The Old Lady of Turin has been absent from Champions League play since the calciopoli scandal of two seasons ago but you wouldn't have known it, especially once the home side took the lead in the 76th minute, from a Del Piero free kick which was simply spectacular.  Juventus came close on several other chances and looked deadly on [. Click to continue reading...

Big rumor from TuttoSport today (which is a Turin-based paper) claiming that Juventus have struck a deal with Sampdoria to bring Antonio Cassano to Torino this summer. Cassano has always been linked with a move to Juve (Bari had given Cassano two options, Juve or Roma, and Cassano chose Roma because it was a better city) and then the Bianconeri have always shown a certain interest in El Pibe di Bari the past few years.

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The Czech (who scored against Fiorentina) continues to dream of a Champions League title at his age (36): "I'm willing to give up everything -including golf- other than my family. The club did a great job with the new acquisitions. Our opponents will have to sweat to beat us"

VINOVO (Turin), 4 September 2008 - At 36 years of age, Pavel Nedved has not given up on his dream of winning a Champions League title. Click to continue reading...

Man I love Italian soccer. It always gives us the best content.

This story takes us to Turin -- or Torino if it's the Olympics -- where the moody Tiago was so upset that Juventus was trying to ship him out that he trapped President Giovanni Cobolli in the bathroom.

Cobolli was in there for an hour before released. Click to continue reading...

Juventus marked its return to the European Champions League after an enforced two-year absence with a stylish 4-0 win over Slovakia's Artmedia on Wednesday night. Goals from Camoranesi, Del Piero, Chiellini and Legrottaglie made the return  leg in Slovakia all but academic for the Italian giants. At Turin, Juventus got goals from Mauro. Click to continue reading...

And you thought that Fiorentina's return to Europe was a good one... The Juventino in me can't help but grab this opportunity to say that whatever La Viola do well, the Bianconeri seem to do better. Ok that was a cheap shot and also completely gratuitous: different teams, different opponents, different levels of preparation. Click to continue reading...

Could Xabi Alonso end up at Juventus after all? There's at least one report that thinks that the Spaniard still could be on his way out of Anfield with a move to Turin in the works. The midfielder was linked... Click to continue reading...

Rumours of Tiago Mendes leaving Juventus are circulating, after vacating his home in Turin.  The talented Portuguese midfielder was previously linked to both Tottenham and West Ham United of the English Premier League in January of this year.  Tiago, who is a regular in the national team, spent one season at Chelsea after Jose Mourinho took him from Benfica and he [. Click to continue reading...

The annual Trofeo TIM pits Italy's three biggest sides against each other and gives the Coaches a great chance to monitor their level of preparation. From 7.30pm in Turin, Inter, Milan and Juventus clash in the Trofeo TIM and here is what the papers say,Gazzetta dello Sport - Ancelotti: "Kaka is in shape and we want to win", Ranieri: All that matters to us is to avoid psychological Click to continue reading...

Italian Serie A club Juventus are reportedly lining up a big-money bid for Arsenal star Robin Van Persie - but not until next summer. The Italian giants see the young forward as an ideal successor to 35-year-old Pavel Nedved. Media reports are suggesting that the Turin outfit are unlikely to make a move until the end of [. Click to continue reading...

You have to say that a move to Anfield is looking increasingly unlikely for the England midfielder. After all, Xabi Alonso is no longer dusting off to Turin, so Liverpool have the comfort of central midfield options even if Villa won't accept their umpteenth bid for Gareth Barry. The Independent reports . Click to continue reading...

The chances of seeing Xabi Alonso in a Bianconeri jersey have dropped dramatically after Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed that the club's summer spending is over.

Cobolli Gigli's comments come a day after Juve manager Claudio Ranieri announced that Christian Poulsen would be their last addition ahead of next season. Click to continue reading...

Juventus' bid to sign Xabi Alonso from Liverpool is no closer to being completed following a meeting between the two clubs in Paris.

The possibility of seeing the Spanish international in a Juve shirt next season is, at the moment, still a remote one.

Alonso is no closer to signing for the Old Lady after a meeting in Paris today between a FIFA agent and Rafa Benitez's transfer man, Eduardo Macia, yielded no agreement. Click to continue reading...

Juventus target Xabi Alonso's future is no closer to being sorted out and there is unlikely to be any developments in this regard within the next fortnight.

When pressed on the whether he was still looking to leave Liverpool in the summer, the 26-year-old responded that all he wants to do now is take a rich deserved break to reflect on Spain's magnificent Euro sucesss with his family. Click to continue reading...

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso is pratically a Juventus player and all that is missing is his signature which will arrive early next week according to Corriere Dello Sport.

Jean Claude Blanc met with Rafa Benitez on Friday and a deal was struck to bring the midfielder to the Stadio Olimpico. Click to continue reading...

Juventus have increased their bid for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso as they attempt to lure the midfielder to Turin.

The Bianconeri are keen on the Spanish international and recently Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed the club are in on-going talks with the Reds for the midfielder.

However, so far talks have hit a brick wall as Liverpool are not willing to budge on the £15m price tag. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool star Xabi Alonso is delaying any decision over a move to Juventus until he has completed his Euro 2008 mission with Spain.

The Basque playmaker has hinted that he wants to quit Anfield for Turin and there have been reports that Juve and Liverpool have agreed a fee of just over £10m. Click to continue reading...

If the Football Association had any illusions that the appointment of Fabio Capello would steady the ship of tarnished reputations were brutally shattered by the announcement that the Italian is under investigation by Turin magistrates for tax offences, focussing on offshore companies created by his sons. Click to continue reading...

- British writer Will Hutton has written a great piece about the dire state of English football and how foreign ownership is endangering the sport there. Here's an excerpt:

"(Gordon) Brown will give Platini short shrift. When a draft EU report on football (commissioned by Britain!) dared to float similar ideas, a Brown spokesman said he would not allow England's national game to be run by Brussels, a line deemed to play well in the Eurosceptic tabloids. Click to continue reading...