Juventus Claims 3rd Consecutive title

Juventus claimed their 3rd consecutive Serie A title in a very comfortable manner as they were at the top of the Italian league for a significantly long period of time and enjoyed having over 15 points advantage to their nearest rivals As.Roma who finished the season by having 85 points but Antonio Conte’s side broke the 100 points barrier which is evidence of the superb campaign they enjoyed.

It was without doubt a stellar season for Juventus in Italy as they just went right past everyone they faced in Serie A but everything wasn’t perfect for Antonio Conte’s team as they were knocked out of the Europa League after losing against Benfica and Conte is well aware that his team needs to improve if they want to compete against Europe’s best in the Champions League of next season.

Antonio Conte will have a very busy pre-season as there are a number of players that he wants to add into his squad in order to improve his team while others have attracted the attention of Premier League clubs such as: Paul Pogba.

Pogba is a 21 year old midfielder who has become the center of attraction of Chelsea and Manchester United.  Jose Mourinho wants to sign the French midfielder from Juventus so badly that he is preparing an offer in the region of €50 million in order to lure him into Stamford Bridge however, it does not seem like Pogba is going anywhere anytime soon as his agent already stated that the young sensation is happy in Italy and Juventus does not have any intentions of releasing him at this point in time.

Real Madrid has locked their eyes on Arturo Vidal who made a superb season in the midfield of Juventus as he partnered up with Andrea Pirlo and the Chilean midfielder played a key role in the majestic season of Juventus.

“Real Madrid showed interest in Vidal, but never made a formal offer. We are going to keep our players, as long as they want to stay here.” Marotta told reporters.

RONALDO WORTH LOADS

US national team star Landon Donovan has stated that Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is probably worth the whole team combined. Ronaldo recently scored his 50th goal of the season with an audacious back heel volley to help his team get a point against Valencia. The forward is the current holder of the FIFA Ballon d’Or award. Donovan will be coming up against Ronaldo at the World Cup 2014 since the US will be facing Portugal in the group match.

This is seen as the toughest group in the tournament Germany and Ghana are the other opponents. The US will have a lot of confidence going into the match since they have been doing well in recent major tournaments. Continue reading RONALDO WORTH LOADS

MESSI WILL STAY AT BARCA

There have been suggestions in the last few weeks that superstar Lionel Messi is happy at Barcelona both with his form and the club as a whole. This rumour comes up at a time when Barcelona have been going through crisis after crisis. After investigation surrounding the arrival of Neymar for the last few months, the club have been knocked out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage. They suffered this 2-1 defeat on aggregate against Atletico Madrid that prevented from reaching their eighth consecutive semifinal.

Messi was largely anonymous in the match, as Barcelona appeared to play a tactics that did not suit him in both legs of the semi-final. As a result, there have been rumours that the superstar, who only recently signed a long-term contract, is unsettled at the club. Sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has been quick to deny such rumours by saying that Messi is not worried about the season unfolding in the worst possible manner. After the Champions League exit, Barcelona suffered a major setback in their ambitions to retain the league title after the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Granada.

Andoni Zubizarreta also chose to be conscious with his words when it came to the future of manager Martino, with whom the fans are displeased after the latest round of results.

“There is nothing wrong with [Messi]. He is happy with the club and with his teammates. His problem is that he has spoiled us. He is happy, training well, physically fine. He knows that football sets you challenges every week. Talks on his new contract are going reasonably well,” said the sporting director. “To fulfil his contract is to fulfill his contract. [Martino] has said he will do that. [Pep Guardiola] told me he would not be staying in May,” said Zubizarreta regarding Martino.