Author Archives: James Grundy
AS Roma’s De Rossi: ‘Here’s what Conte has taught me’
AS Roma’s De Rossi: ‘Here’s what Conte has taught…
28 December at 20:45 AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi gave an interview to Sky Sports Italia speaking about the season so far as well as a wide range of other issues. The FIFA World Cup winner from 2006 began by talking about Roma’s failure to win titles through the years: “We have a long way to get […]
Juve, Benatia: ‘No training needed to face Napoli, Inter and Roma’
Juve, Benatia: ‘No training needed to face Napoli, Inter…
28 December at 20:00 Juventus Moroccan international defender spoek to the club’s official channel, JTV, about a wide variety of issues. The former Roma defender spoke of the title race this seaosn stating that “we must continue the way we are playing, because if you don’t concede goals the team grows in confidence, and at 0-0 with […]
Juventus leave door open to Pjaca loan exit
Juventus leave door open to Pjaca loan exit
28 December at 20:30 Juventus have been very good of late as they are second in the Italian Serie A standings and are only 1 point behind first placed Napoli. Marko Pjaca is a player who has struggled ever since he joined the Bianconeri club since he has been injured a lot. He is now getting close to being 100% and […]
Benatia: Juve will be top
Benatia: Juve will be top
Medhi Benatia says he is confident that Juventus “will be top of Serie A when the big games come up.” Benatia scored Juve’s winner in their 1-0 victory over Roma before Christmas to stay within a point of leaders Napoli, and the defender warned the Bianconeri would do everything possible to lift their seventh Scudetto […]
Barcelona looking to offload Gerard Deulofeu as they continue their pursuit of Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho
Barcelona looking to offload Gerard Deulofeu as they continue…
Gerard Deulofeu has made just five starts since rejoining Barcelona in the summer Getty Barcelona are looking to make room for the potential arrival of Philippe Coutinho and could offload Gerard Deulofeu, who has struggled for gametime since rejoining the club in the summer.The Spanish winger left the Catalan club on a permanent basis in […]
Juventus, Benatia: “In March, Juve will be ahead of every team. My goals? Allegri doesn’t like the idea of me running around Higuain too much…”
Juventus, Benatia: “In March, Juve will be ahead of…
He’s been decisive against Roma with a classic ex player goal. Mehdi Benatia’s having a great time and made jokes about his scoring abilities to JTv: “I’ve told the Mister that if he needs a forward to move around Higuain I’m his man… He doesn’t like the idea too much though”.The Moroccan defender got immediately […]
De Rossi: Roma before Napoli & Juve
De Rossi: Roma before Napoli & Juve
Daniele De Rossi admits Roma come before Napoli and Juventus in the race for Serie A supremacy but believes his side could have drawn with the Bianconeri. Roma lost 1-0 to Juve in their Serie A showdown before Christmas, with former Lupi defender Medhi Benatia scoring the winner against his old club. However, the midfielder […]
Neymar reveals he was nearly paralyzed during World Cup
Neymar reveals he was nearly paralyzed during World Cup
28 December at 16:00 Neymar has told The Players’ Tribune that doctors told him he was fortunate to be able to walk again following the challenge that ended his participation in the 2014 World Cup with Brazil. Speaking to former Barcelona teammate Gerard Pique for the website, he recalled the aftermath of the challenge that […]
Official: Cannavaro retires for China
Official: Cannavaro retires for China
Paolo Cannavaro has announced his retirement from football and will assist brother Fabio at Guangzhou Evergrande. “It’ll be a new year and a new life.” Cannavaro will bid farewell to not only Sassuolo but professional football in general when the Neroverdi face Roma on Saturday, the 36-year-old set to join his older sibling in China. […]
Agent: Napoli mistreated Giaccherini
Agent: Napoli mistreated Giaccherini
Emanuele Giaccherini’s agent has accused Napoli of mistreating his client. “They still don’t understand that he’s a midfielder, he can improve any squad.” Giaccherini has seen just 118 minutes of action for Napoli this season, prompting Furio Valcareggi to put the 32-year-old in the shop window, with Chievo reportedly interested. “I don’t think Napoli can […]