Tag: Cristiano Ronaldo

Will Cristiano Ronaldo Finish His Career In Italy at Juventus?

Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
The footballing phenomenon that is Cristiano Ronaldo is still going strong at Juventus at 35-years-old, and it begs the question - will he try his luck anywhere else in the world before calling it a day? A return to Portugal seems to make sense, a fleeting return to Manchester United has never been ruled out, a season at Paris Saint Germain maybe, or even an MLS adventure.
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Milan Stage Stunning Comeback To Score Four To Juventus

AC Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Milan beat Juventus 4-2 to capture their fourth win in five games after the lock-down as the Bianconeri experienced an authentic blackout and gave away a two-goal lead. It was Milan’s first Serie A win over the black-and-whites since four years. Far from saying that Juventus’ claim on the Scudetto is at risk, but Maurizio Sarri’s band suddenly found themselves fragile.
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Five Things First: Top Stories From Serie A Round 27

AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Lazio, Parma, Sassuolo, Serie A
Italian football fans have just been treated to the first full round of Serie A action since the restart, and it was peppered with talk of relegation, European qualification and of course, the Scudetto. Inter and Sassuolo played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, and Atalanta staged a dramatic comeback to beat Lazio 3-2, as they look for a place in next season's Champions League.
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The Impact of Coronavirus on The Serie A Transfer Market

Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020, Stickers Swapping, Transfer Market 3 comments
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, we take a look at how the crisis may end up impacting the upcoming transfer market window for the Serie A clubs. Player wages may become a problem for multiple teams, which might be forced to sell their best forces for a lower price and mostly resort to swap deals to keep things in balance.
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Verona Play 8th Symphony, Tear Juventus Down

Hellas Verona, Italian Football, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2019-2020
Juventus fell against a magnificent Verona side on Saturday as Cristiano Ronaldo was not enough this time despite scoring for the 10th game in a row. Goals by Milan outcasts Fabio Borini and Giampaolo Pazzini pulled out a huge upset and awarded coach Ivan Juric’s perfect machine their 8th consecutive game with no losses. Maurizio Sarri has much to reflect on.
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Assi di Coppe: Ajax Knock Juve Out, Extend UCL Curse

Ajax, Assi di Coppe, Champions League, Juventus
Juventus’ Champions League Curse continues. The Bianconeri ended their run in the elite European competition once again in the Quarter Finals, demolished by a magnificent Ajax. Coach Erik ten Hag’s squad raided the Allianz Stadium, snatched an epic 2-1 win, and progressed 3-2 on aggregate to show their face among the Top Four after 22 years.    
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Unstoppable Juve! Napoli Surrender, Falling 6 Points Behind

Juventus, Napoli, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
The Campionato has found a ruler already, and it is – surprise, surprise – once again Massimiliano Allegri and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus. The Zebras got rid of their most plausible contender, coming from behind to topple Napoli 3-1 in the match clou of Serie A Round 7 and widening their lead to 6 points. Juve thus increased their perfect records to 8 seasonal wins in a row.
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CR7 At Last! Juve See Off Sassuolo With Ronaldo Brace

Juventus, Sassuolo, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
It finally happened in his fourth game. It took 344 minutes for Cristiano Ronaldo to score his first Italian goals - a double at the Allianz Stadium to help Juventus overcome Sassuolo’s resistance in Serie A Round 4. He had probably imagined this moment to be different, likely more exciting than the easy tap in from no distance with which he broke his drought.
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Juventus Pull It Off at Chievo On Cristiano Ronaldo’s Debut Day

Chievo Verona, Juventus, Serie A, Serie A 2018-2019
Welcome to Serie A, Cristiano. This is the place where even a visit to a marginally-intimidating provincial club can be full of dangers, and where what was meant to be a showcase-match for CR7’s landing in Italy can turn into a nightmare for seven-time league champions Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri’s side pulled it off, but not after going down to Chievo.
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Serie A Transfer Market: What’s Happened So Far?

AC Milan, Calciomercato, Inter Milan, Italy, Juventus, Lazio, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Transfer Market
Juventus' signing of Cristiano Ronaldo will go down as the big hit of this summer's transfer market. But other Serie A clubs have not been sitting on their hands. Napoli secured the services of coach Carlo Ancelotti, and now dreams of bringing back Edinson Cavani. Inter stole some key players from their direct opponents, whereas Roma decided to bet on fresh forces.
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It’s Official! Juventus Brings Cristiano Ronaldo to Serie A

Juventus, Serie A
They really did it. Juventus brought to Serie A Cristiano Ronaldo, signing him on a 4-year deal. To secure the services of CR7, President Andrea Agnelli invested 112 million euro, and Ronaldo’s salary will be 30 million euro per season, which corresponds to the market value of some whole Serie A clubs. The Old Lady thus gave Italian football one of the clearest talent of all time.
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Meanwhile in Moscow: Cavani’s Brace Ends CR7’s Dream

Meanwhile In Moscow, Portugal, Uruguay, World Cup, World Cup 2018
Edinson Cavani put together an impressive performance last night in Sochi, sealed by a killer brace, to push Uruguay ahead of Portugal and into the Quarter Finals. Cristiano Ronaldo found himself trapped into coach Oscar Tabarez’s spider web, and ultimately had to bid farewell to World Cup 2018, just like Leo Messi had to do earlier in the afternoon.
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