Monthly Archives: January 2021
‘Congrats Ronaldo, but you could have spared me a couple’
‘Congrats Ronaldo, but you could have spared me a…
Gianluigi Buffon congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for his ‘umpteenth career record’ after the Juventus talisman scored his 760th goal. The Portuguese striker scored in the 2-0 win over Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday and thus broke the record of Josef Bican, who had 759 official goals, according to Opta. The Czech FA has since […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd waiting in wings amid tussle for rapid full-back
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd waiting in wings amid tussle for…
Manchester United register interest in a flying full-back who has been tipped to become a European star, while a Red Devils man receives an exit proposal – both in the latest Euro Paper Talk. MAN UTD FOLLOWING PORTUGAL FULL-BACK Manchester United are following the progress of Benfica left-back Nuno Tavares as interest in his services […]
Czech FA: Ronaldo has not broken Bican’s record
Czech FA: Ronaldo has not broken Bican’s record
The Czech football federation claims Josef Bican scored 821 official goals and not 759, meaning Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has not broken his record. The Portuguese superstar scored his 760th career goal in the 2-0 win over Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday. Opta has registered 759 goals for Bican and Ronaldo thus broke […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd waiting in wings amid tussle for rapid full-back tipped for stardom; Red Devils field exit offer
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd waiting in wings amid tussle for…
Manchester United register interest in a flying full-back who has been tipped to become a European star, while a Red Devils man receives an exit proposal – both in the latest Euro Paper Talk. MAN UTD FOLLOWING PORTUGAL FULL-BACK Manchester United are following the progress of Benfica left-back Nuno Tavares as interest in his services […]
Juve-Napoli: social media reactions
Juve-Napoli: social media reactions
Juventus players took to Instagram to celebrate their victory in the Italian Supercup Final, while Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly said ‘a defeat it’s even harder to accept the day after.’ Juventus won the Italian Supercup Final against Napoli at the Mapei Stadium on Wednesday night. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata allowed the Bianconeri […]
Media watch: Szczesny saves Juve, Napoli trio flop
Media watch: Szczesny saves Juve, Napoli trio flop
Italian sports papers selected Wojciech Szczęsny as the MOTM in Juventus-Napoli, while three Azzurri put in disappointing performances. Szczesny made two crucial saves to deny Hirving Lozano, allowing the Old Lady to lift their first trophy of the season. Every Italian sports paper picked out the former Arsenal goalkeeper as the MOTM in Juventus-Napoli. “Chiellini lifted […]
Probable line-ups: Lazio vs. Parma
Probable line-ups: Lazio vs. Parma
Lazio host Parma in the last match of the Coppa Italia Round of 16, where Vedat Muriqi and Andreas Pereira are expected to start up front. The match kicks off at 20.15 UK time. The winner of tonight’s tie will face Atalanta in Bergamo on January 27 and join the Orobici, Napoli, Spezia, Inter, Milan, […]
Sky: Milik travels to Marseille for medical
Sky: Milik travels to Marseille for medical
Napoli have reportedly reached an agreement with Olympique Marseille over Arkadiusz Milik, who travels for his medical today. Sky Sport Italia reports the Poland international travels to Marseille for his medical and the Ligue side seem to have unlocked the operation that has seemed impossible for some time. Milik has renewed with Napoli for two […]
Koulibaly vows to bounce back
Koulibaly vows to bounce back
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly looks ahead after the Supercoppa Italiana defeat to Juventus. ‘The desire to fight for new wins is stronger’. Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Old Lady the lead after 64 minutes, before Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty when Napoli had the chance to equalise. Alvaro Morata sealed a 2-0 win for the Bianconeri […]