Raiola
Definition
An Italian surname primarily found in southern Italy, such as Campania (Naples and Salerno areas).
Notably borne by public figures including Carmine "Mino" Raiola (1966–2022), a controversial yet brilliant football agent who represented stars like Zlatan Ibrahimović and Erling Haaland, and American footballers Dominic Raiola (former NFL center) and his son Dylan Raiola (Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback).
Examples
Mino Raiola avrebbe trasformato anche un allenatore di calcetto in milionario overnight.
Mino Raiola would have turned even a youth soccer coach into a millionaire overnight.
Dylan Raiola lancia palloni con la stessa furbizia con cui suo padre bloccava i difensori.
Dylan Raiola throws balls with the same cunning as his father blocked defenders.
Nel quartiere, la famiglia Raiola è famosa più per la pizza che per i contratti stellari.
In the neighborhood, the Raiola family is more famous for pizza than for stellar contracts.
Scegli il tuo Raiola: l'agente furbo o il quarterback prodigio.
Choose your Raiola: the sly agent or the prodigy quarterback.