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  • Juventus FC – Still the Strongest Team in the Serie A

    Juventus FC – Still the Strongest Team in the Serie A

    While Juventus haven’t been the most convincing of teams last season as they won their second consecutive Serie A title in a mostly dominant fashion, there seems to be a pretty big gulf between them and the rest of the Serie A, both financially (bringing in Fernando Llorente, Carlos Tevez and Angelo Ogbonna) and in the remaining quality from past seasons, most importantly their midfield unit of Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio.

  • Andrea Pirlo vs Luis Suarez – What’s the Better Free Kick Goal?

    Andrea Pirlo vs Luis Suarez – What’s the Better Free Kick Goal?

    Two matches on day of the Confederations Cup ended in the same 2-1 result. Italy beat Mexico, with Andrea Pirlo opening the scoring with a beautiful free kick to the top corner, while Uruguay lost to Spain, getting a late consolation goal thanks to Luis Suarez with a very similar strike.

  • 2013 Confederations Cup – Mario Balotelli Needed to Get Angry (Mexico vs Italy)

    2013 Confederations Cup – Mario Balotelli Needed to Get Angry (Mexico vs Italy)

    Mario Balotelli finished the job Andre Pirlo started, as Italy got a deserved 2-1 win in their opening confederations cup match over Mexico, who didn’t have much to showcase except for some creative plays from Giovanni Dos Santos and Andres Guardado.

  • Juventus FC – Thinking Small With Nicolas Anelka

    Juventus FC – Thinking Small With Nicolas Anelka

    How exactly is Nicolas Anelka a better player than Fabio Quagliarella or any other striker Juventus have on their squad? Anything might be better than Nicklas Bendtner, but it doesn’t mean that the veteran Frenchman is the answer to Juve losing their huge lead on top of the serie A, and his signing seems like a panic move without any real future to it.

  • 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 – Undefeated Streak (42 Matches) Can’t be Stopped

    The Italian champions aren’t the only team to begin the season in Italy with 3 wins. Napoli, Lazio, Sampdoria. But after beating Genoa 3-1, Juventus have now gone 42 matches without losing, a streak stretching back to the 2010-2011 season. All this without Antonio Conte, which might indicate how important (or not) it is to have him standing on the sidelines each match.

  • Transfer Rumors 2012 – Juventus Interested in Mario Balotelli?

    Playing in the Euro with your national team can change perspective and future wishes. Mario Balotelli wasn’t 100% settled at Manchester City as it was when the season was over, so there’s no wonder Andrea Pirlo, using media manipulation, is trying to convince his national team partner to join in Turin and play for the Serie A champions, Juventus.

  • 10 Best Goals of Euro 2012

    Only one player, Italy’s Mario Balotelli, scored two goals good enough to enter the top 10 of Euro 2012, but he’ll probably have to settle for runner-up or worse in this chart as well, with fantastic goals from Andrea Pirlo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, among others, being just as or even more impressive and memorable.

  • When Players Cry – Euro 2012 Losing Gallery

    Great tournaments bring with them ample opportunity for disappointment and tears, especially during the knockout stage when the losses are much more painful and tragic. The Italy – Spain final gave us plenty of tears from the Italian side, with Mario Balotelli watering away sticking in our minds the most, but he wasn’t alone in the crying game.

  • Euro 2012 – Spain for History, Italy for Surprise

    Although saying that Italy will win Euro 2012 as we head into the Final on Sunday wouldn’t be such a risky statement to make, saying they would win it before the tournament started sounded insane. For Spain, it’s been down this road, to this moment, for about five years, looking to make history.