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    2nd World Cup of Football [rosters, roleplay, results]

    in Roleplay - How the West Was Won

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    Around Giovanniland through Football Stadiums: 2nd World Cup Special II
    Posted 17/11/1422 

    We're back at SporTravel with another post about the 2nd World Cup of Football tournament! While the Giovannilandians prepare to face off the Landslag from Fujai, after beating the teams of Alchera and Kurabis and most recently losing to Cambria, we will present two more iconic stadiums.

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    Kampo Vetto Urydano, Uryde, Lavanda Prima
    Capacity: 45,300

    People think of the Stadio Abreo-Florino when the question of a football stadium in the northern city of Uryde is given. I mean, that's fair considering its highlight during the II Summer Esferiad last year and its prominence in the city center, but it's actually not the first stadium in this city of five hundred inhabitants! The title goes to the Uryde Old Field, one of the first football fields in the entirety of Giovanniland, founded in the early 13th century.

    Back then, Uryde had less than half its current population, as the city was starting to attract people from rural areas amid industrialization, and the football's capacity of around 10,000 seats was hailed as a big project back then. Nowadays, the stadium has been expanded four-fold as it takes the role of a secondary stadium in Uryde, where people can see its historical elements, appreciate the coast, and run away from the big events in the Stadio Abreo-Florino.

    The home team is called the Leoni Lavanduli, a historical reference from millennia ago to the Lavandulan Empire, which had its capital at Uryde, then called Lavandula. Sadly, the Leoni haven't been as strong as they were in the early years of Giovannilandian football, in which they had back-to-back titles at 1320 and 1321 for example, although new management and stadium modernization may mean a brighter future ahead.

    To their credit, though, their attacking midfield Hortensia Purparbone was chosen as part of the Starting XI for the national team, while their rivals from Uryde Pedesfera are only represented by two reserve players from the city. Hortensia is a young star from the team and looks to be quite promising in national football!

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    Stadio Montano L'Apertura, L'Apertura, Kordelleria
    Capacity: 7,500

    The Giovandolian Mountains of the southern Andolian Territory are not where you'd usually look for a football stadium, but in the largest city of this sparsely-populated region, travelers are able to find a quite iconic arena with a breathtaking view from the nearby mountains!

    The city name itself comes from its strategic location at a valley within the mountain chain, and is the main route for people looking to pass through the north into the Violet Valley or south into the Emunian Valley. One of the main aspects it's known for, however, is the altitude of over 2,000 meters that often makes players from the coasts of Porto Violeto or Uryde take some time to adapt. 

    That's all for the second part of this series! Thank you for reading, and we wish you good and safe travels if you are looking to visit these and other football places in Giovanniland. If you've got suggestions for the next parts, email us at sportravelgiovanniland@giovamail.com!

    2nd World Cup of Football [rosters, roleplay, results]

    in Roleplay - How the West Was Won

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    Around Giovanniland through Football Stadiums: 2nd World Cup Special
    Posted 15/11/1422 

    Remember our posts about iconic Giovannilandian stadiums this June? Well, welcome to SporTravel once more, because we're now back with a special post themed on the 2nd World Cup of Football! As we've already wrote, football is praised by a majority of Giovannilandians that like sports, and we have a country with many powerful national teams competing in leagues that get millions of fans every year.

    The peoples of Giovanniland, in Aura and Andolia alike, like attending football stadiums even when they're not actively having games, to appreciate these beautiful buildings and the sport itself. Therefore, this list will hopefully be a several-part series over the next few weeks, but for Part One, we have chosen to showcase one stadium in Aura and one in Andolia.

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    Flore Violeta, Porto Violeto, Primolido
    Capacity: 65,000

    You might ask, haven't we already talked about this stadium before? In which case you'd be right, but we'd be remiss considering the stellar performance of their home team, the Bellatori Violeti (Violet Warriors), in the 1422 national tournament of the first division of Giovannilandian football! In fact, from the four players represented in the national team that are from Porto Violeto, two come from this team. These are the left outside back Manuella Giakobo, part of the starting XI, and reserve right outside Sergio Feragi Faustiano.

    Talking about the stadium itself, despite getting its renovation very recently, it is already a beautiful tourist attraction of the largest city in Giovanniland, with beautiful color tones mixing purple, violet and lavender. For some historical background, the team was founded in 1370 and recently gained attention as they were bought by Giovannilandian giant Macaw Technologies, who invested in the team not only through the beautiful infrastructure but also by hiring famous players, earning a rightful spot among the most famous Giovannilandian teams.

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    Andoliarena, Andoliavilla, Lido Flavi
    Capacity: 83,700

    An iconic tropical stadium near the coast fits the Arare Andoliavillesi (Andoliavillese Macaws), one of the most famous, if not the most famous and successful football team in the entirety of the Andolian Territory of Giovanniland. The Arare are an old team in Giovannilandian football, having been founded over a century ago in the year of 1306, and are currently the defending team of the national tournament's first division.

