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Italian Serie A 2012-2013 Summer Signings
Just like in most of Europe, the recession and the new FIFA financial fair play regulations beginning in 2013 have really cut expenditures to a minimum. Milan, Inter and Lazio hardly spent a Euro on new transfers, with only the champions Juventus making a big splash in the transfer market in order to keep their Serie A title in 2012-2013 as well.
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Who Will win the Title in England, Italy, Spain and Germany?
How will the 2012-2013 season end? Trying to do a bit more than guess, we’re assuming that Manchester City repeat in the English Premier League, Juventus repeat in the Italian Serie A, Barcelona go back to their major title winning ways in the La Liga while Bayern Munich get the better of Dortmund after two […]
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chicharito Leaving Manchester United to Juventus
A new striker coming to Manchester United means that the current crop of forwards, except for Wayne Rooney, will have less time to spend on the pitch and score goals and for someone like Javier Hernandez (Chicharito for some) it might mean time to find a new team, perhaps hungry-for-goalscorers Juventus.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Closing in on Fernando Llorente
The 4-2 win over Napoli in the Italian Super Cup wasn’t enough to ease the minds of the Juventus sporting directors, adamant to add another striker to the mix before the season begins. It seems that Fernando Llorente of Athletic Bilbao is the man closest to being the new front man for the Bianconeri, while Javi Martinez is getting closer and closer to Bayern Munich.
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2012 Italian Supercup Goes to the Champions (Juventus vs Napoli)
Juventus’ off the field problems involving Antonio Conte recieving a 10 month ban didn’t affect the Italian champions in the first match of the 2012-2013 season, beating Napoli 4-2 in the Supercoppa Italiana, winning the title for the first time since 2005 and starting 2012 on a very promising note.
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Athletic Bilbao – Hanging on to Fernando Llorente & Javi Martinez
The two most sought after Spanish player this summer both come from the same club that isn’t in the business of selling their players, despite the big offers. Fernando Llorente and Javi Martinez have both made an impression on Europe’s biggest clubs over the last couple of years, but Athletic Bilbao are still trying to hold on to the Spanish internationals.
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Juventus – From Robin van Persie to Luis Suarez
Robin van Persie has done the unthinkable. He decided he’ll stay with Arsenal and probably step away from his transfer demands, which changed a lot of projections for a few big clubs in Europe, including Juventus who now turn away their attention from the Dutch striker towards Luis Suarez of Liverpool.
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Arsenal – Robin van Persie Wants to Stay?
Opinions and minds change too quickly to keep track of in today’s football, and now Robin van Persie seems to have changed his mind regarding his future with Arsenal, tending to stay with the club, feeling happy about the signing they’ve made and going to make, with Santi Cazorla, Nuri Sahin and maybe even Gregory van der Wiel of Ajax on their way to the club.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Robin Van Persie to Juventus? Not so Fast
Over the last 12 hours, a rumor sparked by agent Fabio Parisi has indicated to many that Juventus are on the verge of signing Robin van Persie, already agreeing to a deal with Van Persie long ago and now probably coming to terms with his club, Arsenal. Is it a sure thing? There’s nothing certain until you see Van Persie in Torino.