Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal for Juventus to dump further hurt on crisis club Roma and keep the champions unbeaten and on track for an eighth straight Italian league title. The Croatian World Cup runner-up headed in the winner 34 minutes into the match in Turin to put Juventus back eight points clear of Napoli. The defeat could have …
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Lorenzo Pellegrini’s agent on Tuesday dismissed speculation that the Italian international midfielder was set for a move from Roma to Manchester United. Jose Mourinho’s United were reported to be preparing a January swoop for the 22-year-old, who has a 30 million euro release clause. “I’m sorry that rumours have spread about financial aspects relating to him and his teammates, that …
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AS Roma, along with their president, Jim Pallotta, have announced that they are to donate a combined total of €150,000 to the family of Liverpool fan, Sean Cox, as he continues his rehabilitation. Cox was brutally assaulted outside a pub in Liverpool before their Champions League semi-final against Roma and has been recovering in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun …
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Performance coach Darcy Norman gave Pundit Arena a fascinating insight into his experiences with football teams such as Bayern Munich, AS Roma and the German national team. Norman highlighted the importance of mental strength in the optimization of sports performance. “I think everything we do involves mental strength. One player that I recently worked with, Kevin Strootman, went through a difficult …
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Former PSG star Javier Pastore managed to score a remarkably slick debut goal as he made his first appearance for Roma this evening. Javier Pastore has been a name that’s been familiar to football fans for some time now both as a member of the PSG side that slowly began to assert their dominance over French football as well as the …
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A Roma fan was jailed for two-and-a-half-years on Friday for his part in the violence ahead of a Champions League semi-final which left a Liverpool supporter in a coma. Daniele Sciusco, 29, from Rome, admitted violent disorder ahead of the Anfield match on April 24. A judge at Preston Crown Court, near Liverpool in northwest England, was told Friday that …
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The build-up to the new Serie A season has been dominated by the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus, but Friday saw a change of subject. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis isn’t happy with rivals Roma, suggesting in a Gazzetta Dello Sport interview that they and Liverpool had the same owners – meaning that the two teams can’t face each other …
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Roma are said to be considering legal action after Brazilian winger Malcom was dramatically snatched from right under their noses earlier this week. The Serie A side announced that a deal had been struck with Bordeaux to sign the 21-year-old on Monday afternoon, only for Barcelona to swoop in with a higher offer when their attempts to sign Chelsea’s Willian hit …
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It’s official – Liverpool now possess the most expensive goalkeeper of all time. The Premier League side have confirmed the signing of Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker from AS Roma. The fee, previously reported as €75m all-in, will instead be worth a maximum of €72.5m (€62.5m + €10m in add-ons), as confirmed by the Serie A side. ?? x ?https://t.co/t4msWAm2sU pic.twitter.com/jTq9gqOFI4 — …
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Roma have explained their rationale for agreeing to sell goalkeeper Alisson Becker to Liverpool – and have insisted that it does not show a lack of ambition. The Brazilian international is all set to seal a £67m move to Anfield in the coming hours – a world-record fee for a player in his position – and, naturally, some Giallorossi fans …
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Liverpool look set to fix a long-standing problem – at considerable financial cost – with the impending arrival of Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker. A €75m deal has been agreed between Liverpool and Roma for the 25-year-old’s services, with only personal terms and a medical keeping Alisson from becoming the most expensive goalkeeper of all time by some distance. A deal such as …
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Liverpool have come back to Roma with a higher offer in order to secure the services of goalkeeper Alisson Becker. The Premier League side have gone all in on the Brazilian international – and although their opening offer of £62m wasn’t high enough, they have come back with a higher offer that has matched Roma’s £66m valuation of the player. …
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After an enthralling season of Champions League football, who stood out enough to make our Team of the Season?
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Juventus are practically assured of winning a seventh successive Serie A title after second-placed Napoli were held 2-2 by Torino on Sunday.
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Jurgen Klopp will be hoping to end his cup final hoodoo with victory over Real Madrid at the end of May.
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Roma president James Pallotta joined calls for the introduction of the video assistant referee (VAR) to the Champions League after the club crashed out to Liverpool in the semi-finals. The 7-6 aggregate defeat ended Italian hopes in this year’s competition after Juventus fell to defending champions Real Madrid amid controversy in the quarter-finals. Pallotta believes Roma were the victims of …
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Liverpool have become the great entertainers in this season's Champions League, and they have fully embraced that fact ahead of the showdown with Real Madrid.
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Despite the fact that they just reached the Champions League final, Eamon Dunphy isn’t exactly convinced of Liverpool’s prospects as a top-tier European outfit. Liverpool pulled through with a result for the ages last night when they managed to get past Roma and book their place in the Champions League final later this month against Real Madrid. Leading the tie …
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