Artemio Franchi was an Italian

Italy

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 football

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 administrator. He served as Italian Football Federation President (1967-1976, 1978-1980), UEFA

UEFA

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 President (1973-1983) and as a member of the FIFA

FIFA

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 Executive Committee (1974-1983). He died in a road accident near Siena on 12 August 1983.

The home stadium

Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence)

Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football stadium in Florence, Italy. It is currently the home of ACF Fiorentina. The stadium was temporarily noticed as the host of Italy's Six Nations matches from 2012. The old nickname of the stadium was "Comunale."...

 of ACF Fiorentina

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 and that

Stadio Artemio Franchi (Siena)

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 of A.C. Siena

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 are both named in his honor, as well as the Artemio Franchi Trophy

Artemio Franchi Trophy

The Artemio Franchi Trophy was a competition held twice between the champions of the European Football Championship and the Copa América...

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