Serie A
Golden Boot Odds And Predictions For Top 5 Major European Leagues
Let’s be honest here. Last year’s major European league title races were, for the most part, downright boring. The Golden Boot races? Well, those were a little more entertaining. While most of the European league races are likely to once again go to obvious winners, the Golden Boot odds in each league suggest those races will be the ones to watch in the upcoming season.
Bologna Gets Creative To Help Goalies Prep For Deflections
All Aboard The Milan And Juventus Transfer Merry-Go-Round
You thought Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus would be the biggest transfer of the summer? You were wrong.
Two of Italy’s biggest clubs have been busy cooking up something far more interesting and — because this is Serie A — something infinitely more complicated. Juventus and Milan have decided to lock themselves into a three-player exchange deal involving loans, buy-outs and big, big wages. So, what’s actually happening?
IKEA Trolls AS Roma Malcom Transfer Failure
The AS Roma Malcom transfer failed miserably as Barcelona FC hijacked the Brazilian for $48 million. Adding insult to injury, Swedish furniture company IKEA trolled Roma with a subtle kick to the Italian club’s fallen body.
Roma announced Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen’s signing via an IKEA-inspired tweet:
Ronaldo’s Juve Arrival Triggers Madness: Higuain Joins Milan; Bonucci Returns To Old Lady
Cristiano Ronaldo reported for his first day of preseason training with Juventus yesterday, and although the Portuguese legend looked pretty chummy in photographs with fellow striker Gonzalo Higuain, the arrival of The 120 Million Dollar Man obviously spelled the end of the Argentine’s two-year stay in Turin.
Inter Now Has The Players And Kits Necessary To Return To Badass Ways
For those who grew up watching the Champions League in the early 2000s, the extended absence of 2009-10 champions Inter Milan has certainly been felt. Between 2002 and 2012 there was a 10-season period in which Inter always had a seat at club football’s most prestigious banquet, but the 2018-19 campaign will mark Inter's first appearance in seven years.
Cristiano Ronaldo And Spain Reach $22 Million Deal Over Tax Problem
After years of legal complications with the Spanish government, tax evasion and fraud, Cristiano Ronaldo and Spain’s tax agency reached a deal and a two-year prison sentence. The Ronaldo tax settlement will cost the Juventus forward $22 million. The jail term is suspended given Spain’s no-prison law for first-time offenders of non-violent crimes if the term is two years or less.
Leonardo Bonucci Reportedly Wants Juventus Return After One Year At AC Milan
AC Milan’s new general manager, the Brazilian Leonardo, confirmed Leonardo Bonucci’s desire to return to Juventus after only one season. The 31-year-old defender shockingly transferred to the Rossoneri in 2017 after six years of dominance in Serie A.