Tag: Juve
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Messi to PSG makes no difference to Ronaldo at Juve – Bonucci
Lionel Messi’s imminent switch to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has not had an impact on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with Juventus, according to team-mate Leonardo Bonucci. Six-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi is expected to complete a move to PSG this week after bringing an end to his 21-year association with FC Barcelona. French giants PSG have previously…
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Ronaldo undergoes medical ahead of fourth season with Juventus
Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo underwent a medical in Turin on Monday ahead of his fourth season with Juventus, along with four other returning Euro 2020 participants. The 36-year-old Portugal international, who has one-year left on his contract, flew back to northern Italy on Sunday night. On Monday morning the top scorer in Serie A last…
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UCL: Porto punish poor Juve to secure first-leg win
Porto scored in the first minute of each half to edge ahead in their Champions League tie against Juventus. Mehdi Taremi pounced on Rodrigo Bentancur’s poor back pass to slide in and convert after only 63 seconds. Juventus were being outplayed but Adrien Rabiot saw an acrobatic effort pushed away, and Moussa Marega stroked home…
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Pirlo warns Juve players never to repeat Fiorentina display
Juventus coach, Andrea Pirlo, has warned his players not to repeat the poor performance they produced during their shock 3-0 defeat against struggling Fiorentina in their last match before Serie A headed into its Christmas break. The Italian champions, who face Udinese on Sunday, slumped to their first league defeat of the season against Fiorentina.…
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Khedira seeks Juve permission to fly to England
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira is expected on Merseyside by the end of the week. Off contract in June, Khedira is a confirmed target for Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti, having played for the Italian with Real Madrid. Juve are eager to clear Khedira off the books and have granted the veteran permission to fly to England…
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UCL: Ronaldo outshines Messi in Barca win
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to take his Champions League goal tally to 134 as Juventus beat Barcelona to seal top spot in Group G. Ronaldo sent Marc-Andre ter Stegen the wrong way after being fouled by Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo. Juve doubled their lead through Weston McKennie’s bicycle kick before Ronaldo added his second…
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Lionel Messi talks too much – Ex-Juve chief
Former Juventus football chief Luciano Moggi sides with Eric Olhats over his blast for Barcelona captain Leo Messi. Olhats, a former adviser to Antoine Griezmann, accused Messi of running a “regime of terror” at Barca and being the cause of the Frenchman’s problems since last summer’s €120m move from Atletico Madrid. Moggi agrees and stated…