"I'm like Rocky. I get hit again and again, but I don't go down." -- Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara
Bayern Munich eliminated fellow European powerhouses Juventus from this season's Champions League with a superb 4-1 win in Turin on Tuesday night.
Juventus stayed ahead of a resurgent AC Milan in second place in Serie A with a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in Sunday's late match.
Where have all the wonder teams gone? There was a time -- perhaps there still is that time -- when the Serie A championship was totally dominated by the three superpowers: Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. Not only has this trio won 26 of the last 33 league titles, it has also tended (at least one has) to utterly dominate the season, home and away.
Juventus missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they were held to a last-gasp 1-1 draw by Bologna on Sunday.
Vincenzo Iaquinta and David Trezeguet were both on target as Juventus drew 2-2 at Genoa to move level on points with Inter Milan at the top of Italy's Serie A.
Juventus maintained their fierce pace at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 home win over Livorno in Turin on Saturday night.
The new Italian Serie A season kicks off with the first round of fixtures this weekend -- Fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign:
Lazio have reached their first Coppa Italia final for five years after defeating Juventus 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico for a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Juventus moved to within four points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a 4-1 thrashing of AS Roma in the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night.
"I'm like Rocky. I get hit again and again, but I don't go down." -- Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara
Bayern Munich eliminated fellow European powerhouses Juventus from this season's Champions League with a superb 4-1 win in Turin on Tuesday night.
Juventus stayed ahead of a resurgent AC Milan in second place in Serie A with a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in Sunday's late match.
Where have all the wonder teams gone? There was a time -- perhaps there still is that time -- when the Serie A championship was totally dominated by the three superpowers: Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus. Not only has this trio won 26 of the last 33 league titles, it has also tended (at least one has) to utterly dominate the season, home and away.
Juventus missed the chance to go top of Serie A as they were held to a last-gasp 1-1 draw by Bologna on Sunday.
Vincenzo Iaquinta and David Trezeguet were both on target as Juventus drew 2-2 at Genoa to move level on points with Inter Milan at the top of Italy's Serie A.
Juventus maintained their fierce pace at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 home win over Livorno in Turin on Saturday night.
The new Italian Serie A season kicks off with the first round of fixtures this weekend -- Fanzone details what to expect from the forthcoming campaign:
Lazio have reached their first Coppa Italia final for five years after defeating Juventus 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico for a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Juventus moved to within four points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a 4-1 thrashing of AS Roma in the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night.
Juventus stepped up their Serie A title challenge with a 4-0 rout of Reggina in Turin on Saturday night.
Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan have gone four points clear at the top of Serie A after a second-half goal from Sulley Muntari gave them a 1-0 victory over fellow-title challengers Juventus.
Alessandro Del Piero and Amauri scored early in each half as Serie A hopes Juventus grabbed the lead in their Champions League group with a vital 2-1 home win against Real Madrid.
Juventus remained unbeaten and rose to third in the Serie A table after a disappointing goalless draw at Sampdoria, who are still without a win after five outings this season.
Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A on goal difference from Juventus and there was a superb first win for AC Milan in Sunday's late game in Italy.
Juventus have made it clear that they want to keep French striker David Trezeguet, whose 19 goals helped them to finish third in Italy's Serie A last season.
Juventus blew the Serie A title race wide open with a shock 2-1 victory at leaders Inter Milan on Saturday night.
Juventus suffered a shock setback when relegation strugglers Reggina converted a controversial penalty in the third minute of injury time to pull off a 2-1 victory.
Inter Milan made the most of a charitable penalty decision to go eight points clear at the top of Italy's Serie A with a 1-0 win at home to lowly Empoli.
Juventus are confident of signing Aston Villa's Swedish international defender Olof Mellberg in the summer.
Juventus and Napoli fans were banned Monday from attending their respective Serie A games this weekend due to concerns by authorities about possible violence.
Italy national coach Roberto Donadoni has left Cristiano Lucarelli in his squad for next Saturday's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Scotland.
A big thanks to Cobi Jones for pitching in with the last Rankings, but as U2 once said, we're stealing them back. Somewhere through our post-Halloween haze, we've got our eye on this weekend's calendar for some mega-showdowns around the world.
Mauro Camoranesi scored with 13 minutes left to earn Juventus a 1-1 home draw with Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday.
Veteran Roma defender Cristian Panucci has been recalled to the Italian squad for the first time in three years for the crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against France and Ukraine.
One of the most well-worn clich�s in sports is that "staying at the top is tougher than getting there." It's also one of the most idiotic. If you're smart and have even the most basic resources at your disposal you can, once you attain success, parlay it into a virtuous cycle, making it even harder for the competition to knock you off your perch.
