Turin, Italy | AFP | Massimiliano Allegri fought back tears as he revealed on Saturday that it was Juventus’ decision to end his five-year reign during which he guided the Serie A giants to 11 trophies. “We looked at the future of Juventus and the club decided to move in a …
Read More »Allegri and Juventus in surprise split at end of season
Rome, Italy | AFP | Coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave Juventus at the end of the season after a reported fall-out with the club’s directors, the newly-crowned Serie A champions said in a surprise statement on Friday. “Massimiliano Allegri will not be on the Juventus bench for the 2019/2020 season,” Juve …
Read More »Five things that helped Juventus win eighth straight Serie A crown
Milan, Italy | AFP | Italian giants Juventus claimed an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday after a 2-1 win at home against Fiorentina. Here, AFP Sport looks at five things that helped the Turin giants lift a 35th Scudetto with five matches to spare, equalling the record for the …
Read More »Toure and Sterling blast Juventus over Kean abuse
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Yaya Toure responded with fury and Raheem Sterling with mockery after manager Massimiliano Allegri and teammates said Juventus youngster Moise Kean shared the blame for racist abuse by Cagliari fans. Toure, who was speaking at UEFA’s Equal Game conference at Wembley, said he hoped the …
Read More »UEFA probe Ronaldo for ‘improper conduct’ over ‘cojones’ goal celebration
Milan, Italy | AFP | UEFA on Monday opened an investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration after scoring a hat-trick in Juventus’ Champions League comeback win against Atletico Madrid last week. European football’s governing body said Ronaldo was facing charges of “improper conduct” after he mimicked Diego Simeone’s crotch-grabbing ‘cojones’ gesture in last Tuesday’s 3-0 …
Read More »Allegri counting on goal-king Ronaldo to save Champions League dream
Turin, Italy | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo has scored so many goals he gives Juventus “a great advantage” insisted coach Massimiliano Allegri as the Italian side look to overturn a two-goal Champions League deficit against Atletico Madrid in their last 16, second leg tie in Turin on Tuesday. “Cristiano has a lot of goals in …
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