Cristiano Ronaldo will be back in black and white stripes next season as Juventus revealed their home kit for the 2020-21 campaign.
Ronaldo scored the opener as a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday propelled Juve to their ninth successive Serie A title.
Juve had dropped their traditional black-and-white striped kit for this season, instead going with a block colour design.
However, the stripes – in a painted design – will return as Juve hunt a 10th straight Scudetto next season, with Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala among the stars to model the new Adidas kit, which was released on Thursday, with the tagline: our stripes, our statement.
With the current season still not over in Italy, it has not yet been confirmed when the next Serie A campaign will start.
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Manchester United were interested in signing Cristian Romero from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2024, according to . The report has claimed that United wanted to sign Romero, but the player himself was keen on staying in North London and Spurs themselves did not want to cash in on the Argentina international central defender. So, the Red Devils decided to bring in Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich instead.
Romero is one of the best defenders in the world and has been superb for Tottenham and Argentina over the years. The 26-year-old centre-back won the Copa America with Argentina in 2021 and 2024 and the FIFA World Cup with the South American giants in 2022.
Tottenham are one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and are aiming to finish in the top four this…
Pep Guardiola claims winning the Champions League is getting tougher every season.
Guardiola finally ended Manchester City’s long wait for European glory when he guided the club to success in the competition last season.
It had been City’s 12th successive campaign in the Champions League and their seventh under Guardiola, who had previously won it twice as Barcelona boss.
City will look to cement their place in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition on Wednesday when they go into the second leg of their last-16 tie against FC Copenhagen holding a 3-1 aggregate lead.
City manager Guardiola said: “It’s getting better and tougher. Always I had the feeling, when I arrived in Barcelona in the first years that OK, we arrive in semi-finals.
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Italy striker Mario Balotelli says Euro 2012 will provide him the opportunity to prove he can keep his cool.
The controversial forward, 21, is expected to play a key role in Poland and Ukraine as Italy search for their first European title since 1968.
Balotelli was twice sent off for Manchester City in the English Premier League last season but believes he can perform on the international stage.
This could be the chance of a lifetime for me, Balotelli said.
I think my season was OK. I am young, this is when one can make mistakes.
I am not affected by the responsibility that coach Cesare Prandelli has put on me. Like Roberto Mancini, he has put his faith in me.
I cannot wait to repay him for that. I do not think I will ever leave him …
Willy Caballero has signed a new one-year contract with Chelsea.
The 37-year-old, who joined after leaving Manchester City in 2017, is now committed to Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2019-20 season.
I am very happy to renew my contract with Chelsea and hopefully we can enjoy the next season and achieve a lot of targets, he said via the club s official website after his new deal was announced on Wednesday.
For me to stay at a big club like Chelsea was a really easy decision.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia added: Willy is an excellent professional who has served us extremely well over the past two years.
He has provided reliable back-up in that time and enjoyed some memorable performances, as well as helping us secure the FA Cup l…
Borussia Dortmund defender Lukasz Piszczek hopes to be fit and available for selection by 2014.
The Poland international is currently undergoing hip and groin treatment and has not featured for the club this season.
While the 28-year-old is eager to return to the side, he insists he will not rush his comeback and risk a further lay-off.
My goal is to come back for the second half of the season, Piszczek told Bild, before stating his intention to complete his return in good time.
Even though I have now and then a little pain, it is definitely much better than before the operation. I am satisfied.
I will do nothing unnecessary to put myself under pressure after such a major operation.
There were fears that manager Jurgen Klopp may be without fellow d…
Gareth Southgate acknowledged heightened England expectations contributed to a drab start at Euro 2024, as he called for a fearless Three Lions in Wednesday s semi-final against the Netherlands.
England were unconvincing en route to topping Group C, scraping past Serbia before back-to-back draws with Denmark and Slovenia.
Southgate s side again needed some fortune in the last 16, levelling through Jude Bellingham s remarkable 95th-minute overhead kick before Harry Kane sealed victory in extra time.
Though a penalty shoot-out victory was required to see off Switzerland in the last eight, where England trailed late one before Bukayo Saka s sumptuous equaliser, Southgate believes that showing was an improvement.
One of our strengths over the years has been …
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc is confident another successful year awaits as they prepare for Sunday s Coupe de France trip to CFA outfit Wasquehal.
PSG enjoyed a near perfect 2015 as they emerged victorious in Ligue 1, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Coupe de France and the Trophee des Champions.
Blanc has no intention of resting on his laurels, though, and wants more silverware in the coming 12 months.
The year 2015 has been great for us in every way, Blanc said at a news conference.
It was a good year both in terms of results and in terms of the way we played. The players now all know how to play together and that is the biggest success of the past year.
I hope for more of the same in 2016. It will be difficult because everyone expects…
Robin Le Normand has completed his move from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid, the 11-time La Liga champions confirmed on Saturday.
Le Normand, who featured in all but one of Spain s record fourth European Championship winning campaign, has signed a five-year deal for a reported £25million fee.
The 27-year-old made 43 appearances in all competitions for La Real last season, keeping 15 clean sheets and scoring twice.
Le Normand arrives as part of a defensive shakeup for Diego Simeone, with Mario Hermoso, Gabriel Paulista, Stefan Savic and Caglar Soyuncu all leaving the club so far.
The Spaniard won 165 of his 275 contested duels in La Liga last season with a success rate of 60%, the highest within the Sociedad squad.
Atletico are expected to …
Good ol’ NFL Week 17 used to be a mess for bettors when it served as the final week of the schedule. But now with the expanded slate, it provides some excellent opportunities for situational handicappers searching for hidden value in the NFL odds.
We look past the advanced stats and power ratings, getting our hands dirty by digging into this week’s schedule to unearth our top spot bets for Week 17 – letdown, lookahead, and schedule spots.
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