Pavel Nedved has indicated Juventus could make use of the January transfer window as Massimiliano Allegri battles to piece together a winning team.
Vice-president Nedved was livid as he saw Juventus beaten 2-1 by Sassuolo on Wednesday, as the Turin giants fell 13 points behind Napoli and Milan at the Serie A summit.
For now, Nedved is prepared to back the players at Allegri s disposal, but he said January would be a time for reflection and potentially action to strengthen the Juventus squad.
The loss of Cristiano Ronaldo as the last transfer window closed means Juventus have been forced to look elsewhere for goals, given the Portuguese was so prolific in his three years in Italy.
Vice-president Nedved believes Allegri s current squad can come good, yet …
Market: Millwall win
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Desperate to make an immediate return to winning ways on Tuesday night, Millwall will welcome a struggling Reading to the Den when the midweek fixtures open up.
Starting with the hosts, putting in a sluggish display away at Huddersfield over the weekend, there is no doubt that Millwall will be seeking an immediate boost on Tuesday. Hit with a deserved 1-0 loss on their travels, the Lions will be glad to make a return to home soil in midweek as they hope to extend their buffer in the top-half. Although the south London outfit might still be tipped as an outside pick to clinch a play-off spot this season, Gary Rowett s side have still impressed over the past six weeks. Including back-to-back victories against Stoke and Sheffield …
Stuart Pearce says he wants complete freedom to choose footballers to represent Great Britain at next year s London Olympic Games.
The former England international has been named as manager of the GB men s football team with Hope Powell in charge of the women.
Pearce said he hoped to be allowed to pick players from throughout the United Kingdom, despite opposition from the other home nations.
I m certainly not going into this job looking to only select English players, Pearce said. I think it should be, if at all possible, made up of all the home nations.
All the home nations should come forward and put their players up for selection. A lot of it will depend on the players mentality.
If the players want to be part of it, that will be fantast…
Armenia have formally complained to UEFA over refereeing decisions in their Euro 2012 qualifying defeat to the Republic of Ireland.
Needing to beat Ireland if they were to finish second in Group B and reach the qualifying play-offs, Armenia instead lost 2-1 in Dublin on Tuesday.
They lost Roman Berezovsky to a harsh red card in the 26th minute after the goalkeeper was deemed to have handled the ball outside the box, when he appeared to have used his chest.
Ireland striker Simon Cox also went unpunished after handling the ball in the build-up to Berezovsky s sending off.
The Armenian Football Association (FFA) have since confirmed they will be lodging an official protest with European football s governing body, UEFA.
The incident has drawn paralle…
The future of Rangers manager Ally McCoist remains unclear despite reports the 52-year-old tendered his resignation on Thursday.
In the lead-up to Rangers clash with Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship on Friday, news broke in a number of media outlets that McCoist had offered to resign.
But speaking after his side lost 2-0 on the road, McCoist did not address the speculation and insisted he remains committed to helping the Glasgow-based club back into the Scottish Premiership by the end of the season.
I can assure the Rangers fans I m 100 per cent committed to getting Rangers into the top flight, he told BT Sport.
I ll continue in my job and hopefully get them back into the top flight.
According to reports, McCoist has a 12-month r…
Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg says he is actively exploring his options to leave the Bundesliga champions.
The 20-year-old joined the youth system at the Allianz Arena from Brondby in 2012 but has spent most of the last 18 months on loan with Augsburg and Schalke.
Hojbjerg is set to rejoin Bayern at the end of his season-long deal at the Veltins Arena, but the Denmark international is already looking to move elsewhere in order to continue his development with regular football.
Club hunting sounds a bit desperate! he told BT. I m going out to find the right match, something that suits me. However, it s clear that it doesn t need to be a top club.
I need to find a place where there is perspective, because I m only 20 and I ve already expe…
Wilstermann upstaged powerhouse River Plate 3-0 to take control of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final clash.
Edward Zenteno, Gilbert Alvarez and Cristhian Machado were on target as the Bolivians won Thursday s first leg in Cochabamba.
River have history in South America s premier club competition, having won it on three occasions – their most recent success coming in 2015.
However, River came unstuck against 1981 semi-finalists Wilstermann at Estadio Felix Capriles.
It took five minutes for Wilstermann to take the lead against the Argentinean visitors through Zenteno, who volleyed powerfully from Marcelo Bergese s corner.
Alvarez doubled the lead six minutes into the second half when he latched onto Cristian Chavez s cross.
And the co…
Union Berlin have confirmed their former coach Sascha Lewandowski, who also managed Bayer Leverkusen, has died at the age of 44.
Having been promoted from a role with the youth team, he coached Leverkusen s senior side jointly with Sami Hyypia from April 2012 to May 2013 and served as interim head coach when the former Liverpool defender left the club in April 2014.
He took over at Union Berlin in September last year but stepped down in March on the advice of doctors after being diagnosed with acute fatigue syndrome, a severe form of burnout that led to heart problems.
Ruhe in Frieden, Sascha Lewandowski. Unser Mitgefühl gilt der Familie und den Angehörigen
— 1. FC Union Berlin (@fcunion)
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According to a recent report from Kicker, Bayern Munich could be priced out of a potential move for Kai Havertz during the summer transfer window. The 19 year old has been turning heads in the last few years after making his professional debut for Bayer Leverkusen in 2016, and as you can imagine, the German giants Bayern are very interested in the possibility of bringing him to the club. Leverkusen could be set to demand as much as £85 million for the teenage sensation, who has scored 17 goals up to this point throughout the season. He also made his debut for the German national team last year, and is considered to be one of the most exciting young midfielders in all of Europe.
It’s not exactly a secret that Bayern are looking to strengthen their squad in a big way this summ…
Market: Porto win
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Slumping to a 2-1 loss away in Italy last month, Porto will be looking to book their spot in the quarterfinals when they host Roma at the Estádio Do Dragão on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Porto s 2-1 loss at Benfica over the weekend may have seen them lose their spot at the top of the Primeira table, Sérgio Conceição should be confident of overturning their deficit on Wednesday. The Portuguese outfit have continued to impress in their Champions League appearances at the Estádio Do Dragão. Led by leading goalscorer Moussa Marega who has already bagged five European goals this campaign, Porto have remarkably won five of their last six matches on home soil, a run that stems back to September 2017.
As for t…