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  • Pep Guardiola – Where Does he Want to Go

    Pep Guardiola – Where Does he Want to Go

    The biggest attraction during the FIFA event weren’t the players nominated for the Ballon d’Or but the manager every team on the planet wants to sign, Pep Guardiola.

  • Barcelona, Juventus & Bayern Munich Already Champions

    Barcelona, Juventus & Bayern Munich Already Champions

    We know that things can happen, but it looks like that Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga, Juventus in the Italian Serie A and Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga are well on their way to be crowned champions, and we’re barely at the half way line of the season.

  • Juventus FC – Searching for a “Real” Striker

    Juventus FC – Searching for a “Real” Striker

    In their search for a formidable striker, Juventus are probably looking into three targets this January transfer window: Fernando Llorente of Athletic Bilbao, Robert Lewandowski of Dortmund and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar of Schalke.

  • Juventus FC – Streak Stops at 49

    Juventus FC – Streak Stops at 49

    No longer undefeated, as Juventus encountered their first real stumbling block of the season in the Serie A, failing to capitalize on a fantastic start to the Derby d’Italia, as Inter showed that there’s an actual title race going, scoring three goals in the second half and proving that they are for real.

  • Juventus FC – Too Good for the Rest of the Serie A

    It took only 19 minutes for Juventus to put away one of their alleged biggest rival to the title this season in Italy, eventually beating Roma 4-1 in another fantastic display at home, helping everyone (except a few folk at Napoli) reach the same conclusion – Juve are just too much for the Serie A this season.

  • Juventus FC – Cost of Building the Current Squad

    The big Italian clubs hardly base their squads on home grown talent, and Juventus are no different, spending just under €200 million to assemble the current group of players, some on co-ownership deals, with Gianluigi Buffon, arriving back in 2001, still the most expensive player on the team.

  • Oscar Wonder Goal Doesn’t Help in Champions League Opener (Chelsea vs Juventus)

    For a short while, it looked like Oscar was having a dream debut in the Champions League, scoring two first half goals, including one perfect and memorable one to give Chelsea a 2-goal lead. Alas, Juventus were serious when they declared they were coming to Stamford Bridge to score, coming back with an Arturo Vidal goal and later on a Fabio Quagliarella equalizer in the second half, endning the match at 2-2.

  • Highest Paid Players & Best Paying Teams in Serie A

    Italian football is going through a slimming down period, including the giants of the league. Juventus, the champions, were the only club to significantly increase their wage bill, which is led by Gianluigi Buffon who makes over €6 million a season, ranked for highest in the Serie A along with Daniele De Rossi of Roma and Wesley Sneijder of Inter.

  • Arsenal FC – Why Robin van Persie Didn’t go to Juventus

    When it became a fact that Robin van Persie wasn’t planning on renewing his contract with Arsenal and this was going to be the summer they’d have to sell him in, three clubs emerged as contenders – Juventus, Manchester United and Manchester City. Arsene Wenger, obviously, preferred sending the Dutch striker to Italy instead of a Premier League rival.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Alessandro Del Piero to Liverpool

    While Sydney FC in Australia claim to have Alessandro Del Piero signed on a $2 million contract for the upcoming season, Liverpool’s frantic race to get some sort of support to their striking force has led them to the name of the 37 year old Italian legend, although it might be a bit too late.