21st Century Fox Posted 3 December 2013 Posted 3 December 2013 Juventus have been fined after a decision to allow schoolchildren to use seats usually occupied by hardcore fans banned for discriminatory chanting backfired. The Serie A club let 12,200 children sit at both ends of their stadium for Sunday's match against Udinese but the children behaved little better than the ultras and Juve were fined €5,000 (£4,200) after they shouted abuse at the Udinese keeper Zeljko Brkic every time he took a goal-kick. "Juventus were fined after their (very, very young) supporters repeatedly aimed an insulting chant at a player from the opposing team," Serie A's disciplinary panel said in a statement. The children were copying a popular ritual in Italian stadiums where the visiting goalkeeper is insulted whenever he takes a goal-kick. "I wanted to say something right after the game because it bothered me but I didn't want to put any oil on the fire and I decided to stay quiet," the Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin told Italian media. "For a club such as Juventus where everything is beautiful, in particular where the stadium gives you the idea that you are not in Italy, it is really troublesome to hear those words every time the goalkeeper puts the ball into play."
Finnegan Posted 3 December 2013 Posted 3 December 2013 I realised yesterday why you watch so much Serie A, I watched most of both games. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean the thirteen goals, I mean the fact the camera-men love nothing more than finding talent in the crowd. Phwoar.
ScouseFox Posted 8 December 2013 Posted 8 December 2013 Gervinho has been absolutely boss today, again. Mental. Good game between Roma & Fiorentina on BT if anyone's bored. 20 mins to go & it's 2-1.
Tielemans63 Posted 14 December 2013 Posted 14 December 2013 Sergio Ramos sent off for the 18th time in his career. That's impressive.
Stadt Posted 14 December 2013 Posted 14 December 2013 Sergio Ramos sent off for the 18th time in his career. That's impressive. Only 27 as well
AndWhat? Posted 15 December 2013 Posted 15 December 2013 Bochum 0 - 4 Union Berlin Terrible result for the Bochum lovers, just as they looked like they were starting to make a move up the table.
Tielemans63 Posted 15 December 2013 Posted 15 December 2013 Only 27 as well Mad innit? To be fair he's made nearly 400 club appearances and has 115 caps - that's pretty impressive at just 27!
ScouseFox Posted 15 December 2013 Posted 15 December 2013 Mad innit? To be fair he's made nearly 400 club appearances and has 115 caps - that's pretty impressive at just 27! Especially when you consider he usually misses at least 10 games a season through suspension
21st Century Fox Posted 15 December 2013 Posted 15 December 2013 The fog in Naples is making it like watching the match through a sheet of tracing paper.
Vacamion Posted 15 December 2013 Posted 15 December 2013 (edited) lol 15 December 2013 Last updated at 20:20 Share this page 709 Share Facebook Twitter print Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid man opens museum in his honour Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has opened a museum in his honour, which he said has extra room to be filled by future trophies. Ronaldo, 28, is currently on the three-man shortlist to be named the Ballon d'Or winner for a second time. Ronaldo's honour roll 2008 Ballon d'Or winner Three Premier League titles One Champions League One Copa del Rey One La Liga title Two Golden Boot awards "It's a special day, I don't want to mention specific ones" he said. "All I want is to win more and if the Ballon d'Or comes, there is extra room here." The museum in his native Madeira exhibits more than 125 awards. Ronaldo won the prestigious 2008 Ballon d'Or title, formerly known as the Fifa World Player of the year title, while with Manchester United. Before his six-year spell at Old Trafford ended with a then-world record £80m transfer to Real Madrid in 2009, he won three Premier Leagues, one Champions League, one FA Cup, two League Cups and one Fifa Club World Cup. His success has continued in Spain, where he won the Copa del Rey in 2010-11 and La Liga in 2011-12 under now Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. The Portugal international opened his museum, which occupies the ground floor of a five-storey building, in front of a frenzy of reporters and fans. "Here is the evidence of what I have won, no one will take it away from here and these were things I wanted to share with my fans, show them what I have already achieved," he said speaking from the island which is approximately 250 miles off the southern coast of Portugal. The first piece on display dates back to when Ronaldo was eight and top-scored in a tournament with his boyhood club Andorinha. It also contains mementos from his senior playing career, including two Golden Boot awards won for being European football's top scorer. Ronaldo is competing with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery to be named the 2013 Ballon d'Or recipient, with the winner to be revealed at a ceremony in Zurich on 13 January. Edited 15 December 2013 by Vacamion
21st Century Fox Posted 17 December 2013 Posted 17 December 2013 Gennaro Gattuso being investigated for match fixing.
Bayfox Posted 22 December 2013 Posted 22 December 2013 Barca 2 down inside 10 mins with no messi or neymar but pedro has stepped up with a 1st half hatrick.
StanSP Posted 22 December 2013 Posted 22 December 2013 Barca 2 down inside 10 mins with no messi or neymar but pedro has stepped up with a 1st half hatrick. Ended up winning 5-2 .
MC Prussian Posted 5 January 2014 Posted 5 January 2014 It seems to become official soon - Robert Lewandowski has signed a pre-contract with Bayern: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25605262 The amount of world class players in Bayern's roster is becoming more and more ridiculous.
Stadt Posted 5 January 2014 Posted 5 January 2014 It seems to become official soon - Robert Lewandowski has signed a pre-contract with Bayern: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25605262 The amount of world class players in Bayern's roster is becoming more and more ridiculous. I'm sure they don't have any scouts, they just use Dortmund's. No doubt Dortmund will have a decent youngster lined up.
MC Prussian Posted 8 January 2014 Posted 8 January 2014 My local team has signed Johan Vonlanthen, the youngest player ever to score at a European Championship, on a loan basis until the end of the season. Hope he'll regain his form from six or seven years ago - guy's got talent, but wasted it. Being part of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church didn't help him, either.
Dan Posted 8 January 2014 Posted 8 January 2014 Lionel Messi returns. Comes on with half an hour left, bags a brace. It's good to have you back, Lionel.
21st Century Fox Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_K0Pf5bmPQ
MC Prussian Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 (edited) AC Milan now trail 3-2 away at Sassuolo, after having led 2-0 within 13 minutes. Domenico Berardi, the 19-year old Juventus loanee, has bagged a proper hattrick so far. And still 45 minutes to go... Edited 12 January 2014 by MC Prussian
21st Century Fox Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 AC Milan now trail 3-2 away at Sassuolo, after having led 2-0 within 13 minutes. Domenico Berardi, the 19-year old Juventus loanee, has bagged a proper hattrick so far. And still 45 minutes to go... What a game that was. Absolute cliffhanger. The very definition of spirited from Sassuolo, they were dead on their feet towards the end. Milan truly are terrible.
MC Prussian Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 What a game that was. Absolute cliffhanger. The very definition of spirited from Sassuolo, they were dead on their feet towards the end. Milan truly are terrible. 4-3 in the end. First win for tiny Sassuolo Calcio in their first ever home game against AC Milan. Berardi with all four goals for them!
Corky Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 That was an incredible performance by Sassuolo, Milan were appealing for everything towards the end, hit the post and bar yet they hang on.
MC Prussian Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Aaaand… he's gone. Milan sack head coach Massimiliano Allegri, after a somewhat humiliating 4-3 away loss at minnows Sassuolo and the club finding itself 30 (!) points behind leaders Juventus: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25709872
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