MILAN (Reuters) – Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has criticised the amount of time players spend with their national teams and said that FIFA’s rules are far away from the interests of European clubs. Agnelli’s comments were the latest indication that Europe’s powerful clubs are unhappy at way the sport is run and turned up the […]
Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes suffered a new setback as they conceded a stoppage-time equaliser & were held 1-1 at home by relegation threatened Carpi.
MILAN (Reuters) – If AS Roma needed a reminder of their dramatic loss of form over the last two months, then a quick comparison with Sunday’s opponents Juventus will provide it. In mid-October, Roma were top of Serie A and 11 points clear of defending champions Juventus who were languishing in 12th place after a […]
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 […]
