Carlos Tevez spoke of his pride after being handed the iconic number 10 shirt upon signing a three-year contract with Juventus.

Rafael Benitez has been appointed as the new coach of Napoli, club president Aurelio de Laurentiis announced on his Twitter feed last night.

St Patrick’s Day will mark 22 years since the day Diego Maradona’s career fell to pieces.

Pulling up in front of the Fota Island Hotel, Gianfranco Zola hops off a golf buggy, offers a warm handshake and, with it, that familiar beaming smile.

Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta has hailed Andrea Pirlo as his best ever signing after watching the midfielder light up Euro 2012 for Italy.

AC Milan have suffered an injury blow with French midfielder Mathieu Flamini set to be ruled out for at least five months.

JUVENTUS have appointed Antonio Conte as their new head coach on a two-year contract.

Youth-team coach Vincenzo Montella has replaced Claudio Ranieri at the helm of Roma, the club confirmed today.

ROMA coach Claudio Ranieri believes he has the full backing of his players ahead of tonight’s Champions League last 16 clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.

Maicon could be a step closer to leaving Inter Milan after his agent launched a scathing attack on the Nerazzurri, accusing them of lacking respect for the Brazil defender.

ITALIAN newspapers hailed a special moment of history after Inter Milan sealed an unprecedented treble with victory in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday night.

The Italian media paid tribute to Inter Milan today after their season-ending victory over Siena secured the Nerazzurri a fifth straight Serie A crown.

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has no plans to discuss his future until after the Champions League final on May 22.

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied he has been set an ultimatum to agree to take over as manager of Chelsea next season.

JOSE MOURINHO could not have made his position any more clear without actually saying the words — he wants to be the next manager of Manchester United.

DRIVING back to London from Goodison Park at midnight on Monday I had plenty of time to think about this season’s Premier League campaign.

Jose Mourinho may not have the power to make wholesale changes to his new Internazionale side after president Massimo Moratti revealed he hoped to leave the squad largely untouched.

Doctors are optimistic Roma captain Francesco Totti will be fit for the start of next season.

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes the Bianconeri can challenge for the Scudetto next season if they strengthen the squad in the summer.

JUST when Real Madrid seemed to be building an unassailable lead, with an unbeaten run stretching back three months, the champions have lost two away matches in a row, and suddenly the gap at the top has closed.

RONALDINHO shrugged off claims about his weight as he helped Barcelona shrug off their mini-crisis and go two points clear in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao last night. An own goal by Amorebieta, a fine volley by Xavi and a cool finish from the recalled Eto’o in a brilliant first half display saw Barca home.

Roma have confirmed that they expect Vincenzo Montella to tie up a six-month loan deal with Fulham later today.

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has dismissed talk he wants to return to Italy.

AC MILAN striker Andriy Shevchenko has confirmed he wants to leave the Italian club this summer.

GERMAN playmaker Michael Ballack’s move to Chelsea is “set in stone”, according to Bayern Munich director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti believes his team’s greater experience in Europe will give them the edge in tonight’s Champions League clash against Barcelona.

JUVENTUS striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his side’s Champions League conquerors Arsenal will go on to win the competition.

AC MILAN’S Champions League clash with Lyon tonight has taken on extra importance following the Rossoneri’s Serie A defeat to Lecce on Saturday.

THERE were ominous signs for Britain’s Champions League contenders after a hectic weekend of football across the continent.

Juventus will unveil new signing Patrick Vieira this morning.

Juventus have reportedly targeted Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira after rejecting Chelsea’s bid for their France striker David Trezeguet.

AC Milan virtually conceded defeat to Juventus in the battle for the Scudetto with the Champions League finalists held 2-2 by Lecce.

Juventus beat defending champions AC Milan 1-0 in the top-of-the-table showdown at the San Siro to take a giant stride towards the Scudetto on Sunday.

BARCELONA restored their six- point lead over Real Madrid in the Primera Liga last night as a spectacular strike from Samuel Eto’o and a cool finish from substitute Lionel Messi helped them to a 2-0 win over Albacete.

REVENGE will be the aim of the game when ‘visiting’ Internazionale tackle neighbours AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie tonight.

AC Milan returned to the top of Serie A tonight with a 2-0 win at the expense of nine-man Roma.

Juan Sebastian Veron wants to remain at Inter Milan when his loan deal expires at the end of the season.

Juventus coach Fabio Capello is determined to stay positive despite his side suffering two consecutive defeats which have allowed AC Milan back into the race for the Scudetto.

French defender Vincent Candela looks set to join Bolton, according to reports in Italy.

JUVENTUS’ outstanding goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is hoping AC Milan superstar Andriy Shevchenko will not come back down to earth now he has captured the Golden Ball Award.

Juventus have made the unexpected appointment of Fabio Capello as their new coach following the resignation of Marcello Lippi.