Andrea Pirlo
Juventus’ bizarre manager announcement explained

Juventus’ bizarre manager announcement explained

We already know Juventus are set to appoint Massimiliano Allegri but the Old Lady is milking it for all it’s worth Yesterday, we learned that Juventus had decided to sack club legend Andrea Pirlo after just a year on the job, as he failed to win them the league title for the first time in […]

5 years ago

Top 5 footballers who would make good poker players

Top 5 footballers who would make good poker players

In partnership with partypoker When it comes to the thinking side of the game, who would be well suited to swapping the pitch for the poker table? Football is a game that thrives on several aspects: a player’s natural ability to navigate the pitch, play the right passes and pull the trigger at the right […]

5 years ago

Andrea Pirlo on his legendary Panenka penalty against Joe Hart

Andrea Pirlo on his legendary Panenka penalty against Joe Hart

‘There was absolutely no showboating about it – that’s not my style’ When Andrea Pirlo stepped up to take his penalty against Joe Hart in Euro 2012, Italy were up against it. The quarter-final in Kyiv had ended goalless, but England held a slender advantage early in the shootout. Mario Balotelli had converted the Azzurri’s […]

5 years ago

Juventus preparing to put Cristiano Ronaldo up for sale next summer

Juventus preparing to put Cristiano Ronaldo up for sale next summer

Ronaldo vs Messi in the Manchester derby, anyone? Juventus are planning to end the Cristiano Ronaldo project and will look to put the Portuguese forward up for sale next summer, according to reports in Spain. AS reports that the Old Lady will try and sell Ronaldo a year before his contract expires, with the financial […]

5 years ago

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