Tag: JUVENTUS
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Transfer news: Ramsey to become second-highest earner at Juve
Arsenal midfielder, Aaron Ramsey, has agreed a five-year pre-contract with Juventus, according to Mediaset. Ramsey will however wait until the summer, before he joins the Italian champions. The Welshman will earn €6.5million per annum (after tax) basic salary. The 28-year-old will also pocket €500,000 bonuses should he play 50% of games per season and €1m…
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Serie A: VAR controversy as Juventus beat Sampdoria
The video assistant referee played a major role, including ruling out an injury-time equaliser, as champions Juventus beat Sampdoria to keep up their unbeaten run in Serie A. Riccardo Saponara thought he had taken a point, but the goal was ruled out. Cristiano Ronaldo scored early on, and later put his side back in front…
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UCL: Mandzukic strike sends Juventus through to knockout stage
Mario Mandzukic’s tap-in was enough to send Juventus into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 1-0 win against Valencia. Tuesday night’s hosts went into the game knowing a point would see them through to the knockout stages and although the performance was not the most polished, they did their job. After a…
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Serie A: Higuain apologises for sending off in Juve defeat
AC Milan forward Gonzalo Higuain has apologised for getting dismissed against Juventus during a 2-0 defeat on Sunday in which he also missed a first-half penalty. Enraged after being penalised following a collision with Juventus defender Medhi Benatia, the former Real Madrid forward was booked for dissent, then given another yellow immediately afterwards for continued…
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Champions League: Man Utd fight back to beat Juventus
Manchester United stunned Juventus with two goals in the final five minutes to beat the Italian champions in Turin and give themselves a good chance of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages. Juan Mata curled in a free-kick with five minutes to go, before Ashley Young’s set-piece was bundled into his own net by…
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Man Utd must deliver complete performance at Juve – Giggs
Manchester United have been plagued by inconsistency this season, and must put together a complete 90-minute performance to get anything from their Champions League game at Juventus later on Wednesday, Ryan Giggs has said. United were comprehensively outplayed in a 1-0 defeat to the Italian champions at Old Trafford last month. While they have beaten…
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Khashoggi’s death: Amnesty International ‘begs’ AC Milan, Juventus FCs to shun Italian Super Cup in Saudi
Sequel to the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Amnesty International on Saturday urged football clubs AC Milan and Juventus to shun the Italian Super Cup scheduled to be hosted in Saudi Arabia in January. “Even before the horrific killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia had a truly appalling human rights record,” said Allan…
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Man Utd v Juventus: Sanchez out, Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford ahead of UCL clash
Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez has been ruled out of Manchester United’s Champions League encounter against Juventus. The 29-year-old Chilean appeared as a late substitute in last Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea but is “not fit”, according to United boss Jose Mourinho. Defender Antonio Valencia could feature for the first time since 2 October after…
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Ronaldo becomes first player to score 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 400 goals in Europe’s top five leagues as Juventus dropped points for the first time this season. Ronaldo’s fifth Serie A goal for Juve was added to his 84 Premier League strikes for Manchester United and 311 in La Liga for Real Madrid. He tapped in after…
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Serie A: Juventus forced me to leave – Higuain
AC Milan striker Gonzalo Higuain said he was treated very well by Juventus — right until the moment they forced him out of the club to make way for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentine moved to Milan on loan in August after two seasons at Juventus, where he won two Serie A and Coppa Italia titles.…