    Although they face a fierce challenge from the Quire Quorivane during the end of the tournament, being currently second with one less point than the first place, their history includes a whopping seven national titles, in the years of 1325, 1349, 1350, 1373, 1391, 1410, and 1421! Furthermore, they are very nicely represented in the national squad with goalkeeper Sergio Pradobeno-Turri and the rising star young striker Matteo Ventomar. 

    Their stadium, the Andoliarena, features a transparent dome that allows for air conditioning during the summer for players to stand the traditional heat, and a large capacity that makes it one of the largest stadiums in Giovanniland! Not only that, but the area that encircles the stadium has several beautiful trees and even a small lake, while on the other side of the photo one can see the houses leading to the center of Andoliavilla, the beaches of the Flavian Coast, and the great Darkesian Sea.

    That's all for the first part of this series! Thank you for reading, and we wish you good and safe travels if you are looking to visit these and other football places in Giovanniland. If you've got suggestions for the next parts, email us at sportravelgiovanniland@giovamail.com!

    2nd World Cup of Football [rosters, roleplay, results]

    in Roleplay - How the West Was Won

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    Sports Report Newsroom, Giovannia—10:00 AM International Atomic Time, 14th November 1422

    Good morning Giovanniland! I am Karlo Nakamura-Edrense, the main host of the Giovannilandian Sports Report and of its special football edition that aims to keep Giovannilandians informed of the latest happenings of the 2nd World Cup of Football. Today, we'll be covering the results of the first two matches played by our football team and how they went!

    Matchday 1 - Giovanniland 1-0 Alchera (Halftime: 1-0)
    Goals: Hortensia Purparbone (30')

    The first half of the match was the more active part of both halves, and also when the only goal of the match happened! The match started with fair attacks from both sides, and a very good performance from the strikers of Giovanniland: Gustavo Zapata, Pietro Takeda, and Matteo Ventomar. However, it was not any of them who scored the Giovannilandian goal, but rather the attacking midfield Hortensia! With assistance from Matteo, she received the ball in the small area and was no match for the Alcheran goalkeeper, who was successfully confused by Hortensia's distraction and did not catch her ball at the left corner of the net.

    After that, although Giovannilandian strikers reasonably continued their attempts at striking more goals, the coach Rodrigo Violetone switched the striker Pietro with the center back Teodoro Sonserina in order to increase the defense, and that worked effectively! During the second half, even though there were no more goals from Giovanniland to increase the advantage, the goalkeeper and the back players made sure to stop any Alcheran attempt. The team for Alchera was hoping to at least draw, but the hope never came to fruition and the match was won by Giovanniland. Nevertheless, captain Lorentio Santo-Ferrari commented that the opponents' performance was very impressive and respected the opposing team.

    Matchday 2 - Kurabis 0-1 Giovanniland (Halftime: 0-0)
    Goals: Matteo Ventomar (89')

    Unlike the match between Giovanniland and Alchera, the Giovannilandian and Kurabi teams together contributed to a far more interesting and fun game to watch! One can see this by the fact there were no goals at all during the first half of the match. One of the closest attempts was Giovanni Oliverde-Lastrilla's strike that ended up hitting the goalpost, and a Kurabi launch into the net that was annulled because the striker was offside. During halftime, coach Rodrigo outlined a more offensive strategy for the second half.

    This strategy, while continuing with the same starting eleven players, resulted in a more active confrontation of the opposing players and more ball possession by the Giovannilandian teams, leading to more shots and shots on target as well. The match was looking to be a draw, but yet, none of the teams gave up the chance of getting those 3 points from a win! Striker Gustavo launched a strong attack that required a fierce defense from the Kurabi goalkeeper, sending it backwards and gaining the Giovannilandians a corner. From there, Gabriella Orfeo sent the ball to Matteo's feat, who successfully launched the ball into the net on the dying minutes of the match! A very close game overall, with strong Giovannilandian and Kurabi performance.

    2nd World Cup of Football [rosters, roleplay, results]

    in Roleplay - How the West Was Won

    Posted

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    Giovannilandian National Football Team
    Esquadra Nationale Giovanniterrana Pedesfere 

    Team Information:

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    Home Stadium: Arena Abrentana, Giovannia
    Manager: Lauro Veltano-Suetonio
    Coach: Rodrigo Violetone

    Main Players:

    Name Gender  Age  Position Home City
    Sergio Pradobeno-Turri Male 25 Goalkeeper Andoliavilla
    Agatta Obultrone Female 29 Center Back Abrentopole
    Manuella Giakobo Female 26 Center Back Porto Violeto
    Herbina Gavio Horati Female 23 Left Outside Back Giovannia
    Giovanni Oliverde-Lastrilla Male 24 Right Outside Back Porto Violeto
    Lorentio Santo-Ferrari (C) Male 28 Defending Midfield Annavilla
    Gabriella Orfeo Female 26 Center Midfield Amorante
    Hortensia Purparbone Female 24 Attacking Midfield Uryde
    Gustavo Zapata Male 21 Striker Giovannia
    Pietro Takeda Male 21 Striker Giovannia
    Matteo Ventomar Male 19 Striker Andoliavilla

    Backup Players:

