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☆ Bournemouth sign Kluivert from Roma
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 23 (Reuters) - Bournemouth have signed Dutch winger Justin Kluivert from Serie A side AS Roma on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Friday. Kluivert, son of ex-Netherlands striker Patrick Kluivert, has joined for a reported 9.6 million pounds ($12.21 million). "We are delighted to have made Justin our first signing ahead of the new season," Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said in a statement. Kluivert, who has two caps, also had loan spells with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and Ligue 1 team Nice. Bournemouth face Maccabi Tel Aviv in Marbella on July 16 before hosting Atalanta two weeks later and Lorient on Aug. 5.

Persons: Justin Kluivert, Kluivert, Patrick Kluivert, Justin our, Neill Blake, Justin, pacey, Janina Nuno Rios, Ken Ferris Organizations: Bournemouth, Serie, AS Roma, Premier League, Bundesliga, RB Leipzig, Ligue, Nice, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Atalanta, Thomson Locations: Dutch, Netherlands, Valencia, Europe, Marbella, Lorient, Mexico City

☆ Lazio face crunch match with Milan in race for Champions League spots
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Tommy Lund | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Maurizio Sarri's Lazio side face a tough test in Milan, who have been unbeaten at San Siro in their last eight games in all competitions. Lazio have 64 points ahead of Juve (63) and Inter Milan (60) with Atalanta, Milan and AS Roma (58) jostling for the top four. Pioli, whose Milan team were dethroned by Napoli in the league, also have a Champions League semi-final, first leg against Inter on Wednesday to think about. "Last year we took big steps forward when we came out of the Champions League, while this year in Europe we're doing exceptional things." Juve have found scoring on the road difficult, managing only four goals in their last five league games.

☆ Napoli on brink of Serie A title before Udinese trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Tommy Lund | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Luciano Spalletti emphasised how sluggish his once invincible squad were after a tough month in April where they managed only two wins in seven games in all competitions and crashed out of the Champions League. JUVE DRY SPELLAfter having their 15-point deduction overturned in April, Juventus now find themselves in a very different position as they jumped from seventh to third, reigniting their Champions League qualification hopes. We were involved in three competitions until last week, which means the season is going well," manager Massimiliano Allegri said. Maurizio Sarri will have an almost complete squad at his disposal against Sassuolo, including striker Ciro Immobile and defender Luca Pellegrini. AS Roma, AC Milan and Inter Milan are all on 57 points as they battle it out for the final Champions League spot.

☆ Roma and Milan share spoils with late goals in top-four battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Milan remain fourth in the standings, level on 57 points with Roma in fifth, with both sides two points behind third-placed Juventus who travel to Bologna on Sunday. Roma's back luck, however, did not end there and Mourinho was forced to make an early change when defender Marash Kumbulla clashed inside the box with Milan forward Olivier Giroud. They had a decent chance just after the half-hour mark but forward Leao fired wide. Milan defenders Davide Calabria and Fikayo Tomori had two more chances before halftime but both missed the target. Milan host second-bottom Cremonese on Wednesday when Roma travel to ninth-placed Monza.

☆ Taras Stepanenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi keep playing despite Russia's invasion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Amid all the chaos and confusion, Stepanenko decided that his family would be safer hiding in the basement of their home. Midfielder Taras Stepanenko leads Ukraine out against Brentford B on March 23. A career amid conflictIn addition to representing his country, Stepanenko is proud to play for Shakhtar Donetsk, which is one of Ukraine’s biggest clubs. Like Stepanenko, he sees playing football as his national duty and a way of repaying those fighting on the frontline. Both Malinovskyi and Stepanenko will be key members of the Ukrainian national team in its bid to qualify for the European Championships, hosted by Germany, in 2024.

