Artmedia 1-1 Juventus. Two years after the dark clouds of Calciopoli and Serie B tainted their glorious European history, the Bianconeri are back into the club elite of the world, ready once again to contend the "Cup with the big ears". Or in other words "Champions League, here we come" might be saying Claudio Ranieri's [. Click to continue reading...

Everton News: Tiago turns down Everton to leave the Toffees stuck

Everton will be left reeling from the latest news that Tiago Mendes has turned down a move to Goodison Park on a season long loan. Mendes has been a flop for Juventus and Claudio Ranieri was keen to offload the midfielder.

It's the latest unwanted Everton news, as their summer in the transfer market turns into a disaster. Click to continue reading...

Completing the Italian "Triangolare" August bonanza, the Trofeo Birra Moretti took place on Thursday evening, featuring past and present Serie A contenders such as Juventus, AC Milan, and Napoli. Following the Trofeo TIM, this was the last "big" pre-season tournament before the beginning (finally!) of Serie A. Click to continue reading...

Sunday was a sad day for Italian soccer, as one of the most charismatic club presidents of Serie A passed away. In things of this nature there is no club distinction: we are all bound by the same love for the beautiful game, and when one of us leaves the family it's always a sad [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AC Milan 4-1 Juventus: Rossoneri Win Trofeo Berlusconi 2008", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

In casa Juve si parla subito del ritorno dei preliminari di Champions a Bratislava. Claudio Ranieri: "Abbiamo fatto qualcosa di importante. Ciononostante, non dobbiamo commettere l'errore di sottovalutare la gara di ritorno. Non va dimenticato che nel 2005 l'Artmedia ha battuto 5-0 il Celtic.

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It's pretty rare in soccer (or any other sport for that matter) for a scoreless draw to be a very entertaining match, but that is exactly what Wednesday's Manchester United vs. Juventus ended up being. And I'm not saying this because I'm a Juve supporter (ok, maybe just a little) but genuinely, the prestige friendly [. Click to continue reading...

Italian serie A club Juventus reported interest to sign John Utaka, the midfielder of English Premiership club Portsmouth. Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri would like to take the 27-year-old to Juventus during the summer window.

In light of that news Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp said that he has no intention of offloading the player form the club.

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United draw blank against Claudio Ranieri's team Cristiano Ronaldo's ankle, Wayne Rooney's virus, plus injuries to Gary Neville, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Carrick and Ji-Sung Park have left Fergie with selection issues ahead of Sunday's Community Shield clash with Portsmouth at... Click to continue reading...

You saw it on Italian newsstands everywhere today under somber headlines; Chelsea 5 : AC Milan 0 , Hamburger SV 3 : Juventus 0. Never mind that these were meaningless preseason friendlies in which coaches experimented with new players and different lineups - Italian football had been shamed.
AC Milan took its lumps in the Railway Cup tournament held in Moscow on an astounding four-goal performance by Cheleas's Nicolas Anelka. Click to continue reading...

The Spaniard, bolstered by the signing of Robbie Keane and confirmation the Gareth Barry deal is still on, claimed the Anfield club would be hunting four trophies this season.

"Everything is important," he said. "Europe is important, the Premier League is important, the FA Cup and the Carling Cup, so we will try to win every trophy and you never know. Click to continue reading...

Rumours of Tiago Mendes leaving Juventus are circulating, after vacating his home in Turin.  The talented Portuguese midfielder was previously linked to both Tottenham and West Ham United of the English Premier League in January of this year.  Tiago, who is a regular in the national team, spent one season at Chelsea after Jose Mourinho took him from Benfica and he [. Click to continue reading...

Apparently an Italian newspaper is reporting that Juventus are putting together a bid for Arsenal teenager Fran Merida. Merida is playing at the European U19 Championships for Spain and is said to have caught the attention of Claudio Ranieri. Merida... Click to continue reading...

Dal ritiro di Pinzolo ai Palazzi della Lega il presidente Cobolli Gigli parla di mercato: «Bidone? I bidoni di benzina costano un sacco di soldi...». Il presidente scherza un pò sul malumore espresso da qualche tifoso dopo l'acquisto di Christian Poulsen e conferma quanto ha detto ieri dal tecnico Claudio Ranieri e cioè che «il mercato bianconero finisce qui».

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The chances of seeing Xabi Alonso in a Bianconeri jersey have dropped dramatically after Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed that the club's summer spending is over.

Cobolli Gigli's comments come a day after Juve manager Claudio Ranieri announced that Christian Poulsen would be their last addition ahead of next season. Click to continue reading...

It's already time for Juventus to get together. Ranieri: "I am very satisfied with the transfers. We must be ambitious right from the Champions League qualifiers." Blanc: "Xabi Alonso? The midfielder is a 30 million investment. We need to assess him."

VINOVO (Turin), 4 July 2008 – Everyone concentrated on the league. Click to continue reading...

Nel giorno in cui la Juventus ha ufficialmente iniziato la stagione 2008/2009 Claudio Ranieri ha affermato a chiare lettere che ambire allo scudetto è lecito. Ho letto di parecchie lamentele sulla Rete riguardo a questa affermazione, in quanto la squadra sembra, ad esclusione di Amauri, la stessa della scorso anno, ma più vecchia e con una competizione in più da affrontare.

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The agent of Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna has once again confirmed that Juventus is interested in his client. "It's no secret that Senna appeals to Juventus and in particular Claudio Ranieri," agent Jose Manuel Butraguenos insisted. "The Juve Coach knows him well and spoke to him about a month ago. Click to continue reading...

Juventus have increased their bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso as they attempt to lure the midfielder to Turin.

The Bianconeri are keen on the Spanish international and recently Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed the club are in on-going talks with the Reds for the midfielder.

However, so far talks have hit a brick wall as Liverpool are not willing to budge on the £15m price tag. Click to continue reading...

Does anyone want Steve McClaren's views on how England should be run by the new head coach Fabio Capello? Answer: the News of the World. ESPN Soccernet reports that the former England coach, who was sacked immediately after he failed to secure England a berth in the Euro 2008 finals, has called for Capello to [. Click to continue reading...

Anyone who follows the Italian Serie A would tell you that Inter Milan have the strongest and largest squad in the country and that they are the firm favorites to win the scudetto. And Juventus? Well, they would finish in a UEFA Champions League place, and if they are extremely lucky, they might even snatch [. Click to continue reading...