The Italian press were unanimous in their praise for Juventus as they remained unbeaten and clinched their 28th scudetto on Sunday night. Gazzetta dello Sport paid tribute to Juve as worthy winners, their main headline shouting: “Juve, it’s yours!” That is followed by a sub-headline that read, “Inter rolls over Milan and hands the Scudetto” with […]
Serie A
Juventus are champions of Italy for the first time since the Calciopoli scandal. They beat Cagliari 2-0 in Trieste with a Vucinic strike and an own-goal by Canini to get the party started a week before the end of the season. It is Juventus’s 28th league title, (30th according to some of their fans who […]
Juventus are champions of Italy for the first time since the Calciopoli scandal. They beat Cagliari 2-0 in Trieste with a Vucinic strike and an own-goal by Canini to get the party started a week before the end of the season. It is Juventus’s 28th league title, (30th according to some of their fans who […]
Roma’s chances of playing in Europe next season took a hit after they drew with Catania on Saturday as Fiorentina beat Lecce. At the Stadio Olimpico, it took a 77th-minute goal from Francesco Totti to earn Roma a point against Catania. The draw sees Roma remain in seventh place with 53 points, three points out […]
Fiorentina have sacked coach Delio Rossi after he physically attacked midfielder Adem Ljajic during Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw with Novara. The incident occurred shortly after the half-hour mark, with Fiorentina trailing 2-0. As he walked toward the bench, Ljajic put his thumb up to sarcastically praise Rossi for the substitution. When the player sat down, […]
Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to take over at Roma, according to reports in the Portuguese press. The former Porto coach was dismissed by Roman Abramovich after failing to complete his revolution ‘project’ at Stamford Bridge, while caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo has since taken AVB’s side to both the Champions League and […]
Italy’s footballers will return to the pitch this weekend with heavy hearts following the death of Piermario Morosini. Last weekend’s games were called off after the Livorno player collapsed and died last Saturday during a Serie B game at Pescara. A minute’s silence will be observed at all Serie A games this weekend in memory of […]
Former Juventus football director Luciano Moggi does not feel it wise for the club to release Alessandro Del Piero at the end of the season. With his current deal set to expire at the end of the campaign and Juventus staying silent on their end, it is looking increasingly likely that Del Piero will be […]
Manchester United have been named the most valuable football club in the world for the eight consecutive year by Forbes. United are also ranked as the most valuable team in any sport, worth $2.24billion (£1.4bn), $385million more than baseball’s New York Yankees and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Arsenal are fourth on the list, worth 1.29billion […]