☆ Napoli on verge of first Serie A title in 33 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Tommy Lund | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Napoli on brink of winning titleInter under pressureRoma battling injury issuesApril 27 (Reuters) - Runaway Serie A leaders Napoli could seal their third Scudetto in record fashion this weekend if they beat lowly visitors Salernitana and second-placed Lazio drop points at Inter Milan. Spalletti urged his Napoli players not to get ahead of themselves despite being tantalisingly close to ending the city's 33-year wait for the Serie A title since Diego Maradona led the team to two championships in 1987 and 1990. Salernitana have improved dramatically since Paulo Sousa took over from Davide Nicola in mid-February and have pulled well clear of the relegation scrap. Gian Piero Gasperini's seventh-placed Atalanta, who have 52 points, travel to Torino on Saturday while Juve, with 59 points, visit another mid-table side in Bologna on Sunday. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Leao double boosts Milan's top-four hopes in 2-0 win over Lecce
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters) - AC Milan's Rafael Leao scored twice to earn a 2-0 home win over Lecce on Sunday in the race for a top-four spot in Serie A. "We could have found more offensive situations, but we played as a mature and true team, winning deservedly," coach Stefano Pioli said. "There are only a few games left and we need to score points to qualify in the top four." Despite dominating possession, Milan had to wait until 15 minutes from time for the Portugal forward to double the lead. Lecce, who have failed to win in eight games since February, stay 16th with 28 points, two points above the relegation zone.

☆ Stuttering Juve face Napoli test as they look to get back on track
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Tommy Lund | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

If their appeal succeeded and the points penalty was cancelled, they would jump to third on 59 points. Napoli have one win in their last five games, a run that includes league and Champions League defeats to AC Milan, and are winless in their last three games in all competitions. Lazio will be the first of the top teams in action when they host 11th-placed Torino on Saturday. Simone Inzaghi's fifth-placed Inter Milan take on an Empoli side that beat them 1-0 in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, while AC Milan host Lecce. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Denmark suffer late collapse in 3-2 loss to Kazakhstan
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ASTANA, March 26 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan scored three times in the final 17 minutes to complete a remarkable 3-2 win over Denmark in Group H of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on Sunday. Baktiyor Zainutdinov scored a penalty after a foul by Denmark's Jonas Wind in the 73rd minute to give the hosts hope, but it looked like Denmark would hold on. Askhat Tagybergen then equalised in the 86th minute with a shot from outside the box before striker Abat Aimbetov headed in one minute before time to complete the comeback for the 115th ranked side in the world. Six minutes into stoppage time, Aimbetov received his second yellow card and was sent off after elbowing a Danish player. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Juventus says first half loss shrinks as pandemic impact fades
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The result compares with a restated loss of 112.1 million euros for the same period of the previous fiscal year. Juventus said in a statement that revenue development and actions taken to contain costs had also contributed to narrowing the loss in the six months to Dec. 31. It added that although the economic and financial background remained unfavourable, there was a "significant improvement" in the current fiscal year compared to the previous one. The club, which posted a 239 million euro loss for the year to June 30, 2022, had already said in September that it expects to also finish the current fiscal year in the red. Juventus are now in seventh place, just four points outside the European qualifying places.

☆ Juve lack attacking options for Inter clash, says Allegri
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 18 (Reuters) - Juventus could be without Angel Di Maria and Federico Chiesa for Sunday's Serie A match at Inter Milan as the Turin club battles a growing injury list, manager Massimiliano Allegri said. Both have struggled with injuries this season and Allegri said on Saturday they could join Leonardo Bonucci, Alex Sandro, Arkadiusz Milik and Paul Pogba as injury absentees. Moise Kean is also suspended after he was sent off in their 1-0 loss against AS Roma earlier this month. We don’t have options up front without Kean and Milik, we have (Matias) Soule but only (Dusan) Vlahovic as a starting striker," Allegri said. "It’s important and difficult in Milan because six-pointers are always difficult to play," Allegri added.

