Italian Clubs

Ronaldo Mocks Roma Captain’s Height; Roma Captain Scores Game-Winning Goal

Roma defeated Serie A champion-elect Juventus 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday to keep its hopes of a spot in next season’s Champions League alive. Juventus has already secured an eighth straight Scudetto, but the Old Lady is now winless in its last three matches. 

The New Juventus Jersey Is Dividing Opinion With Its Radical Approach

Juventus has unrelieved its jersey for the 2019-20 season, and it’s a radical change for the club that includes Le Zebre (The Zebras) amongst its nicknames. Instead of the traditional black and white striped shirts that the club has worn since 1903, Juve will go monochrome next campaign with a line of pink dissecting the colors. 

Relive Ajax’s Win Over Juventus With This Inspiring Video

Ajax keeps defying expectations in the Champions League this season. First, the Dutch side knocked out defending champion Real Madrid in the Round of 16. Perhaps more remarkably, Ajax followed that up by taking down Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus in the quarterfinals.

Watch 3+ Minutes Of What Makes Ronaldo Lethal: Off-The-Ball Runs

Whether you’re Team Messi or Team Ronaldo, there’s no denying the goal-scoring ability of the Portuguese star. While it’s easy to point to powerful headers, long-range missiles and plenty of penalty kicks as reasons why the Juventus striker scores so often, the Cristiano Ronaldo movement in and around the box is a major reason why he is so difficult to contain.

Juventus Shares Plummet 25 Percent While Amsterdam Parties Through The Night

The Ajax love-in shows no sign of abating following Tuesday’s incredible 2-1 victory over Juventus in Turin. The party in Amsterdam raged through the night, while over in Italy Juventus business shares plummeted as much as a quarter in value. 

How Champions League Scoring Works (Away Goals Explained)

Ah, the Champions League. A bastion of European Football and a staple of any footy fan’s season. There’s certainly a lot to love about the competition: goals, matchups, drama and more — but mostly the goals. Something characteristic of European competitions, both the Champions League and the Europa League, is the scoring. The away goals rule is important because it prevents tie-breakers and can change the mentality of how teams play. Here’s how Champions League scoring works.

Ajax Plays 45 Minutes Of Heavenly Football And Absolutely Tears Juventus Apart

Ajax has advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 1997 after tearing Juventus apart with a glorious second-half display of footballing excellence that ultimately yielded the game-winning goal from captain Matthijs de Ligt in the 67th minute.

The Amsterdam-based club scored two at Juventus Stadium — which is an exceptionally rare feat for an away side — but it could’ve been four or five but for the goalkeeping of Wojciech Szczesny and an Ajax desire to combine on six backheels and three disguised reverse passes within the box before every shot. 

Cristiano Ronaldo The Robot Boots Up And Then Does What He Does

Cristiano Ronaldo 4.0 is up and running at Juventus Stadium. His age is 34, which typically alludes to ever-present bodily soreness and general feelings of lethargy, but Ronaldo 4.0 includes updates on foxiness in the box, elastico nutmegs and improvements on crushing the dreams of everyone else in European competition.

Here’s "He That Is More Machine Than Man" coming alive during the Champions League anthem, as he’s done time after time en route to scoring 126 UCL goals, including 65 in the knockout stages. 

David Neres’ Ridiculous Solo Goal Cancels Out Ronaldo’s Beautiful Diving Header

Juventus had no excuse not to be prepared. After what Ajax did to Real Madrid (not to mention Bayern Munich in the group stage), the Bianconeri knew they were in for a fight against the Dutch side. 

After one leg in the Champions League quarterfinals, it’s all even heading back to the Allianz Stadium in Turin. 

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brilliant diving header just before the halftime whistle only to have David Neres score moments into the second half in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday at the Amsterdam Arena. 

Watch: Heroic Szczesny Prevents Mandzukic From Murdering Milan’s Piatek

Juventus overcame an early goal from Krysztof Piatek to beat AC Milan 2-1 on Saturday, another victory on the easy road to yet another Scudetto. But the match could have ended poorly for both sides were it not for some heroics from Bianconeri keeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Szczesny, the former Arsenal goalie, let his national allegiances guide his heart during an incident between Juve teammate Mario Mandzukic and Poland teammate Piatek. Mandzukic had murder in his eyes when Szczesny stepped in to prevent the Piatek family line from being discontinued.

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