Massimiliano Allegri has defended Cristiano Ronaldo’s slow start to life at Juventus, saying the Portuguese has nothing left to prove at the top level of the game. Usually a prolific goalscorer for club and country, Ronaldo has netted just twice since joining the Italian champions for £100million from Real Madrid over the summer. He was […]
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FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have announced the 55 names in contention for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2018. The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from almost 25,000 professional footballers from 65 different countries. During voting, they each select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders […]
The eyes of the footballing world were on Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday as the Ballon d’Or holder made his Serie A debut. But the story almost a nightmare for Ronaldo and Juventus in Vernona as Chievo came close to registering a famous victory. Drawing 2-1 with 10 minutes to go was not what […]
Blockbuster claims from outspoken Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, who suggested on Friday that the owners of Roma and Liverpool are secretly the same. In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday, De Laurentiis said “a little bird has told me a few years ago” that Pallotta is in some form of partnership […]
The Serie A matches involving Genoa and Sampdoria on Sunday have been postponed at the request of the two clubs in the wake of Tuesday’s motorway bridge collapse in their city which killed at least 38 people. An 80-metre-long section of the bridge, part of a motorway linking the port city of Genoa with southern […]
It took just eight minutes for the Juventus fans to see what they came for: A Cristiano Ronaldo debut goal. Was it ever really in doubt? Ronaldo started his life at Juventus with a bang by netting the opener against their U19 side on Sunday before forcing an own goal after putting a defender under […]
Paolo Maldini is back at AC Milan, with the Rossoneri legend having agreed to become the club’s new Director of Strategic Sport Development. The iconic former full-back spent his entire playing career at the San Siro, taking in over 900 senior appearances. Over the course of a 25-year spell Maldini lifted seven Serie A titles, […]
For the second time this summer, Barcelona has hijacked the transfer of a player heading to Serie A. First is was Malcolm, who was literally almost on the plan heading to Rome and AS Roma. Now it is Arturo Vidal who seemed destined to join Inter Milan before Barca swooped in and convinced him to […]
AC Milan have announced the loan signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus after the striker posed in the club’s shirt. The 30-year-old finalized his move to the Italian giants after completing his medical at the club on Thursday morning. Higuain arrived in Milan on Wednesday night ahead of a medical the following morning, and the […]