Month: October 2019

The 25-year-old made his debut for the club in Saturday’s defeat of Bologna, impressing his manager with his showing Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri saluted Leonardo Spinazzola for a commendable debut in Saturday’s 2-0 Coppa Italia win over Bologna. Left-back Spinazzola returned to Juve in pre-season following a spate of loan spells away from the…

The Brazilian must simply work hard to win back his starting spot with the Spanish giants, according to his manager Ernesto Valverde urged Philippe Coutinho to continue fighting for his position following the playmaker’s goal-scoring return to Barcelona’s starting XI. Coutinho started a domestic match for the first time since December 2 and converted an…

After axing head coach Rui Vitoria last week, Luis Filipe Vieira is hoping to bring the former Man Utd boss back to Portugal Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira insisted “money is no issue” as the Portuguese giants try to lure Jose Mourinho to Estadio da Luz. Mourinho is without a job after he was sacked…

There were some solid value picks and some head-scratchers as well at Friday’s draft in Chicago The 2019 MLS SuperDraft featured some familiar sights, like the Chicago Fire shipping off draft picks for allocation money, but also some new wrinkles, led by FC Cincinnati’s active stockpiling of picks. When the dust settled on Friday’s event, there…

The Blues are close to securing a move for their main transfer target, as significant progress is made with the Supercoppa winners Chelsea have reached an agreement with Juventus over the January transfer of Gonzalo Higuain, Goal understands, with the Argentine’s loan deal with AC Milan set to be cut short. The deal will see…

Hopes that the Crusaders’ temporary home ground would be ready for their first Super Rugby home match in March have been dashed. It was hoped a new $NZ20 million ($A15.39 million) temporary stadium at Rugby League Park in Addington would be finished in time to host the Chiefs on March 9. But Crusaders chief executive…

Passion has been replaced by analytics in the Waratahs front row but prop Paddy Ryan says the Waratahs can continue to improve their set piece. Cameron Blades has replaced Mario Ledesma as the Waratahs’ set piece coach and Ryan said both had a unique style when it came to leading the group. “I think Mario’s…

The Bash Brothers are back. Rebels captain Sean McMahon will be reunited with Jordy Reid in the Rebels’ starting back row and the 21-year-old is thrilled. Reid will start at blindside against the Reds, with Adam Thomson and number eight and Lopeti Timani moving to the second row. “Jordy’s back – part of the Bash…

The Brumbies have broken the streak with a 32-15 win over the NSW Waratahs.  After four straight defeats to their fiercest rivals dating back to 2014, the Brumbies sealed it with a three try-to-one second half in front of  20,142. The Brumbies had the advantage for much of the night but failed to convert during…

The Brumbies will have to wait another week to snatch back the Australian conference lead, after a 23-10  loss to the Highlanders on Saturday. The ACT franchise were ground into submission by a Highlanders side happy to make tackle after tackle, finishing with a 120-32 count in the Kiwis’ favour. The Brumbies dominated the early…