes were emitting the tears.

You’ve seen the portrait! Now read the incredible story of Roberto Ferruzzi's ‘Madonna’, one of the most popular pious images of the Virgin Mary. From the portrait of a young girl to that of the Virgin Mary

Inter were hungry for revenge heading into that infamous Champions League quarter-final tie in 2005, something clearly stated by club president Massimo Moratti ahead of the match. Unlike the bright patterned exterior, the interior is dim, offering a sharp contrast to the overall ambience. The first thing you’ll notice is the central door, carved by Lodovico Pogliaghi in 1906. It’s themed around stories from the life of Mary and decorated with Gothic floral reliefs.

The project of the Main Spire has involved, from 1490 to this day, high-level ingenuity and professionalism, coming from the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Amadeo, Dolcebuono, Francesco Croce, Pietro Pestagalli and Carlo Ferrari da Passano. Complex architecture and a centuries-long history defines the Main Spire, whose repair today is carried out by a team of skilled marble workers, masons, and scaffolders engaged in the consolidation of the eight, large corner pillars; in the repair of marble damaged over time and still bearing the deep wounds of the 1943 bombings; in the protection and repair of the iron bindings, wisely put in place five centuries ago to withhold the stresses on the base caused by the weight of this incredible bolt of lightning reaching up to the sky. The Derby della Madonnina has long been regarded as one of the most culturally significant football matches on the planet, but to fully appreciate its majesty, the rivalry's roots must be explored.The Madonnina spire or guglia del tiburio ("lantern spire"), one of the main features of the cathedral, was erected in 1762 at the height of 108.5m (356ft), as designed by Francesco Croce. At the top of the spire is the polychrome Madonnina statue, designed and built by Carlo Pellicani in 1774, during the episcopacy of Giuseppe Pozzobonelli who supported the idea to place the Madonnina at the top of the Cathedral. [1] [2] The models for this painting were 11-year-old Angelina Cian [a] and her younger brother. [1] Although not originally a religious painting, it was popularized as an image of the Virgin Mary holding her infant son, and has become the most renowned of Ferruzzi's works. The Duomo’s archive and the library are home to annals tracing the cathedral's history between 1387 and 1875. There’s also a photograph archive, a collection of early blueprints and the Music Chapel's complete archive. The Madonna of the Streets is featured as a mosaic in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco, California. [7] A victory for Barcelona is often seen as a victory for Catalonian interests. Yet, like in all these rivalries, El Clasico is led by a desire to win on the pitch. Madrid and Barcelona have dominated Spanish football and won 19 European Cups between them.