‘Now We Have To Bring the Cup Home’

“Now we have to bring the cup home,” Dani Alves told UEFA.com after helping Juventus beat Monaco 2-1 on Tuesday with another assist and a goal as the Bianconeri qualified for the UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff with a 4-1 aggregate win. Alves had twice set up Gonzalo Higuaín to score in the semi-final … Read more

Man City Transfer Chief Begiristain In Turin Amid Sandro Rumours

The Premier League club are in the market for new full-backs this summer and were represented at the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain was in Turin to check out Juventus left-back Alex Sandro during the Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, Goal understands. City have identified Sandro as a … Read more

Higuain Among Best Three Strikers In World

The Juventus defender praised his Argentine team-mate, saying he deserves plenty of credit Juventus star Gonzalo Higuain is among the best three strikers in the world, according to defender Giorgio Chiellini. The Argentinian has scored 32 goals in all competitions this season, including a brace in the first leg of his side’s Champions League semi-final … Read more

Comprehensive Wrap Up of Ghanaian Players Abroad

Veteran midfielder Michael Essien made the headlines in Indonesia over the weekend after coming off the bench to score from the spot to propel his side to the summit of the league log while Christian Atsu helps Newcastle United win the English Championship title on Sunday afternoon. England Jeffrey Schlupp played the entire duration of … Read more

UEFA CL: Juventus Vs Monaco

The setting is that of defensive masters against attacking maestros. For the second successive occasion, Juventus defensive masters come up against one of Europe’s attacking sides, AS Monaco, Wednesday evening. The Italian side have conceded goals just twice in 10 games in this season’s European campaign. It is to be found out if Juventus will … Read more

Buffon Surprised By Clean Sheet Against Barcelona

Juventus’ performance against Barcelona took Gianluigi Buffon by surprise as the iconic goalkeeper did not expect to keep a clean sheet at Camp Nou en route to the Champions League semi-finals. It was the Great Wall of Turin in Barcelona as Juventus held the Spanish champions to a goalless draw in Wednesday’s return leg, which … Read more

Italian Artisan Crafts the World’s First 24-Carat Gold SHOES

Italian cobbler Antonio Vietri has come up with a world first, 24-carat gold shoes. And they’re a snip at just 25,000 euros (£21,000) for a pair. Each pair is unique, made with 230 grams of gold and made to measure using 3D foot scanners. And these being no ordinary shoes, they are delivered by helicopter … Read more

Alarm As Measles Spreads Across Europe

Measles is making its way across Europe at an alarming rate, shocking new figures reveal. Cases of the highly contagious infection have tripled in Italy so far this year, while Romania has also recorded an outbreak. France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and Ukraine, which are all deemed endemic, have also reported an increase in cases. The … Read more

Peugeot To Buy GM’s Opel, Creating 2nd-Largest European Car Maker

General Motors Co. is selling its loss-making European car business – including Germany’s Opel and British brand Vauxhall – to French automaker PSA group. The 2.2 billion euro ($2.33 billion) deal announced Monday in Paris by GM and PSA – maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars – will realign the industry and create Europe’s No. … Read more

Afriyie Acquah Expresses Delight After Scoring Against Inter

Intermediary of Ghanaian midfielder Oliver Arthur has revealed how exciting his client felt after playing and scoring for Torino in their 2-2 home draw against high-flying Inter Milan on Sunday. In an interview with microphones of TMW after the game, Arthur disclosed. Arthur, spoke with Afriyie after the game? “Of course, he and I always … Read more

Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’

Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, clutching their pinging cellphones and one-way tickets to Italy. They practise random Italian words in a schoolyard in the Lebanese capital’s eastern Geitawi neighbourhood, waiting for the buses that will take them to the airport, … Read more

The Key Factors For Barcelona, Real Madrid & Leicester City

The Champions League quarter-final draw has delivered just about everything a football fan could have asked for. The last eight of Europe’s top competition will feature two mouthwatering ties between big hitters, a fascinating clash of two dedicated, intelligent overachievers and the meeting of perhaps the two most exciting young teams on the continent. But … Read more

Amartey To Face Partey As Atletico Meet Leicester In UCL Quarter-Final

Black Stars players Thomas Partey and Daniel Amartey will face each other in the quarter-final of the 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League as their clubs have been drawn to clash. Spanish side Atletico Madrid will play English champions Leicester City in the Last 8. The Madrid side will play at home in the first leg on … Read more

Aleppo Car Lover Aims To Revive His ‘wounded’ Classics

Car enthusiast Mohammed Mohiedin Anis gazes sadly at a 1955 Buick Super, one of his collection of vintage cars “wounded” in battles that ravaged the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Heavy bombardment of the eastern district of Shaar had blown massive chunks of concrete off a nearby building, crushing the vintage Buick’s bonnet and transforming … Read more

Pjaca, Alves Give Juve Comfortable Victory

Second-half substitutes Marko Pjaca and Dani Alves scored in quick succession to give Juventus two away goals against Porto and total control of the Champions League tie at Dragão. Porto were always facing an uphill task after Telles Alex was sent off mid-way through the first-half after collecting two bookings in the space of two … Read more

Juventus Win In Allegri’s 100th Game In Charge

Gonzalo Higuain scored two as Juventus marked boss Max Allegri’s 100th Serie A match in charge with a win that leaves them seven points clear at the top. Higuain dinked a shot past Cagliari keeper Rafael from Claudio Marchisio’s pass before half-time. He later slid Paulo Dybala’s pass under Rafael early in the second half … Read more

Allegri To Quit Juve

Massimiliano Allegri has agreed to quit Juventus at the end of the season, according to an exclusive report from Calciomercato. The Italian manager has been widely tipped to replace Arsene Wenger at Arsenal in the summer, but Juventus chiefs had rejected claims he would leave Turin. New reports, however, suggest that the decision to leave … Read more

[PHOTOS] Manchester United Star Paul Pogba Buys GBP2.9m Cheshire Mansion – See Inside the World’s Most-Expensive Footballer’s New Five-Bedroom Home

Paul Pogba has completed a cut-price transfer… for his new £2.9million Cheshire home. The Manchester United midfielder has secured himself a new base within a 20-minute drive of the club’s training ground – and at £600,000 under the asking price. The five-bedroom property boasts luxuries including a heated indoor swimming pool, saunas, and his own … Read more

‘Someone Did Not Want Me Back At Man Utd’

Patrice Evra has revealed he was close to re-joining Manchester United but says “a person at the club” likely stopped his hopes of returning to Old Trafford. The defender moved to Marseille from Juventus in the January transfer window, but only after he had been heavily linked with Jose Mourinho’s side. Evra, 35, represented United … Read more

Evra Leaves Juventus For Marseille

Marseille have completed the signing of Patrice Evra from Juventus, the Ligue 1 club have confirmed. The 35-year-old has agreed an 18-month contract at the Stade Velodrome, with Marseille not disclosing the fee. Evra had been linked with former club Manchester United as well as Valencia and Crystal Palace in recent weeks, but has opted … Read more