Author Archives: James Grundy
‘Perez didn’t like Higuain’
‘Perez didn’t like Higuain’
Gonzalo Higuain’s father blames Florentino Perez for the Juventus striker’s Real Madrid exit – “he didn’t like him very much”. Pipita left Los Merengues to join Napoli in 2013, and he’ll face them tonight in the first leg of the Champions League Quarter-Final. “It’s something the President did,” Jorge Higuain told Cadena Ser of his […]
Report: Roma ahead of Inter and Napoli in race to sign Balotelli
Report: Roma ahead of Inter and Napoli in race to sign Balotelli
03 April at 14:55 According to the latest reports from Italian newspaper Leggo, there is a strong possibility that Mario Balotelli could leave Ligue 1 side Nice in order to join Roma during this summer’s transfer window. Giallorossi sporting director Monchi is preparing to oversee a mini revolution come the end of the season, […]
Inter To Stick With Same Line-up For 4th Straight Game
Inter To Stick With Same Line-up For 4th Straight Game
Luciano Spalletti will not spring any surprises with his team selection for tomorrow night’s Derby della Madonnina according to Corriere dello Sport. Spalletti in fact will deploy the exact same starting eleven for the fourth game in a row. In the past three games where Spalletti has stuck with the same line-up, the Nerazzurri are […]
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Is he set to join Real Madrid?
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT: Kalidou Koulibaly – Is he set to join…
by Phumzile Ngcatshe Tuesday Apr 03, 2018. 13:00 Senegal and Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly being chased by two European giants in Real Madrid and Manchester United. Media reports in Italy reveal that the Napoli star defender is being monitored by the Red Devils and the Los Blancos. According to Calciomercato, United and Madrid […]
How much longer can Rafa Benitez resist the Champions League itch to stay at Newcastle?
How much longer can Rafa Benitez resist the Champions League…
GETTY Rafa Benitez is loved at Newcastle, but will he stick around? He’ll study the tactics and strategies of the eight coaches, note any innovative set-piece plays and try to monitor the individual performances of as many players as is feasibly possible. The Newcastle[1] manager is a football obsessive and a student of the beautiful […]
Biglia out of Milan derby
Biglia out of Milan derby
Milan midfielder Lucas Biglia will miss tomorrow’s Derby della Madonnina, as the Serie A suspensions are confirmed. The Argentinian international picked up his fifth booking of the season in the 3-1 defeat to Juventus on Saturday, earning him a one-match ban. That means he’ll sit out the rescheduled derby with Inter, which takes place tomorrow […]
Serie A, sporting justice’s decisions: Biglia & Jorginho amongst players suspended
Serie A, sporting justice’s decisions: Biglia & Jorginho…
After the recent round of Serie A matches, the league’s sporting justice has issued their rulings on suspended players. Fifteen players will miss their next matches, including Lucas Biglia who will miss the derby as well as Jorginho and Albiol who will miss Napoli’s match against Chievo. Here’s the full listRed Card: Nicolas (Verona), Capuano […]
Del Piero: ‘Juventus are stronger now’
Del Piero: ‘Juventus are stronger now’
Alessandro Del Piero believes there has been too much talk about last year’s Champions League final – ‘Juventus are different now’. The Bianconeri lost 4-1 to Real Madrid in Cardiff at the end of last season, and the two teams will renew acquaintances in the Quarter-Final first leg tonight. “I think there’s been too much […]
‘Higuain didn’t like Perez’
‘Higuain didn’t like Perez’
Gonzalo Higuain’s father blames Florentino Perez for the Juventus striker’s Real Madrid exit – “he didn’t like him very much”. Pipita left Los Merengues to join Napoli in 2013, and he’ll face them tonight in the first leg of the Champions League Quarter-Final. “It’s something the President did,” Jorge Higuain told Cadena Ser of his […]
Juve go four points clear of Napoli and more: three things we learned from Round 30 in Serie A
Juve go four points clear of Napoli and more: three things…
03 April at 10:10 Juventus prove they’re still the team to beat in Serie A For non-Juventini, the storyline has been getting repetitive as Juventus are on the path to winning their seventh straight Scudetto in Serie A. Their 3-1 win over Milan puts them four points ahead of Napoli atop the table in […]