The Gunners have already made an early move in their bid to bring Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri to the Emirates. The Gunners are looking to freshen things up in the attacking department, as Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski haven’t been able to fully fill Robin van Persie’s void. Quagliarella gave Manchester United the cold [...]
Bayern Munich reached their third Champions League semi-final in four years after knocking out Juventus. Leading 2-0 from the first leg, the Germans were again comfortable as Mario Mandzukic headed in Bastian Schweinsteiger’s free-kick before Claudio Pizarro slotted in late on. Arjen Robben also hit the post as Bayern created the best chances. Juve were [...]
Bayern Munich took a significant step towards the semifinals of the Champions League with a commanding 2-0 first-leg success over a strangely subdued Juventus side at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening. After opening the scoring inside a minute courtesy of a deflected drive from David Alaba, the runaway Bundesliga leader dominated what many felt [...]
Tuesday April 2, 2013 Kick off: 19:45 Quarter-final Allianz-Arena Left-back David Alaba was rested for Bayern’s drubbing of Hamburg and is expected back in the starting XI but there are question marks over the fitness of Mario Gomez, who also missed out at the weekend with a muscle strain. Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella could [...]
Alessandro Matri scored a second half winner as Juventus tightened their grip on their second successive Scudetto with a 2-1 victory over Internazionale. Fabio Quagliarella opened the scoring with a stunning dipping drive after three minutes, but a strong run and neat finish by Rodrigo Palacio levelled soon after the break. The lead was short-lived [...]
Touted as the “next Michael Ballack” VfL Bochum’s midfielder Leon Goretzka has attracted interest from Sir Alex and Arsense Wenger. Midfielder Leon Goretzka has piqued the interest of both clubs along with a clutch of top European clubs including Juventus and Real Madrid. United are seeking to improve their midfield and as we reported yesterday, [...]
Finally we have the fixtures for the Q4 of the UEFA Champions League: First legs to be played on April 2 or 3, second legs April 9 or 10 Favourites Barcelona will face the big-spending French outfit in the pick of the quarter-finals following the draw made in Nyon on Friday. Nine-times winners Real Madrid [...]
Juventus extended its lead atop Serie A to a commanding nine points Sunday in Rome, with a last-minute 1-0 win over visiting Catania, while second-place Napoli lost 2-0 at Chievo Verona. Emanuele Giaccherini scored the winner for Juventus in the first minute of added time, finding the target from the edge of the box following [...]
Celtic’s Champions League journey ended at the last-16 stage as expected with a 5-0 aggregate defeat by Juventus after goals from Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella separated the sides in rain-lashed Turin. The Serie A leaders took what turned out to be an unassailable three-goal lead from the first leg into the game and any [...]
The Bianconeri opened the scoring just 10 minutes in through Giorgio Chiellini but Gokhan Inler earned the hosts a share of the spoils with a deflected effort from distance. Juventus remains just six points clear at the summit of Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw by sole Scudetto rival Napoli at the [...]
Juventus midfielder and former Man Utd player Paul Pogba has finally lifted the lid on the whole story as to why he left Utd for Juventus. Pogba blames Ferguson for not giving him the opportunity to shine, despite United suffering from a shortage of central midfielders. The report claims the 19-year-old saw the return of [...]
Italian champions Juventus have completed the signing of Shanghai Shenhua striker Nicolas Anelka on an initial six-month contract. Anelka, 33, passed a series of medical tests in Turin last week but the deal – which includes an option for a further year – has only now been concluded. “It’s nice to get back to a [...]
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon insists that he has plenty of years ahead of him. The Italian international looks ahead to “at least another three years at the top”. The Juventus star told Sport Mediaset : “I am 34 and for a goalkeeper I don’t consider myself old. I am mature,”. “I know where I can [...]
Reports are out claiming that Arsenal are again being linked with Juventus striker Alessandro Matri. Matri struck twice against Cagliari last week and Tuttosport claims that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is keen on the experienced striker. A swap has been mooted for next month, with Juve expressing interest in Arsenal pair Marouane Chamakh and Bacary [...]
Interesting transfer news are out claiming that Juventus are lining up a bid for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. Calcio News claims that the Bianconeri may make an offer for the Argentine goalscorer come the end of the season. The 25-year-old has only played a bit-part for Jose Mourinho’s side this season, but has still [...]
Podolski refuses to turn down Juventus link
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Spurs have to pay Bale £200k a week for him to stay
Kroenke prepared to smash Arsenal wage ceiling in trophy pursuit
Jose Mourinho on verge of joining Chelsea after Madrid Exit
Arsenal wants Juventus Stephan Lichtsteiner to replace Sagna
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