Showing posts with label Buffon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buffon. Show all posts

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Germany's revenge against Italy


After Mario Balotelli put Germany to the sword in Italy's famous Euro 2012 semi-final win, Joachim Low's side scored some revenge with a 4-1 friendly win on Tuesday

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Buffon faces Bayern Munich


With Paulo Dybala and Claudio Marchisio the latest Juventus stars to be ruled out of Wednesday's clash with Bayern Munich, it may come down to the in-form Gianluigi Buffon to stop the Bavarians from progressing...

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Monday, October 13, 2014

Chiellini scores an awkward Hat-trick

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini  helped his national side to win the game against Azerbijan in the Euro 2016 qualifications. Italy have won 2-1 with Chiellini who had scored two goals for Italy and one own goal on his team.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Pirl-d'oh! Allegri takes over at Juventus

After Antonio Conte's shock departure from Juventus, the Italian champions have moved swiftly to appoint former AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri.

The news might not go down too well with every member of the bianconeri's squad, though, especially a certain Andrea Pirlo, who worked under the new Juve boss at San Siro.

The Italy international, however, was deemed too old by his former team, and manager, and offered only a short term deal, prompting him to leave the club on a free transfer.

Pirlo has since won three back-to-back Serie A titles, while Allegri was sacked by Milan, and both will hope their relationship can be more productive this time.
Thursday, 17 July 2014 13:00

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Ronaldo tops star-studded Goal Rich List

Cristiano Ronaldo has pipped Lionel Messi to the top spot of the 2014 Goal Rich List.

The Real Madrid star is the hottest property in football and boasts an estimated wealth of €148 million [£122m] - just €2m [£1.5m] more than his Barcelona rival.

The list, topped by the now-retired David Beckham in 2013, features the likes of Wayne Rooney, Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Click here to see the full Goal Rich List top 10.
Monday, 10 March 2014 12:30

Friday, September 13, 2013

Netherlands & Italy settle in for World Cup party

Victories for Netherlands and Italy in their World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday ensured they both booked their spot at the 2014 showpiece in Brazil.

Louis van Gaal's side progressed from Group D following a 2-0 win over minnows Andorra, while the Italians came from behind to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 in Turin.

Argentina, Costa Rica and the USA also sealed their passage to Brazil for next summer's international tournament as the beaches of Rio await!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:00