Juventus have confirmed the signing of Emre Can on a free transfer from Liverpool after the midfielder was mobbed by fans as he arrived in Turin. The German star signed a four-year deal worth €200,000-a-week, that includes a release clause worth €50m, valid only for abroad from 2020. Although he was technically a free agent […]
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The hunt for a new manager at Real Madrid continues after Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said that he turned down an offer to replace Zinedine Zidane at the Champions League winners because he had already committed to the Italian champions. Real appointed former Spain manager Julen Lopetegui on Tuesday, but Allegri had been among the […]
Quite a coup for Napoli as they have hired Carlo Ancelotti to replace Maurizio Sarri, who led Napoli to two second-place and one third-place finish during his three seasons in charge, as their new manager ‘SSC Napoli is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with Carlo Ancelotti for him to become the […]
There were emotional scenes in Turin on Saturday as Gianluigi Buffon played his final game for Juventus after 17 years with the Italian champions. Buffon announced this week that he would leave Juventus at the end of the season – although he would not retire from football, as was expected. The home game at Juventus […]
Gianluigi Buffon will play his final game for Juventus on Saturday after 17 years with the club. The World Cup winner will lift his ninth Serie A title against Hellas Verona at the Allianz Stadium. Buffon said he changed his mind about retiring 15 days ago and has received job offers on and off the […]
Kalidou Koulibaly headed Napoli back into the Serie A title race with a dramatic last-minute goal to down leaders Juventus 1-0 at Allianz Stadium. The Senegalese defender left it desperately late to score the goal that fired Napoli to within a single point of reigning champions Juve ahead of the last four games of the […]
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli blasted Michael Oliver after the English referee awarded Real Madrid a stoppage-time penalty on Wednesday evening. Two goals from Mario Mandzukic and another by Blaise Matuidi had put Juventus 3-0 up on the night and heading for extra-time after levelling the two-legged Champions League quarter-final at 3-3 on aggregate. But Premier […]
They had battled back from a three-goal deficit and were dreaming of a Miracle in Madrid. Then, deep into added time, Cristiano Ronaldo broke Juve’s hearts. In scenes of high drama, even by the standards of one of football’s greatest stages, Real were awarded a last-gasp penalty by English referee Michael Oliver, Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi […]
Monchi dedicated Roma’s 3-0 win against Barcelona on Tuesday to Coach Eusebio Di Francesco. “It’s also his victory.” Di Francesco took a huge gamble in the Champions League quarter-final second leg, lining his Roma team up in a 3-4-1-2 formation, but his decision paid off as the Giallorossi sensationally overturned their 4-1 deficit. “It’s a […]