☆ Juventus shares tumble after 15-point penalty imposed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MILAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Shares in Juventus (JUVE.MI) tumbled some 10% on Monday after Italian soccer authorities docked the club 15 points for its transfer dealings, in a blow to its reputation and short-term sporting prospects. Juventus, who have won the Italian league more times than any other club, are now 9th in the Serie A standings and face an uphill struggle to qualify for lucrative European competition. Juventus drew 3-3 with Atalanta on Sunday night in their home city of Turin in their first game since the punishment was announced late on Friday. By 0907 GMT, shares are down 8.5%, underperforming a 0.2% drop in Italy's all-share index (.FTITLMS) and on track for their worst day since April 2021. Reporting by Elvira Pollina and Keith Weir Editing by Toby Chopra, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Messi headlines shortlist for FIFA Best Men's Player award
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Messi, along with his Paris St Germain team mate Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City's Erling Haaland, were among the 14 players shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, the world governing body said on Thursday. Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, who won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award, is also in the shortlist. Sarina Wiegman, who led England to last year's European Championship title, is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by Chelsea's Emma Hayes and Germany manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. Liverpool's Alisson Becker, Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois and Aston Villa's Martinez are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award. FIFA also announced an 11-player shortlist for this year's Puskas Award for the "most beautiful" goal of the year, with Mbappe's spectacular volley against Argentina in the World Cup final among the nominees.

☆ Atalanta return to winning ways with 2-1 victory at Bologna
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 9 (Reuters) - A second-half strike by Atalanta forward Rasmus Hojlund helped secure a 2-1 win at Bologna in Serie A on Monday, moving Gian Piero Gasperini's side back into the top six. Atalanta were unable to find an equaliser before halftime but levelled two minutes after the break through midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, who smashed the ball home from a distance. Atalanta moved up to sixth spot, level on 31 points from 17 games with fifth-placed Lazio and AS Roma in seventh. They next host Salernitana, who are 14th, on Sunday when Bologna, who are 12th on 19 points, travel to Udinese. Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Washington D.C.; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Croatia's Dalic mixes youth and experience in bid for World Cup success
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Croatia finished top of their Nations League group ahead of world champions France and Denmark, and the 2018 runners-up will be riding a wave of momentum heading into the tournament. "However, there are other national teams that have such ambitions, the most important is the first match with Morocco. "The team from Russia was second in the world, and when you look at where those players played, they were all top clubs. One player was from the Croatian league, and now there are seven or eight of them. Luck is that young players have older players alongside them to mature...

☆ Factbox: List of squads for the 2022 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy (Celtic), Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Keanu Baccus (St Mirren). Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras). Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United). Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur). JAPANDefender Yuta Nakayama was called up but will miss the World Cup after suffering an Achilles injury.

☆ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia: Napoli’s Georgian sensation billed ‘Kvaradona’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But none have been more famous – or loved by Napoli fans – than Diego Maradona. “I have a video of Napoli fans chanting the names of the players before the game against Liverpool. “But Kvaratskhelia is shrugging defenders off the ball.”According to Badalashvili, the reciprocated love Kvaratskhelia and the Napoli fans have for one another is what jumps out to him most. His surname is already ‘Kvaradona.’ Napoli fans gave him the nickname ‘Kvaradona.’ And when I spoke with Napoli fans, they said when they see Kvara, they see Maradona.”Kvaratskhelia attempts a shot against Rangers in the Champions League. In the cities in Georgia, you will see very many people in shirts of Kvara: either Napoli shirts or Georgian national team.

☆ Gasperini says Atalanta deserved their defeat by Lazio
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said his team deserved their 2-0 defeat by Lazio in Serie A on Sunday and would learn from the experience. Only after the second goal did we see something positive," Gasperini told DAZN. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterVisitors Lazio were the better team, with Atalanta making few forays into the opposition's half and struggling to keep pace. "It's a loss we deserved and we will learn from this experience. We hoped that Lazio would drop their tempo and we got close after the second goal but it was too late," Gasperini said.

