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Heart and head says Juventus will win

Real Madrid will have a really difficult job trying to break Juve down, writes Liam Brady.

Monaco not without hope of stunning the Old Lady

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Jonas Olsson a big casualty as Sweden name Euro 2016 squad

While Martin O’Neill will wait another three weeks to finalise his Euro squad, Sweden boss Erik Hamren made the big decisions early by announcing his 23-man panel yesterday.

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Marco Verratti injury blow for Italy

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Claudio Marchisio Euro blow for Ireland opponents Italy

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Friendly round-up: Disappointing start to build-up campaign for Italy and Sweden

Juventus plan to exploit Bayern Munich weak points, warns Leonardo Bonucci

Bayern Munich has been relying on its fearsome attack to overcome a shortage of quality defenders. That has worked with hardly a hitch in the Bundesliga, where Bayern is rarely challenged.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2016

Juventus keep hopes alive with gutsy fightback against Bayern Munich

Juventus 2 Bayern Munich 2: Juventus came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Clinical Juventus regain top spot

Juventus 1 Manchester City 0: Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Manuel Pellegrini: Liverpool lashing consigned to history

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini insists Saturday’s mauling by Liverpool has been banished to history.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

WATCH: Barcelona celebrate the perfect end to a perfect season

Brarcelona 3 Juventus 1: After Barcelona had yet again proven themselves the best, Gerard Pique put it best.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Barca win the treble after Champions League triumph

Luis Suarez made it a perfect ending to Barcelona’s astonishing season with the Champions League final winner against Juventus.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2015

Alvaro Morata returns to haunt Real Madrid

Real Madrid 1 Juventus 1 (Agg 2-3): Alvaro Morata was again the hero as a 1-1 draw at Real Madrid in last night’s Champions League semi-final second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu sent Juventus through to the competition’s final.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

Tuesday’s TV tips

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Tue, 31 Mar, 2015

Euro round-up: Celta Vigo shock Atletico as Real get back to winning way

Celta Vigo stunned Atletico Madrid to bring the La Liga champions back down to earth after last week’s demolition of Real Madrid, winning 2-0 at Balaidos thanks to two second-half goals.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Things are about to get serious

Tonight is when the Champions League starts to get serious.

Tue, 04 Nov, 2014

Italy boss Conte to show stars ‘no mercy’

New Italy coach Antonio Conte says he will lay down the law, vowing to "show no mercy" as he looks to build a successful team.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2014

Godin the Uruguay hero as 10-man Italy crash out

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Wed, 25 Jun, 2014

Prandelli: Plan didn’t work, so I must resign

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli yesterday tendered his resignation in the wake of the country’s elimination from the World Cup in Brazil.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2014

Suarez to suffer as Fifa bites back

Fifa will investigate the Luis Suarez alleged biting incident with Liverpool’s Uruguay striker likely to face a lengthy ban if found guilty.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2014

FIFA to investigate latest Suarez 'biting' allegation

FIFA has announced it will investigate the Luis Suarez alleged biting incident with Liverpool’s Uruguay striker likely to face a lengthy ban if found guilty.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

Suarez accused of biting once again as Uruguay send Italy home

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

There ain’t no cure for England’s summertime blues

England 1 Italy 2

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

Hodgson: Suarez not world class until he produces on big stage

Roy Hodgson thinks Luis Suarez has a lot to prove before he can be considered a truly world class player.

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

England physio takes a tumble celebrating goal

England physio Gary Lewin is to return home from the World Cup after suffering a fracture and dislocation of his ankle while celebrating Daniel Sturridge’s first-half equaliser in Saturday night’s 2-1 defeat against Italy.

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

England emerge defeated from World Cup jungle battle

England put on a good display of attacking football, but they emerged from their trek into the jungle with a 2-1 defeat in their World Cup opener thanks to Mario Balotelli's winner in the draining heat of Manaus.

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

London lights bring best out of Ireland

Republic of Ireland 0 Italy 0

Mon, 02 Jun, 2014

Goalless draw only half the story as Ireland show quality

Italy were held by the Republic of Ireland to a goalless draw in a lively encounter at Craven Cottage.

Sat, 31 May, 2014

Forde hoping to repeat Italy win

David Forde has set his sights on a remarkable double as he prepares to lock horns with Italy once again.

Wed, 28 May, 2014

Moyes awaits FA disciplinary action after accepting misconduct charge

Manchester United manager David Moyes has accepted a charge of misconduct following comments about match officials, the Football Association has confirmed.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2014

Mandzukic and Pizarro strike in Bayern cruise

Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

Thu, 11 Apr, 2013

No problems for buoyant Bayern

Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

Wed, 10 Apr, 2013

Bayern now eyeing a treble

Bayern Munich go into their Champions League quarter-final second leg tomorrow night against Juventus not only two goals up but as newly-crowned champions of Germany.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2013

Lennon: We need a miracle

Neil Lennon has to rally his troops for a “miracle” trip to Turin following Celtic’s 3-0 Champions League defeat by Juventus at Parkhead last night.

Wed, 13 Feb, 2013

Celtic succumb to ruthless Juventus

Celtic 0 Juventus 3

Tue, 12 Feb, 2013

Lennon: We believe we can down Juve

Neil Lennon has warned doubters not to underestimate Celtic ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash against Juventus at Celtic Park night.

Tue, 12 Feb, 2013

Lennon relishing Juve return

Celtic manager Neil Lennon savoured the prospect of another two classic encounters against Juventus after being paired with the Italian champions and Serie A leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Thu, 20 Dec, 2012

Messi grabs two more as Atletico are taught lesson

Barcelona strengthened their grip on top spot of La Liga with an excellent 4-1 win against Atletico Madrid in a pulsating game between the country’s top two.

Mon, 17 Dec, 2012

RDM takes blame as Blues on brink

Juventus 3 Chelsea 0

Wed, 21 Nov, 2012

Chelsea crash to defeat

Juventus 3 Chelsea 0

Tue, 20 Nov, 2012

Bullish Juve a chilling prospect

Gigi Buffon is not given to false modesty.

Tue, 20 Nov, 2012

Buoyant Bayern smash six past hapless Lille

Bayern Munich surged to the top of Champions League Group F with a 6-1 hammering of pointless Lille.

Thu, 08 Nov, 2012

Spain’s best can’t be separated in Clasico

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo matched each other blow for blow at the Nou Camp last night, bagging two goals apiece as Barcelona and Real Madrid battled out an entertaining draw in the first Clasico of the Primera Division season.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Mikel apologises after Juventus equaliser

John Obi Mikel apologised for the mistake that cost Chelsea the chance to open their Champions League defence with a win after their 2-2 draw with Juventus.

Thu, 20 Sep, 2012

Shine taken off Oscar’s night

Chelsea 2 Juventus 2

Thu, 20 Sep, 2012

Chelsea lose two-goal lead

Chelsea 2 Juventus 2

Wed, 19 Sep, 2012

England fall short in penalty shoot-out

England 0 Italy 0 (Italy won 4-2 on penalties)

Sun, 24 Jun, 2012

Prandelli keeps believing

Defiant Italy coach Cesare Prandelli insists the Azzuri still have every chance of qualifying for the Euro 2012 knockout stages despite having to settle for their second consecutive Group C draw.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2012

Italians lose grip on own destiny

Old habits die hard.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2012

Mandzukic levels score and secures point for Croatia

Italy 1 Croatia 1

Thu, 14 Jun, 2012

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