Fabio Cannavaro has admitted he would love to return to Juventus, despite a potential fans’ revolt. Juventus fans were incensed when Cannavaro jumped ship and moved to Real Madrid following their demotion for their role in the 2006 match-fixing scandal. But Cannavaro doesn’t feel this would block his return to Turin when his Madrid contract expires […]
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Brazilian midfielder Emerson has been released by AC Milan, the club announced on Tuesday night. The 33-year-old former Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid midfielder asked for the release, the club said in a statement. “AC Milan announce that the footballer Ferreira Da Rosa Emerson has asked for and received an immediate release from the club, […]
Juventus will have to play a home game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Internazionale striker Mario Balotelli in Saturday’s 1-1 Serie A draw. A statement from the league’s disciplinary body said the abuse was deplorable and happened on numerous occasions during the game. Balotelli, an Italy U21 international, was born to Ghanaian immigrant parents […]
AC Milan leapt above Juventus into second place in Serie A thanks to an impressive 5-1 win over Torino. Filippo Inzaghi was Milan’s hero with a hat-trick, aided twice by the vision and skill of David Beckham. Kaka added a fourth from the penalty spot in a one-sided game before Ivan Franceschini claimed a consolation goal 10 minutes from […]
Earlier this week the Italian TV show ‘Chiambretti Night’ hosted yet another football celebrity, after already welcoming Inter coach Jose Mourinho and his predecessor Roberto Mancini. This time it was Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon’s turn, and he admitted that his side no longer have a chance to win the Scudetto this season, having fallen ten […]
Serie A strugglers Bologna have sacked coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and named Giuseppe Papadopulo as his replacement. Fiery Serb Mihajlovic took over from Daniele Arrigoni in November but after a decent start his side slipped back into the relegation zone following Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat by mid-table Siena. “Bologna announce that they have relieved Sinisa Mihajlovic […]
Udinese gave themselves a timely boost of confidence ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Cup quarter-final second-leg decider against Werder Bremen as two late goals from Antonio Floro Flores earned them a 2-0 victory at bottom club Reggina. Neither side were able to make much headway in the first half, with the hosts having won just three […]
Two goals inside the first four minutes set Lazio on their way to a 4-2 defeat of nine-man Roma in the Derby della Capitale, while Palermo recovered from two goals down to draw with Serie A leaders FC Inter Milan. The Biancocelesti had lost their last three league matches without scoring yet they were two […]