The latest of goals from Andrea Pirlo secured a dramatic 2-1 Serie A victory for Juventus and denied Torino a rare point from the Derby della Mole. Lowly Torino were much the better side across town at the Juventus Stadium and, after going behind to an early Arturo Vidal penalty, hit back with a sensational goal on the run from Bruno Peres. With a first derby win since 1995 within their grasp,...Full Story »

The Serie A side trailed the Greeks until an own goal followed by a Paul Pogba strike secured the points and the midfielder feels it shows their strength The Serie A side trailed the Greeks until an own goal followed by a Paul Pogba strike secured the points and the midfielder feels it shows their strength Andrea Pirlo hailed a "fundamental" win as Juventus survived a scare to see off Olympi...Full Story »

Juventus capitalised on Roma's afternoon defeat to re-establish a three-point lead in Serie A by beating 10-man Empoli 2-0 at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The Italian champions' outright dominance of the league table disappeared last weekend thanks to their shock loss at Genoa, a result which allowed Roma to join them in a share of first place. The capital club went down 2-0 at Napoli on Saturday,...Full Story »

Hamburg are hoping for a timely boost at the end of a difficult week when they host Bayer Leverkusen this Saturday. Defeat to Hertha Berlin stifled a recent recovery last weekend before they were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal at the hands of Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Saturday's clash with high-flying Leverkusen is not likely to be any easier for Josef Zinnbauer's men, but they hope to get ba...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin is delighted by the fighting spirit in the camp as the reigning Primera Division champions aim to continue their recent good form. Los Rojiblancos take on promoted and winless Cordoba at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Saturday evening seeking a seventh win in eight games in all competitions. Uruguayan skipper Godin has marshalled an Atletico defence which h...Full Story »

Stuttgart picked up their first win of the season to move off the foot of the table and out of the bottom three by beating Hannover 1-0. Daniel Schwaab scored the only goal of the game as the Swabians deservedly beat their rivals from Lower Saxony to win back some of the faith they had lost in back-to-back home defeats to Cologne and Hoffenheim. Daniel Didavi was again the orchestrator for Arm...Full Story »

Rome (AFP) - Italian playmaker Andrea Pirlo has said he intends to continue playing for the national side despite hinting after the World Cup that at 35 years old it was time for him to step aside. "I have been talking with (new Italy coach Antonio) Conte who asked me if I was ready to play again for the Azzurri and I told him that I was," the Juventus star told Gazzetta TV. "It was a difficul...Full Story »

AEL Limassonl keeper Karim Fergouche suffered a horrible fractured nose in his side’s Europa League qualifer with Spurs, which the Londoners won 5-1 on aggregate. Kyle Naughton accidentally collided with his knee into the Moroccan keeper, which left him with slight concussion and a fractured nose (Spurs actually got a penalty for the incident!). To show there are no hard feelings and t...Full Story »

Juventus will not be at full strength when they travel to Verona for Saturday's Serie A opener against Chievo. The three-time defending champions suffered a blow this week with Italian veteran playmaker Andrea Pirlo ruled out for a month with a muscular problem. Juve are also without new signing Alvaro Morata, who is sidelined for a month with a knee injury, and suspended defender Giorgio Chie...Full Story »

Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer Luis Suarez could only sit and watch from the sidelines as Costa Rica's shock 3-1 victory in Fortaleza gave England an unexpected boost. The Liverpool forward is still recuperating from keyhole surgery on a knee injury and is being held back for next week's clash with Roy Hodgson's side in Sao Paulo. On this evidence his arrival cannot come too soon for ...Full Story »