☆ Under-pressure Juventus cruise to 4-0 win over Empoli
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TURIN, Italy, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Two goals by midfielder Adrien Rabiot helped Juventus crush Empoli 4-0 at the Allianz Stadium on Friday, as Massimiliano Allegri's team won two consecutive Serie A games for the first time this season. Empoli had a chance to draw the scores level through striker Mattia Destro but Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny did well to block his effort. The Frenchman completed the rout in stoppage time to notch up his second brace this season for Juventus in all competitions. Juventus travel to Lecce in Serie A on Saturday after visiting Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Dutch name preliminary World Cup squad list
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMSTERDAM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal on Friday sprung some surprises as he named a 39-man preliminary squad for the World Cup in Qatar next month. Mitchel Bakker, Xavi Simons and Micky van de Ven were named for the first time while uncapped Sven Botman, Jeremie Frimpong and Pascal Struijk, who have received previous call-ups, were also included in a list dominated by nine players from Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam. All World Cup-bound teams are required to select between 35 and 55 players in a preliminary list by Friday and it is from this list that they must make the final selection of 26 by 1800 GMT on Nov. 14. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Dutch compete at the World Cup in Group A and start the tournament on Nov. 21 with a match against Senegal, followed by Ecuador and Qatar in the first round. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterWriting by Mark Gleeson in Cape TownOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Fotbalistul care impresionează la EURO putea avea cu totul alt destin! De ce a fost refuzat la școala de poliție
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesFotbalistul care impresionează la EURO putea avea cu totul alt destin! De ce a fost refuzat la școala de polițieRobin Gosens a fost unul dintre jucătorii cheie ai reprezentativei Germaniei până în acest punct al Campionatului European. Înainte de a deveni un fotbalist profesionist în Olanda, la Vitesse Arnhem, Gosens și-a dorit să devină polițist. ”A fost aproape să devină agent de poliție în Rheinland-Pfalz. Nu a fost primit la North Rhine-Westphalia pentru că lungimea picioarelor sale diferă cu 0.5 milimetri, dar la Rheinland-Pfalz a trecut testul.

Persons: Robin Gosens, Gosens, Rheinland - Pfalz . Organizations: EURO, European, Atalanta, Sun, FC Barcelona, clubului, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund Locations: Germaniei, Olanda, Arnhem, Gosens, North, Rheinland - Pfalz, Atalanta, Europa, clubului catalan, Barcelona, Bundesliga

A fost al 107-lea său gol la naţională, al 12-lea la EURO şi al treilea la EURO 2020. Jucătorul echipei Atalanta Bergamo a centrat perfect în faţa porţii (51), iar Havertz a reluat simplu din 3 metri. Cristiano Ronaldo a şutat violent din lovitură liberă (54), de la 25 de metri, dar mingea a trecut peste poartă. A fost pentru prima oară când Portugalia a încasat patru goluri într-un meci, de la eşecul suferit în 2014, la Cupa Mondială, 0-4 cu Germania. Ronaldo a marcat în premieră împotriva Germaniei, deşi are nouă goluri înscrise lui Neuer în opt partide la nivel de club.

Persons: Mannschaft, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro, Havertz, Robin Gosens, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Loew, Gnabry, Patricio, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano, Gosens, Egalarea, Guerreiro, Dias, Kimmich, Renato Sanches, Germania ., Neuer, Rui, Nelson Semedo, . Ruben Dias, . Pepe, William Carvalho, Rafa, Danilo, 10, Bruno Fernandes, Joao, Andre Silva, Fernando Santos ., Anthony Lopes, 6, Jose Fonte, Goncalo, . Ruben Neves, Pedro Goncalves, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Neuer, 4 . Matthias Ginter, Mats, Antonio, Joshua Kimmich, Ilkay, Niklas Suele, Toni Kroos, Marcel Halstenberg, Kai, Leon Goretzka, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Joachim Loew, Bernd Leno, Kevin Trapp, Kevin Volland, Timo Werner, 17, Florian Neuhaus, Robin Koch, Christian Gunter Organizations: Borussia, Agerpres, Atalanta Bergamo, CM, Cupa Mondială, EURO, Franţa, Euro, Fussball Arena, Rafa Silva Locations: lusitanii, diferenţă, Portugalia, Germania, Borussia Dortmund, Portugaliei, României, Germania . Portugalia, Ungaria, Elveţia, Germaniei, Franţa, Bucureşti, Munchen, Fussball, PORTUGALIA, GERMANIA

