Quantity over Quality? Juventus heading for more trophies, but at what price?
Last Wednesday’s win away to Tottenham Hotspur saw Juventus progress to another Champions League Quarter Final, their third in four seasons. Their form in Serie…
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How Deep is Your Squad?: Injuries Push Juventus to the Limit
Although it isn’t quite the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan it seems a game doesn’t go by without Juve reporting a new injury. It…
Serie A Preview: Week 23
Benevento vs Napoli The Campania derby between the league leaders and the division’s bottom club takes place on Sunday evening at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito….
Born of Frustration – Allegri’s Adjustment Revolution….
Firstly, I apologise for the delay since my last article, it isn’t down to simple laziness I can assure you of that. If we’re pointing…
World Cup 2018: The Predictions
The dust has settled after the prestigious World Cup draw in Russia last week and the groups are in. They have been decided, discussed and…
Serie A Preview: Week 16
Juventus vs Inter The Derby D’Italia is without question this weeks standout fixture, 3rd versus 1st and just 2 points separate the old lady and…
Serie A Preview: Week 15
Napoli vs Juventus It’s the clash we’ve all been waiting for, the league leaders take on the current champions at the Stadio San Paolo. …
Stern Barca Hold Juve To Allianz Stadium Stalemate
Two of Europe’s most successful clubs were locked in a goalless draw in Italy last night in the form of Juventus and Barcelona as the…
Greece Draw In Vein As Croatia Sail Through To Russia 2018
A valiant performance from Michael Skibbe’s Greece was enough to hold a strong Croatia side to a 0-0 draw in Athens last night in the…
Euro Roundup: Cavani rescues point for PSG while Juventus win in style
Manchester City took another step towards a potential league title as United slipped up at Huddersfield, but who won their games in the other top…
Just a Little bit of History Repeating…
I’m no Shirley Bassey fan, I had to Google the title to see who sang that song, but she was right, we’ve been here before…
Serie A Preview: Week 9
Looking ahead to matchday 9 the standout fixture comes from the Stadio San Paoli where league leaders Napoli entertain Luciano Spalletti’s Inter. The only two…
Heynckes and Bayern: A Perfect Match
After the recent departure of Carlo Ancelotti, Bayern Munich have appointed Jupp Heynckes for his fourth spell as manager at the club. He first took…
Virtual Insanity: VAR creates more problems than it solves
In the summer the Italian FA (FIGC) made the move, along with the German Bundesliga, to use video assistant referee (VAR) to help eradicate the…
Five features of Serie A: Week 1
Serie A is up and running for another season, with fans and pundits alike excited by the possibilities that the 2017/18 competition might bring. AC…
Euro Roundup: Neymar off to dream start while Barca and Madrid kick off with La Liga wins
No better place to start than with the multi-million pound man Neymar, whose home debut in PSG comprised two goals and two assists in a…
How Juventus’ Strength in the Transfer Market is Also Their Downfall
Juventus will kick off yet another Serie A title campaign at home against Cagliari this Saturday. To be precise, their sixth title defence in succession….
Zidane orchestrates more Real Madrid Champions League history as Buffon’s elusive crowning glory continues to evade him
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos billed Saturday’s Champions League final in Cardiff as a “date with history” and, following Madrid’s 4-1 win over Juventus, the…
Where Did It All Go So Wrong for Juventus? – Champions League Final Analysis
Under a closed roof, the floodlights of the Principality Stadium lit up the biggest stage of them all – the Champions League Final between two…
It’s All or Nothing at All: Italian Serie A Matchday 36 Preview
To borrow the title from one of Frank Sinatra’s famous songs: “It’s All or Nothing at All” for Roma this weekend when they face off…