A rare slate of midweek games in Italy saw Inter Milan stretch their lead at the top of Serie as champions Juventus were held by Frosinone and Roma lose to Sampdoria. Inter’s blistering start to the season has left many believing that Roberto Mancini’s side have already stolen a march on four-time consecutive champions Juventus […]
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Disappointing performances by champions Juventus and last season’s runners-up Roma at the weekend, and those results will just intensify the pressure on both clubs when they meet in Rome next Sunday. Juventus’s bid for a record-equalling fifth scudetto was kept in check by a stunning 1-0 defeat to Udinese on Sunday. Massimiliano Allegri’s men had […]
Juventus have confirmed that their top summer signing, Sami Khedira, will be out for ‘approximately two months’ with a thigh injury. Khedira is expected to a miss six or seven league matches, including big games against Roma and Napoli, plus a pair of Champions League group stage games. The German international joined the Serie A […]
Arturo Vidal will have to submit a formal transfer request if he wants to leave Juventus according to the club. Juventus’ general director Giuseppe Marotta has reportedly told both the Chile international and Paul Pogba, who is reportedly a target of Chelsea, Manchester United and City, according to the aforementioned source, that they will need […]
Stunning news from Italy as current Italian national team boss, and former Juventus manager Antonio Conte is among 104 people who will face trial for their alleged involvement in match fixing in 2011. Conte, who has already served a ban imposed by the Italian football federation in connection with the case but has always denied […]
Barcelona continue to thumb their noses at FIFA over their supposed transfer ban. The Champions League winners are supposed to be banned from signing players until 2016 after breaking rules regarding the acquisition of youth players. Despite being in the middle of a supposed transfer ban, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is stil has revealed the […]
A new report by the Football Observatory ranks the top 30 players in Europe based on transfer value. Footballers with the highest transfer values generally play in competitive teams, are active full internationals, play in attacking positions, have long-term contracts and are under 27 years of age. The 100 footballers listed below3 do not only […]
The lack of champions league football last season did not stop Manchester United from passing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $1billion mark. The Red Devils are now worth just over $1.2bn (£787.5m), almost $300m more than second-placed […]
Persistent rumors will not go away that Champions League finalists Juventus want Manchester united striker Robin van Persie to join them this summer, and it appears that United boss Louis van Gaal will not stand in RVP’s way if he wants a move. After a disappointing season, it appears that the 31-year-old striker will not […]