Author Archives: James Grundy
Marotta: ‘Higuain could play against Napoli’
Marotta: ‘Higuain could play against Napoli’
28 November at 10:10 Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta talked from the Gran Gala of football yesterday night. The big news at Juve is that Gonzalo Higuain may skip the upcoming Napoli clash with an injury at his hand. The Argentinean had a surgery yesterday and is expected not to recover in time for the game […]
Pjanic: ‘Scudetto number one priority’
Pjanic: ‘Scudetto number one priority’
Miralem Pjanic says Juventus “hope to aim for the Champions League again” but “objective number one remains the Scudetto”. The Bianconeri have won Serie A for the past six years, but were beaten in the Champions League final in both 2015 and 2017, having not won the competition since 1996. Despite that, the Bosnian declared […]
Montella: ‘Didn’t expect Milan sack’
Montella: ‘Didn’t expect Milan sack’
Vincenzo Montella reveals he had no idea Milan were about to sack him, and says the “timing” surprised him. The Coach was relieved of his duties yesterday, with Primavera Coach Gennaro Gattuso promoted to replace him. “I was calm and I didn’t suspect anything, I swear,” Montella told Gazzetta dello Sport. “Anything. I was ready […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd eye Everton striker; Liverpool want £70m Lazio star
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd eye Everton striker; Liverpool…
Manchester United are being tipped to make a surprise move on Everton this January, while Liverpool are plotting a move for a £70million replacement for Emre Can, according to Monday’s European papers. MAN UTD TIPPED TO MAKE SHOCK JANUARY MOVE FOR EVERTON STRIKER Manchester United are being tipped to make a surprise January raid […]
Inter, here is why a deal for Ramires is stalling…
Inter, here is why a deal for Ramires is stalling…
28 November at 08:30 Inter Milan are doing very well as they are currently second in the Italian Serie A standings. Because of the Chinese laws on foreign investments that were in place, Suning’s Inter did not spend as much on this past summer transfer window. Even so, the moves they made have all been pretty […]
A Tale of Two Teams
A Tale of Two Teams
I’m typically not the most positive person here at CdT. I prefer to be realistic, sometimes bordering on negative, but things are slowly starting to change. After a slight break away from this place to escape the negativity/deal with the real world for a bit, I’m back, with beautiful performances from Roma and the other […]
Juve, Marocchino: ‘Dybala has been playing like a midfielder….’
Juve, Marocchino: ‘Dybala has been playing like a…
28 November at 08:00 Ex-Juve player Domenico Marocchino spoke to IlBianconero.com as he talked about a few Juve topics, here is what he had to say on the matter: ” Paulo Dybala is becoming more and more a midfielder and less and less a striker. I liked how Juve played against Crotone I have to say but there are still […]
Gianluigi Buffon wins Serie A Best Player award as Juventus dominate star-studded ceremony in Milan
Gianluigi Buffon wins Serie A Best Player award as Juventus…
The Gran Gala del Calcio took place at Megawatt Court in Milan on Monday Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus side dominated the awards ceremony Serie A and European giants Juventus picked up the Best Club award By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline[1] Published: 18:59 EST, 27 November 2017 | Updated: 19:06 EST, 27 November 2017 Juventus[2] goalkeeper Gianluigi […]
PODCAST: #MontellaOut of AC Milan at last
PODCAST: #MontellaOut of AC Milan at last
Vincenzo Montella has been sacked and #MontellaOut can stop trending. To talk through the news and the rest of the Serie A[1] action, Luca Gunby and Vito Doria join Conor Clancy on this week’s Forza Italian Football Podcast[2]. As always, this podcast was recorded live over on FIFTV[3]. Napoli[4] fought for victory at Udinese[5], Juventus[6] […]
Emilio Butragueño: the vulture
Emilio Butragueño: the vulture
EMILIO BUTRAGUEÑO ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE HE SMELLED NICE. Although nicknamed the ‘Vulture’, he was the pretty footballer who played pretty football back in the hearty days of muddy pitches and agricultural tackles. His unassuming blue eyes, his light curly locks and his perfect Colgate smile meant he looked more like Steve McQueen than a striker […]