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Serie A MD5: Juventus Clash With Napoli As Inter Host Milan
20 Sep

Serie A MD5: Juventus Clash With Napoli As Inter Host Milan

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Aside from the usual bragging rights which will be on the line between these two heavyweights of Italian and European football, the Milan derby will also be key in the fate of ‘Rossoneri’ manager Paulo Fonseca, who finds himself under pressure after his team’s shoddy start to the season. A loss to the ‘Nerazzurri’ could see the Portuguese tactician shown the door just five league matches into his tenure – though Fonseca himself is focusing on turning things around for the team in red and black. “We are aware that we have not started well, but there is one very…
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Juventus Withdraw From European Super League
03 Jun

Juventus Withdraw From European Super League

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Juventus have requested to rejoin the European Club Association (ECA) after withdrawing from plans to form a European Super League. The Italian club were one of 12 who signed up to form a breakaway European Super League in 2021. The 12 teams, including six from the English Premier League, were excluded from the ECA in 2021 as a result, but nine have since been readmitted. Juventus are now set to become the 10th, leaving just Barcelona and Real Madrid clinging on to the European Super League dream. ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “ECA’s door is always open to clubs who believe in…
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Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Joked’ About Juventus Team Meals
04 Jul

Cristiano Ronaldo ‘Joked’ About Juventus Team Meals

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Cristiano Ronaldo would 'joke' about the food that his Juventus teammates would eat during his time at the club, according to former colleague Arthur Melo. The Portugal forward made the move to Turin back in 2018 after winning a third-successive Champions League with Real Madrid, joining the Bianconeri to help them end their own European hoodoo. But Ronaldo was unable to help them over the hump. During his three years at the Allianz Stadium, Juve reached the quarter-finals once and were twice eliminated to supposed lesser teams at the last-16 stage. In 2020, Ronaldo was joined at Juventus by Barcelona…
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Lukaku Calls For ‘Real Action’ After Racist Abuse
05 Apr

Lukaku Calls For ‘Real Action’ After Racist Abuse

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Romelu Lukaku says Serie A must take "action for real this time" after he was racially abused by Juventus fans before being sent off on Tuesday. He was shown a second yellow card for holding his finger to his lips in front of the home fans after scoring a 95th-minute penalty in the Coppa Italia tie. "History repeats itself," the Inter Milan striker wrote on Instagram. "Been through it in 2019 and 2023 again. "This beautiful game should be enjoyed by everyone." He added: "I hope the league really take actions for real this time." Michael Yormark, president of Lukaku's…
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Juventus Drop Pogba For Disciplinary Reasons
09 Mar

Juventus Drop Pogba For Disciplinary Reasons

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Paul Pogba has been dropped for Juventus' Europa League tie with Freiburg for disciplinary reasons. It is understood the France midfielder, 29, was late for a team meeting on Wednesday and Juve coach Max Allegri opted not to name him in his squad for Thursday's first leg in Turin. It is the latest setback for Pogba since rejoining the Serie A club from Manchester United last summer. He only played the first game of his second spell with Juve on 28 February. Pogba's previous appearance was for United in April 2022, when he suffered a calf injury in a 4-0…
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Koulibaly: Napoli Will Do Everything To Beat Juventus
18 Jan

Koulibaly: Napoli Will Do Everything To Beat Juventus

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Gennaro Gattuso's men battle the reigning league champions for the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday at the Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore Kalidou Koulibaly has stated Napoli will do everything to defeat Juventus in what would be a ‘difficult’ Italian Super Cup final on Wednesday. The Senegal international is confident of the Blues' chances after they hammered Fiorentina 6-0 in a Serie A encounter on Sunday while Juventus bowed to a 2-0 defeat against Inter Milan in their league outing. Napoli, last season’s Coppa Italia winners, are chasing a third Super Cup after previous successes in 2012 and 2014.
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Juventus Out Of The Running For Diego Costa Despite Looking For Another Striker
31 Dec

Juventus Out Of The Running For Diego Costa Despite Looking For Another Striker

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The Serie A champions are eager to add another goalscorer to their ranks, but no efforts will be made to snap up a fiery Spain international Juventus have ruled themselves out of the running for Diego Costa, Goal has learned, with the Serie A champions not about to join the transfer race for a fiery Spain international despite being in the market for another striker. A proven 32-year-old frontman, Costa has dropped into the free agent pool. Atletico Madrid have agreed to the early termination of Costa’s contract, allowing him to seek out another employer. While a second spell with…
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‘All Of It Was Bad’ – Griezmann Gives Damning Assessment Of Barcelona After Juventus Hammering
09 Dec

‘All Of It Was Bad’ – Griezmann Gives Damning Assessment Of Barcelona After Juventus Hammering

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The French striker was in no mood to offer any excuses after the Blaugrana's home defeat to the Bianconeri in the Champions League Barcelona "didn't turn up" against Juventus, according to Antoine Griezmann, who has admitted that the team lacked desire and attitude in the Group G showdown. Juve claimed an impressive 3-0 victory at Camp Nou in the Champions League on Tuesday night as Barca surrendered their 100 per cent record in meek fashion. With both sides already safely through to the knockout stages, the Blaugrana only needed a point to secure top spot in the group, but fell…
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