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The Grim Keeper gets a Little Older
By: alessio | It’s time for yet another birthday at Juventus. This time it is Antonio Chimenti’s turn to celebrate. The goalkeeper from Puglia turned 39 and is about to embark on yet another season as a professional, the 6th for Juventus.
Best wishes from all the Juventus supporters go to Antonio.
Ha! He is 2 1/2 years [...]
Poulsen Is Not D’Agostino’s BFF
By: roberto |According to reports, the D’Agostino deal has broken down on account of Poulsen’s unwillingness to live in Turkey… well sort of. The Turkish giants offered Juventus €7.5 million for the Danish international and another €4.5 million a year for four years as the player’s salary. However the defensive midfielder turned it down. While he’ll only [...]
Mercato; Co-ownership deals resolved
By: alessio |So this is the week when the teams start to resolve co-ownership or exercise contractual options, or else it goes to the envelopes, in which case we hire Moggi as a consultant for the week. Deals resolved thus far this week after the jump.
The Official Biography of Diego
By: roberto |First of all my heart goes out to those of you who’ve been waiting awhile for this piece. Truth be told, every time I started it I got carried away watching You Tube videos of him from adoring Werder Bremen fans with everything from Tina Turner to Autobahn inspired trance soundtracks. Their admiration for this [...]
Juve Preseason Matches; Also, Marchionni’s Farewell Gift
By: alessio |So, that was a fun tournament. Hopefully Lippi takes time to study it and correct the mistakes for the real games in a year. It’s back to Juve time, everyone!
125… 126!
By: roberto |Love him or hate him, Cannavaro is about to equal Maldini’s record of Italy caps. Tonight though they’re in tough with Brazil since they need to beat them by two goals to qualify for the semi-finals. Fucking Azzurri, why do they always have to make it so hard for themselves?
So Long, Viking Warrior!
By: alessio |I never saw this coming, no doubt. The crystal ball failed me on this one, you’ll notice there was no mention of Olof Mellberg leaving Juve in the departures post, though I did mention his name when I said I expected a right-back to leave. After a mixed year in Turin, it seems the suits [...]
The D’Agostino Deal
By: alessio |Everyone thought, myself included, that Diego would be the dragged-out mercato aim of this summer. Given his price, Bremen’s reluctance to let him go, and Secco’s past with Amauri, I figured negotiations would go on endlessly and eventually result in us overpaying or signing Taddei as his substitute. Secco had been discussing the deal for [...]
Internationals: Where are our Juventini?
By: alessio |A brief resume of the goings-on of our various international players.
Juventus Mercato 2009: The Departures
By: alessio |So we’ve done a post on the possible arrivals at Juventus this mercato. As part of the season review, Martin of the Arsenal Offside did a list of players who are likely to depart the team. I think it’s a great idea, so I’m copying it. Perhaps I should have done the departures before the [...]






