Juventus goalie Buffon gets one-match ban for blasphemy
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was on Tuesday handed a one-match ban for blasphemy which would rule him out of next weekend’s Turin derby. The 43-year-old Italian World Cup winner had been fined 5,000 euros ($6,000) last month by the Italian Football Federation, but escaped a ban. However, the FIGC’s Court of Appeal upheld the Federal […]
Coronavirus pandemic: Juventus to sell Ronaldo to cut costs
Juventus could be forced to sell Cristiano Ronaldo due to the devastating impact on their finances from the coronavirus crisis. There is huge concern about the long-term economic impact of the pandemic, and Italian newspaper Il Messagero reports that Juventus might not be able to afford to pay Ronaldo’s eye-watering contract even when football returns […]
Juventus shares surge after players’ take pay cut
Shares in Italian football giants Juventus surged Monday after the club’s decision to cut their players’ salaries in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Serie A champions announced on Saturday that they had cut their players’ and coach Maurizio Sarri’s salaries from March until June after all Italian sport was suspended. The club’s shares […]
Juventus player, Dybala, girlfriend, test positive for coronavirus
Juventus and Argentine forward, Paulo Dybala, and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatin, have tested positive to coronavirus. The Argentina international becomes the third Bianconeri player to test positive for the virus as the outbreak worsens in Italy Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has confirmed he and his girlfriend Oriana Sabatin have tested positive for coronavirus, though he […]
Lukaku admits he was ‘done’ at Man United, reveals he nearly joined Juventus
Romelu Lukaku has admitted he felt he was finished at Manchester United prior to his move to Serie A title challengers Inter in the summer. The Belgium international managed 27 goals in all competitions during his first year at Old Trafford but fell out of favour when Jose Mourinho was replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer […]
Coronavirus: Matuidi mood ‘positive’ despite testing positive
France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi insisted Wednesday his “morale is good” despite testing positive for coronavirus. “I am positive, I am strong, morale is good, that of my family too,” the Juventus midfielder said on Instagram. The 32-year-old’s club teammate Daniele Rugani was the first top-flight footballer to be diagnosed with the virus a […]