☆ Gianluigi Buffon a cucerit Cupa Italiei. A fost titular în poarta lui Juventus Torino în finala cu Atalanta Bergamo
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Acesta a cucerit Cupa Italiei de 6 ori, în 3 trei decenii diferite. Aseară, Buffon a fost titular în poarta lui Juventus Torino în finala cu Atalanta Bergamo, câștigată cu 2-1 de gruparea antrenată de Andrea Pirlo. "Bătrâna Doamnă" a deschis scorul în minutul 31, prin Dejan Kulusevski, însă echipa adversă a egalat până la pauză, prin Ruslan Malinovsky. Federico Chiesa a înscris golul decisiv din pasa aceluiași Kulusevski. Astfel, Juventus a câștigat meciul ce s-a disputat pe "Città del Tricolore", iar Buffon și-a adăugat în palmares a 6-a Cupă a Italiei, după cele cucerite cu gruparea torineză în 2015, 2016, 2017 și 2018, dar și cea obținută cu Parma Calcio, în 1999.

Persons: Buffon . Acesta, Aseară, Buffon, Andrea Pirlo, Malinovsky, Juve, Federico Chiesa Organizations: Juventus Torino, Atalanta Bergamo, Juventus, Cupă, Parma Calcio Locations: Italiei, Dejan, Parma

☆ Juventus Torino a învins-o pe Inter Milano cu 3-2 în cadrul etapei a 37-a din Serie A
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Juventus Torino a învins-o pe Inter Milano cu 3-2 în cadrul etapei a 37-a din Serie A. "Bătrâna Doamnă" a obținut un penalty în minutul 23, după un fault comis de Matteo Darmian în careu. Cristiano Ronaldo a ratat în primă instanță, însă a reacționat prompt la respingerea lui Samir Handanovic și a deschis scorul.Peste câteva momente, Lautaro Martinez a fost faultat în careul advers. Romelu Lukaku a transformat lovitura de la punctul cu var. La ultima fază a primei reprize, totuși, Juve a revenit în avantaj.

Persons: Matteo Darmian, Cristiano Ronaldo, Samir, Lautaro Martinez, Juve, Juan Cuadrado, Rodrigo Bentancur, Giorgio Chiellini, Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozovic Organizations: Juventus Torino, Inter Milano, Serie A, Inter, A, Juventus, AC Milan, Atalanta Locations: Italiei

Totuși, problemele sunt mai grave, iar sezonul din Serie A este compromis, anunță Gazzetta Dello Sport. Ibrahimovic a fost consultat de medicul Volker Musahl, din Pittsburgh, care l-a operat în 2017, când evolua la Manchester United. Zlatan are acum două variante - fie să urmeze un tratament de conservare, fie să se opereze la genunchi. În cazul în care va suferi o intervenție chirurgicală, atacantul va rata cu siguranță turneul final și, posibil, câteva meciuri din sezonul următor. Suedia a fost repartizată în grupa E la EURO 2020, alături de Spania, Polonia și Slovacia.

Persons: rossonerilor, Stefano Pioli, Zlatan, A ., !, Volker Musahl, Manchester United . Zlatan, Ibrahimovic Organizations: Juventus, Atalanta, A, Serie, Ibrahimovic, Manchester United ., CM Locations: Pittsburgh, Suediei, Georgia, Kosovo, Suedia, Spania, Polonia, Slovacia

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