Juventus may have won a record 27 Italian championships -- as well as two European Cups, three UEFA Cups and nine Italian Cups -- but very few of the club's titles can have mattered quite as much as the one sealed earlier this month by a 5-1 win over Arezzo.
Juventus slumped to their first Serie B defeat of the season on Saturday, a 1-0 reverse at Mantova which ended an unbeaten run of 45 league games.
A late winner by 19-year-old striker Willy Aubameyang gave AC Milan a 3-2 victory over Juventus in a friendly at the San Siro on Saturday.
Mighty Juventus fluffed the chance to claim the outright leadership of Serie B on Friday as lowly Arezzo hit back from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw in Turin.
Juventus' Serie B game at home to Cesena on Friday was postponed after two youth team players drowned in the lake inside the club's sports center.
Mauro Camoranesi's goal gave Juventus a 1-0 win over Verona to send them top of Italy's Serie B on Saturday.
Juventus edged to the top of Italy's Serie B after drawing 1-1 at Genoa on Friday.
Juventus, now within one point of leading Serie B, do not intend to transfer any players in January.
An inexperienced team Juventus team maintained their promotion charge in Italy's Serie B with a 4-1 victory over Lecce on Saturday.
Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina have had their match-fixing penalties cut by the Arbitration Court of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).
Juventus picked up their sixth straight win in Italy's Serie B on Saturday, with a 1-0 victory at Triestina, but Genoa remain top of the table after a 4-3 win at home to Cesena.
Juventus are just one point away from canceling out the penalty points handed down to them in the Serie A match-fixing scandal after beating Treviso 1-0.
Juventus made a faltering start to life in Italy's Serie B as they were held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Rimini on Saturday.
The Italian football federation has told FIFA that it will impose extra sanctions on Juventus if the club turn to a civil court to try to overturn their relegation after a match-fixing scandal.
Italy faces the prospect of a legal battle further delaying the start of the football season after Juventus, demoted following a match-fixing scandal, said on Monday they would be turning to a civil court.
Juventus have failed to persuade Italy's football federation to repeal their relegation to the second division following a match-fixing trial, the club said in a statement on Friday.
Inter Milan have been officially awarded the 2005-06 Italian league title in the latest fallout from the country's match-fixing scandal.
Fiorentina and Lazio were reinstated in Serie A on Tuesday after successful appeals in Italy's match-fixing trial.
The lawyer representing Juventus at the appeals trial in Italy's football match-fixing scandal has pleaded for leniency.
Four Italian clubs found guilty in the Serie A match-fixing scandal -- Juventus, Fiorentina, Lazio and AC Milan -- will begin their appeals on July 22, the president of the appeals court has said.
New Juventus coach Didier Deschamps has admitted it is practically impossible for the Italian giants to regain their Serie A place at the first attempt after their match-fixing demotion.
A sports tribunal in Italy has demoted Juventus to Serie B for match-fixing Friday and stripped the Turin giant of its last two Serie A titles.
Italian champions Juventus have named former French international captain Didier Deschamps as their new coach on a two-year contract.
Italian champions Juventus have sold Romanian striker Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina for eight million euros ($10.24m).
The chief prosecutor demanded the demotion of four of the biggest teams in Serie A -- champions Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio at the Italian match-fixing trial on Tuesday.
Italian tax police searched the offices of Serie A champions Juventus, already reeling from allegations of match-fixing, and the homes of two of their top players on Thursday.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has been named in Italy coach Marcello Lippi's 23-man squad for next month's World Cup along with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
The former Juventus official at the center of a major match-fixing investigation that has rocked Italian football is being quizzed by prosecutors in Rome.
The former Juventus official at the center of a major match-fixing investigation that has rocked Italian soccer has been quizzed by prosecutors in Rome.
The biggest scandal to hit Italian football in 20 years has mushroomed after prosecutors revealed they were investigating top clubs, referees and officials for suspected match-fixing.
The entire board of Italian champions Juventus has resigned after days of press revelations over embarrassing telephone interceptions involving their members.
Juventus moved closer to their 29th Serie A title with a 2-1 home win over Palermo on Sunday.
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has moved a step closer to claiming a place in Italy's World Cup squad after he was selected to take part in a pre-World Cup training camp.
Juventus maintained their three-point lead over AC Milan at the top of Serie A when they brushed aside Siena 3-0 on Sunday.
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Juventus struggled to shake off their Champions League hangover as they drew 1-1 with Fiorentina.
