Former Italy and Juventus star Andrea Pirlo was Saturday named as the Italian champions' new coach, just hours after Maurizio Sarri's sacking. Sarri, 61, leaves Juventus after just one season, a day after the Turin giants crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 to French club Lyon. The 41-year-old Pirlo, who has no previous top-level coaching experience, has signed a two-year contract until June 2022. He had recently been appointed coach of the Juventus U23 side, who play in the third division. "Pirlo has
It’s no exaggeration to say that Cristiano Ronaldo had more of an impact on Juventus record-extending ninth straight Serie A title than anyone else. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner matched a record by scoring in 11 straight league matches before the break for the coronavirus pandemic and quickly regained his form during the restart by reaching the 30-goal mark after only 30 games in his second season in Italy. For his 31st goal, Ronaldo scored the opener when Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0 on
Former Juventus goalkeeper Marco Storari is set to return to the club in a managerial role this summer. The 43-year-old veteran retired from the game after spells at Cagliari, Milan and Juventus and has always kept close ties with the Bianconeri. Tuttomercatoweb’s journalist Giovanni Albanese reports that Storari is expected to return to Turin to work back of house with an announcement expected very soon. Storari spent five years at Juventus, filling in for his close friend Gigi Buffon, winning four Serie A
The Portuguese attacker returned to Turin on Monday after spending almost two months in his homeland Cristiano Ronaldo will be placed in quarantine for two weeks after the Juventus star returned to Turin. The Portuguese attacker spent almost two months in his native Madeira as the coronavirus pandemic struck Italy, forcing the country into lockdown. Ronaldo was expected back on May 18, when clubs were initially scheduled to return to training. The Italian government moved that date forward to May 4 after many regions gave permission for training
The Juventus forward was among the first Serie A players to contract Covid-19 alongside team-mates Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi. He confirmed to his 37.9million Instagram followers on March 21 that both he and girlfriend Oriana Sabatini had caught the disease. But Spanish programme El Chiringuito stated Dybala has had four tests across the last six weeks and the latest one was positive again. It is unclear when each of those tests took place, if Sabatini has also been tested as regularly or if either of
Cristiano Ronaldo will remain with Juventus until 2022, according to Tuttosport. The 34-year-old has been with the Bianconeri for two seasons of his four-year contract after a big money move from Real Madrid in 2018. Reports in Spanish and Italian press have linked the Portuguese forward with a return to Madrid but the latest reports from Turin suggest otherwise. Tuttosport report that CR7 has excellent relations with the club and has every intention of remaining in Italy until the end of his contract. Ronaldo
Juventus and Barcelona are reportedly interested in a player exchange that would see them switch midfielders. The Bianconeri could see a number of changes to their midfield this summer with recent reports linking the club to the likes of Sandro Tonali and Paul Pogba. Spanish channel RAC1 report that Juve and Barca could propose a player exchange that would involve Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic and Brazilian Arthur Melo. Pjanic is reportedly on his way out of the club this summer with Paris Saint-Germain
No matter what happens with the remainder of the coronavirus-shortened 2019-20 Serie A season, one thing is certain: When Juventus begin next season’s campaign, whenever that occurs, they’ll be doing so with Dejan Kulusevski on the roster. The soon-to-be 20-year-old arrived for his medical in Turin over the January transfer window in somewhat surprising fashion. His move to the Bianconeri wasn’t a protracted story that the tabloids told over and over again for weeks on end. Instead, one day toward the end of the year
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to end his Juventus adventure and there are two options. Is Cristiano Ronaldo’s time at Juventus coming to an end? Ronaldo swapped LaLiga giants Real Madrid for Serie A champions Juventus in 2018. But the 35-year-old superstar reportedly wants out of Turin. TOP STORY – RONALDO EYES JUVE EXIT Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Juventus as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United circle, according to Diario GOL. The report claims Ronaldo has an offer from Ligue 1 champions PSG, who
Juventus star Daniele Rugani was found to be 'fine' after being tested positive of Coronavirus. "You've read the news, so I want to reassure everyone who's worried about me, I'm fine," Rugani said on Twitter. "I urge everyone to respect the rules, because this virus makes no distinction! Let's do it for ourselves, for our loved ones and for those around us" he further added. Meanwhile, all sport in Italy has been suspended until April 3 with the country being affected by coronavirus.
