Liverpool’s already slim offensive arsenal decreased further last night after the Italian FA confirmed striker Fabio Borini has suffered a fractured right foot.

Sydney FC striker Alessandro Del Piero has admitted rejecting an approach from Liverpool out of respect for victims of the Heysel disaster.

Roberto Di Matteo has no concerns about John Terry’s mental or physical wellbeing ahead of Chelsea’s clash with QPR.

Sydney FC have today confirmed the most high-profile signing in their history by announcing the capture of Alessandro Del Piero.

Alessandro Del Piero is set to confirm his move to Australian club Sydney FC this lunchtime, despite interest from Liverpool.

Euro 2012 will be Giovanni Trapattoni’s third time to lead a team at the finals of a major international competition. Paul Kelly looks at the campaigns in which his under-achieving Italy recorded two wins, three draws and two defeats.

“Hello, I am Giovanni Trapattoni.”

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick in a sensational performance as Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 4-1 to go four points clear in La Liga last night.

ONE minute from the end of Saturday night’s showdown in Milan between Inter and Juventus, Javier Zanetti, deep in his own half, broke past Alessandro Del Piero in a final attempt to set up an attack that might salvage a point for the home team.

Holland winger Eljero Elia has revealed there was interest in him from Arsenal before he finally completed a deadline-day move to Juventus.

OF all the countless tributes paid in recent years to the star player on a star-filled Barcelona team, we particularly liked the one The Guardian penned after he’d ripped the champions of England apart, so much so we’ll recite it here.

Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero is confident his side will bounce back from their poor start to the year.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini expressed his delight after his team finished top of Group A in the Europa League.

Juventus 1 Manchester City 1

MANCHESTER CITY survived a late scare to collect a point from their high-profile Europa League clash with Juventus last night.

Manchester City 1 Juventus 1

Juventus coach Luigi Del Neri wants his side to focus fully on Manchester City tonight in the Europa League.

Juventus 1 Shamrock Rovers 0 (Juventus win 3-0 on aggregate)

JUVENTUS lived up to all the usual stereotypes at Tallaght Stadium last night, leaving Dublin with two away goals and the tie all but settled.

Airtricity League side Shamrock Rovers face the might of Juventus tonight in the first leg of the Third Qualifying round of the Europa League at Tallaght Stadium.

GROWING up in Portadown, Tommy Stewart used to ignore the knocks on the doors each Sunday afternoon to instead sit in front of the television waiting for the familiar cry of ‘Gol Accio!’, and the start of Football Italia.

CRAVEN COTTAGE hasn’t been known for its thrilling nights of European football – not until now, that is.

Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero has not given up hope of playing at the World Cup this summer.

ALTHOUGH he admits it took him weeks to recover from the pain of Paris, Giovanni Trapattoni is now relishing the opening of a new chapter in his reign as manager of the Republic of Ireland.

Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini admits his side‘s defending from set-pieces is a concern after Juventus inflicted a first defeat of pre-season on the big-spending Spanish giants.

Alessandro Del Piero today signalled his intention to finish his career at Juventus by signing a new 12-month contract extension.

Juventus 2 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 3-2 on agg)

The widening gulf between Italian and English clubs is purely down to money, according to Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri.

JUVENTUS forward Alessandro Del Piero says his side will need to produce the perfect game to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League tonight.

DIDIER DROGBA rekindled Chelsea’s Champions League ambitions with a first-half matchwinner against Juventus.

Chelsea 1 Juventus 0

Chelsea tonight make one change from the side that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League last Saturday – Ashley Cole has replaced Paulo Ferreira at left-back.

Gianluca Vialli believes the appointment of Guus Hiddink as Chelsea coach makes Juventus’ Champions League last-16 clash even more difficult.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka believes his team will beat Juventus in their Champions League last-16 clash – and that Manchester United and Arsenal will have similar success against Italian opposition.

AC MILAN and Juventus have been trying to play down the significance of their must-win clash at Turin’s Stadio Olimpico tomorrow (7.30pm).

ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO scored two goals to give Juventus a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid last night and book the Italians’ place in the last 16.

JUVENTUS produced a stunning rearguard action to hold on for a famous 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League to take control of Group H.

ITALY coach Marcello Lippi has left out veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero from his 23-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers in Ireland’s group against Bulgaria and Montenegro.

JUVENTUS marked their return to the Champions League after a two-year absence with a hard-fought 1-0 Group H victory over UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg last night.

Italy 2 Georgia 0

France and Italy walk out for their trans-Alpine clash at Zurich’s Letzigrund tonight knowing their Euro 2008 fate lies in the hands of Romania.

Italy 1 Romania 1

Alessandro Del Piero is ready to take centre stage when Italy face Romania in tonight’s Euro 2008 showdown in Zurich.

ITALY coach Roberto Donadoni has announced he will make at least three changes to his starting line-up for Friday’s Group C showdown against Romania in Zurich.