Italian Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at home by AS Roma on Saturday allowing rivals AC Milan to cut their lead to eight points with a 3-1 victory over Fiorentina.
Werder Bremen scored two late goals to snatch a 3-2 win at home to Juventus on Wednesday and give themselves a great chance of making the Champions League quarterfinals.
Juventus made a net profit of 20.9 million euros ($24.9 million) in its fiscal second quarter, after a 6.8 million euro loss in the same period a year ago.
A Fabio Cannavaro double helped Juventus to a 2-1 home win over Empoli to restore an eight point lead at the top of Serie A over Inter Milan.
Juventus had their lead at the top of Serie A trimmed to eight points when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Chievo Verona on Wednesday.
AS Roma set up an Italian Cup quarterfinal against Juventus when they beat third division Napoli 2-1 on Wednesday to complete a 5-1 aggregate win.
Fiorentina and Juventus drew 2-2 in an Italian Cup quarterfinal which was suspended when tear gas engulfed the stadium.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has named a 23-man squad for the friendlies against Netherlands on November 12 and Ivory Coast on November 16.
Juventus established a record for the best start to a Serie A season when they beat Sampdoria 2-0 on Wednesday to earn their ninth successive win of the campaign.
Brazilians and Juventus players appear in force on the list of candidates for European Footballer of the Year unveiled by French magazine France Football on Monday.
Bayern Munich won the clash of the Group A heavyweights with a 2-1 home win over Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Serie A leaders Juventus maintained their 100 percent winning start to the season with a 1-0 Serie A victory at home to Messina.
Juventus cruised to a 3-0 win over Rapid Vienna in Champions League Group A on Tuesday to make it two wins out of two for the Italian champions.
French midfielder Patrick Vieira scored a 37th minute goal to give Juventus a 1-0 Serie A win at at Udinese, to make it four victories out of four for the champions.
Juventus maintained their 100 per cent Serie A start with a 2-1 win over Ascoli as AC Milan suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Sampdoria.
Juventus all but clinched their 28th Serie A title by beating lowly Parma while nearest rivals AC Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Lecce on Sunday.
Alessandro Del Piero's 65th minute goal was enough to give Juventus a 1-0 home win over Reggina and put them three points ahead of AC Milan at the top of Serie A.
Juventus slipped up again when they were held 0-0 in their Serie A match away to lowly Messina.
Serie A leaders Juventus suffered their second consecutive defeat when they lost 1-0 at Palermo.
Juventus saw their lead at the top of Serie A trimmed to five points after they lost 1-0 at home to Sampdoria and second-placed AC Milan thrashed Messina 4-1.
Goals by star forwards Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka helped title holders AC Milan to a 3-1 win over third-placed Udinese at the San Siro in the Serie A on Sunday.
Stalemate specialists Inter Milan's pursuit of Italian leaders Juventus stuttered on Saturday when they were held 0-0 by Reggina, their 13th draw in 19 starts.
Juventus moved six points clear at the top of Serie A after beating Fiorentina 1-0 while champions AC Milan were held 0-0 at Brescia.
Roma will have extra incentive to end the unbeaten run of Serie A leaders Juventus when the sides meet at the Delle Alpi stadium on Thursday.
Juventus are to follow the example of Arsenal and sell the name of their new stadium to a sponsor.
Serie A title hopefuls Juventus and AS Roma made winning starts on Sunday, gaining an early advantage on rivals AC Milan and Inter who were held to draws on Saturday.
Juventus qualified for the Champions League after beating Djurgarden 4-1 to seal a 6-3 aggregate win.
Sweden's Djurgarden held Juventus to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round in Italy on Tuesday.
French international striker David Trezeguet has signed a new four-year contract with Serie A giants Juventus.
Lazio came back from two goals down to lift the Italian Cup for the fourth time with a 2-2 draw at Juventus in the second leg to secure a 4-2 aggregate victory.
Juventus seek to salvage some silverware from a disappointing campaign when they face Lazio in Wednesday's Italian Cup final first leg at Rome's Olympic Stadium.
Juventus, last season's Champions League runners-up, have gone out after a Walter Pandiani goal gave Deportivo Coruna a 1-0 away victory for a 2-0 aggregate win.
Deportivo Coruna coach Javier Irureta has picked out Czech playmaker Pavel Nedved as the man his side must stop in the second leg of their Champions League second round tie against Juventus.
Juventus are well placed to progress to the last four of the Italian Cup after snatching a 2-1 win at Perugia in the first leg of their quarterfinal on Thursday.
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