February 5 marks the birthday of arguably the best footballer to have graced the game ever, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, who is the highest goal scorer for Portugal and also the current captain of the national football team. The footballer turned 35 on Wednesday. He was born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in Santo António, Funchal. He grew up in a Catholic family sharing a room with all his siblings. He has an older brother and two younger
The January 2020 transfer window for Premier League clubs opened on Wednesday 1 January and closed on Friday 31 January 2020. Manchester United signing Bruno Fernandes is one of the biggest headlines of this transfer window. Huge money was spent behind roping in a number of players, while some were brought on loan. The January transfer window was a good business for many clubs who have tried to buy players that they thought would fit the bill. Here is a list of the
The schedule for Round of 16 First Leg games was revealed a while ago and eight mouthwatering clashes for football fans all over the world are waiting to be played. Eight matches will be played across four days. The dates also have been revealed. The matches will be played on 18, 19, 25 and 26 February 2020. The draft that has been picked this time around has been the best since a long time with heavyweight battles expected to take the center stage.
Mario Mandzukic, the Croatian international striker was roped in by Al-Duhail, the top Qatarian Club from Juventus as per the latest reports from the league leaders of the Qatar Sports League. The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed to Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar. Meanwhile, there were reports from the British media that he was about to join Manchester United but now will play for the top club in the Qatar Sports League
The Champions League group stage ended on the back of some exhilarating, breathtaking football; the brand of football that left nobody seated. Almost all of the high profile teams, including the defending champions Real Madrid, proceeded to the next round. Big teams such as Napoli missed out on qualification, while AS Monaco even failed to secure a place in the Europa League. With the group stage over, without further ado, let's take a look at the last-16 draw details, who could each team
With five Balon d’Or awards apiece and numerous other individual and team recognition awards, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are no more at top of the pile. In fact, they are way ahead in a legendary pile. And while their rivalry in Spain lasted just a year short of a decade, Ronaldo has openly invited Lionel Messi to continue that rivalry. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Serie A front-runners Juventus in summer for $114 mn after spending nine trophy-laden seasons at Real Madrid. But what
Juventus star man Cristiano Ronaldo has hailed his present club, stating that they are more of a family than Real Madrid, the club where he spent nine seasons. According to the Portuguese, there is no clash of egos at Turin, as every single individual in the squad wants to win with humbleness and humility. Ronaldo shocked the football world when he decided to switch to Juventus. Apparently, he no longer felt the same level of respect as he did when he arrived in
AC Milan’s former director Massimiliano Mirabelli revealed that he almost struck a deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Incredible claims by the former director also say that The Portuguese star wanted to move to Italy because he could go ahead and win the Europa League. “He didn’t mind not playing in the Champions League. He told us: ‘I’ve never won the Europa League, so I’ll win that too.” “The player wanted to leave Madrid. We met in July 2017 and sat down
As the January transfer window approaches, the transfer rumours just keep coming in. The top European clubs are trying their best to add more fire-power in the New Year, and the stories just keep popping up now. Whether these deals happen or not, only time will tell. Despite that, this upcoming transfer window will surely be an active one, and there will be a lot of expectations from it. Here are the top stories from the tabloids at present- Manchester United Target Alex Sandro To
Juventus star Giorgio Chiellini has stated that the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has steered a massive impact, similar to that created by club legend Andrea Pirlo. According to the center-back, the Portuguese ace is improving the standards of Serie A and Juventus on an international level. The 33-year-old spread shockwaves around the entire football world when he decided to put pen on paper for Juventus in the summer. Following his big-money move, Ronaldo took a while to find his feet, but he has