REUTERS – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has the potential to be as good as Juventus star Paul Pogba, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino. Pogba was named the youngest member of FIFA’s team of the year on Monday, alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. The 19-year-old Alli, who extended his contract […]
ROME (Reuters) – Champions Juventus continued their resurgence by beating Hellas Verona 3-0 at home on Wednesday for an eighth successive Serie A victory as Inter Milan remained top after winning 1-0 at Empoli. Juventus, who took one point from their opening three matches and were 11 behind the leaders on Oct. 31, are now […]
MILAN (Reuters) – Serie A champions Juventus have a perfectly good squad and do not need to go delving into the transfer market, coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Tuesday. Juventus, chasing a fifth successive title, have recovered from a slow start and bounded up the table as close-season signings Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala have […]
ROME (Reuters) – Inter Milan’s lead at the top of Serie A was cut when they lost 2-1 at home to Lazio on Sunday while AS Roma beat Genoa 2-0 to record their first win in eight games and ease the pressure on under-fire coach Rudi Garcia. The title race remains congested as second-placed Fiorentina […]
REUTERS – All the teams that finished first in their Champions League group will want to avoid Juventus in Monday’s draw for the last 16, said coach Massimiliano Allegri. Juve finished second to Manchester City in Group D and could come up against one of the three heavyweights, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. Chelsea, […]
By Ed Dove REUTERS – Juventus surged back into the Serie A title race with a 3-1 home win over Fiorentina on Sunday, while Napoli and AS Roma played out a 0-0 stalemate and 10-man AC Milan were held 1-1 by bottom club Hellas Verona. Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala struck second-half goals to add […]
Dec 14 (Reuters) – Champions Juventus have denied media reports that striker Paulo Dybala, who has scored eight Serie A goals this season including a late strike in the 3-1 victory over Fiorentina at the weekend, may leave the club. “We do not want to sell him neither this season nor in the following ones […]
The Champions league draw for the Round of 16 are out. Arsenal have been drawn against the current title holders FC Barcelona, while their London rivals Chelsea will face Paris, once again whereas the third English team Manchester City are drawn against Dynamo Kyiv. The runners-up from last year’s competition also have a tough tie ahead […]
REUTERS – Juventus striker Alvaro Morata has extended his contract with the Italian club until June 2020, ending speculation about him moving back to Real Madrid. The 23-year old Spanish international’s previous contract was set to expire in 2019, the club said. (www.juventus.com) Madrid-born Morata moved to Juventus from Real in July 2014 for 20 […]