    Name Gender  Age  Position Home City
    Klaudio Spindola Male 26 Goalkeeper Uryde
    Renato Prudentio Male 26 Goalkeeper Giuvenoria
    Augustino Opiterno-Lumini Male 25 Goalkeeper Islamagna
    Melia Dolabella Female 20 Goalkeeper Flaviopole
    Sandra Persona-Fonti Female 19 Center Back Karlopole
    Galbina Fulviani Female 24 Center Back Kampobello
    Afranio Rusellio Purpuro Male 25 Center Back Daurone
    Teodoro Sonserina Male 20 Center Back Kastellavando
    Neurina Navano-Rosa Female 24 Left Outside Back Einotta
    Aulo Aprone-Pelio Male 26 Left Outside Back Annavilla
    Sergio Feragi Faustiano Male 28 Right Outside Back Porto Violeto
    Valerio Amdo-Gyasso Male 29 Right Outside Back Dazano
    Ammiana Dasumio Female 25 Defending Midfield Markellia
    Arabella Viator-Nyima Female 27 Defending Midfield Lampo
    Herminio Labeno Venti Male 19 Center Midfield Andoliavilla
    Filippa Pleminio Female 30 Center Midfield Gioseppole
    Giustiniano Nottua-Glabrio Male 20 Attacking Midfield Abrentopole
    Kassio Fidustio-Severi Male 24 Attacking Midfield Quorivo
    Mariana Lavandula-Savora Female 27 Striker Porto Violeto
    Zodena Granvino Female 21 Striker Bayabrenti
    Aurelio Duvina Male 21 Striker Karlopole
    Otavio Borba-Markano Male 23 Striker Delliaro
    Klementina de Abreo-Florino Female 22 Striker Quorivo
    Domitilla Sekinio-Lavanda Female 28 Striker Giovannia

    RP Permissions:
    Injure my players: no
    Assign my players yellow cards: yes
    Assign my players red cards: yes
    Godmod injuries: no
    Godmod scoring: no
    Godmod other events: no

    Admin Requests Part Quatre

    in Technical Forum Part Duex

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    On 10/14/2022 at 6:45 PM, Winnipeg said:

    Alright, these Newspaper ones are all done.

    And I think I've got these ones done...There doesn't seem to be a mask for Commander of TWPAF, so I'm assuming TWP Officer was the mask used for this... I didn't remove @Wyvern from the TWP Armed Forces mask...if they need to be removed from that as well let me know.

     

    Yay, thank you very much!

    TWP Armed Forces mask can stay, after all Wyvern is still a member - just not the commander anymore. 

    Strife in the Seas

    in Roleplay - How the West Was Won

    Posted

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    Islamagna, Altana Region—21:30 International Atomic Time, 4th August 1422

    Klaudia kept waiting in the room, but no answer came.

    A question then came from staff member Quinto Rufino-Petrone, who had just arrived: "Still nothing?", to which Klaudia unfortunately nodded.

    Meanwhile, Amando intervened with the thought: "Remember when I said I did have an idea of who it may be?"

    Quinto asked, "Who do you have in mind?" 

    "Varanius," Amando proposed. "I mean, we can't be sure, but the fact it's on our western border and that they seemingly ignored the request strengthens the possibility."

    "Good thought," Klaudia added, "although it could also be a mishap in the unknown ship's crew."

    "That's two mistakes already...", Quinto replied, "entering Giovannilandian waters and not answering our request for identification."

    Klaudia pointed out, "Do remember that there isn't officially a territorial water agreement in Esferos, so other nations may not recognize our claim, which is important to have in mind if we seek further contact. Nevertheless, we're still acting on it, thoughts on contacting once more?"

    Amando and Quinto both nodded in agreement, although the latter inquired, "what if they keep ignoring our request for the ship to identify themselves?"

    "Well," Klaudia explained, "then we may have to resort to confronting the ship directly with a presence of a Giovannilandian one. She'll notice the company soon enough..."

    "That's worst case, though, since I am hoping this is a misunderstanding," she added.

    Quinto responded, "Let's hope so. In the meantime, are the Borioddo coast guards aware of this? They're the closest to the ship as things stand, but it's a lesser facility in comparison to Islamagna."

    "Oh, yes, they are aware. I've let their chief officer, Gabriello Veltano, know about this incident, and they are also conscious of the support that we can provide."

    "And our command in Porto Violeto?", Amando remembered.

    "That I shall contact soon, once I send the message to this unruly ship. I mean, they've most surely got a notification, but I shall notify them that our Andolian facilities are already dealing with this case."

    A few minutes later, the unknown ship was contacted for the second time, and the Giovannilandian Navy's leadership was now cognizant of her."

    Hello!

    in Information and Introduction Centre

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    On 8/31/2022 at 11:31 AM, ulfrik said:

    Hello all,

     

    I have been in the West Pacific for awhile and have been in Discord, but am new to the Forums.

    I hope to meet and get to know fellow nations and eventually learn how to give back to the region.

     

    Thank you for the introduction! We've already talked for a while, but it's good to see you on the forums as well.

    I do also hope you get to know the community and become involved in the region! If you have any questions about learning how to do that, feel free to ask.

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