Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri refused to say whether Andrea Pirlo will return to the club next season.
Pirlo, 36, joined the Bianconeri from AC Milan on a free transfer in the summer of 2011 and has since won seven trophies, including four consecutive Italian Serie A titles, with Juve.
Recent reports have suggested Pirlo will end his 20-year stint in the Serie A and move to the MLS, but Allegri failed to comment on the future of the 36-year-old midfielder.
As far as Pirlo is concerned, I can t give you an answer I m afraid, Allegri said.
As for Juventus, I think we can improve still. Not necessarily results because that would mean winning all three trophies.
What we can improve is the quality of our game. We can consolidat…
Italy under-21 international Federico Viviani has made a surprise move to Serie A club Hellas Verona.
Viviani, 23, was reportedly on the verge of joining Palermo from Roma on Monday, with suggestions he had even agreed terms.
But the midfielder has signed for Verona, the club confirmed on their website on Tuesday.
Viviani started his career at Roma, but he struggled to break into the first team.
He made six league appearances for the capital club in 2011-12 but then spent time out on loan in Serie B with Padova, Pescara and Latina.
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Inter Milan claimed their second Serie A title in four seasons after beating AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro.
Goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram gave Inter the three points they required to be crowned champions, although they had to endure a nervous final 10 minutes after Fikayo Tomori pulled a goal back for the home team.
Inter wrapped up the title with five games to spare, standing 17 points clear of their city rivals, who needed a win or draw to delay celebrations.
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But they were on the back foot after Acerbi’s 18th-minute header opened the scoring, before Thuram’s shot early in the second half put Inter well on the way to securing a 20th league crown.
Tomori’s effort se…
Former Tottenham man Roman Pavlyuchenko believes the club s sale of Vedran Corluka to Lokomotiv Moscow leaves them without their best defender.
The Croatian full-back recently completed his move east for an undisclosed fee, and now links up with his former team-mate Pavlyuchenko, who left White Hart Lane in January.
And the prolific Russian front man said he is delighted to be able to play alongside his former colleague and said the defender will be a superb addition to Slaven Bilic s Lokomotiv side.
It s great news the best I ve heard for a week and a half, Pavlyuchenko told the Daily Mail.
He is a very tenacious, uncompromising defender, who is practically impossible to beat one on one.
He convinced me of this in training several times.
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According to , Bernardo Silva has decided to leave Manchester City this summer, and Barcelona are ready to reignite their interest in his services from last summer and take advantage of his desire to play in La Liga as the next chapter of his career.
Apparently, a meeting between Barcelona president Joan Laporta, sporting director Deco and head coach Xavi Hernandez is scheduled to take place this week. The main talking point between them will be whether Xavi s decision to leave the club at the end of the season might be reversed, and the club officials are more confident than ever about persuading the former midfielder to stay put.
Xavi s decision will depend, among other things, on reinforcements for the 2024/25 season, and this is where Silva comes in.
The Por…
Carpi completed a fairytale ascent up the leagues as they clinched promotion to Serie A following a 0-0 draw at home to Bari.
Having languished in the fourth tier of Italian football as recently as 2010, Fabrizio Castori s side played out a goalless draw in front of a capacity crowd of just over 4,000, to prompt wild celebrations across the town in the province of Modena.
Investment will be required to ensure Carpi are ready for the new season – on and off the pitch – with the club said to be seeking assistance from the council to convert the Stadio Sandro Cabassi.
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Ricardo Fuller has joined Championship team Charlton Athletic on a free transfer from Premier League side Stoke City.
It signifies the end of a successful spell at the Britannia Stadium in which the 32 year-old made 208 appearances and scored 50 goals, helping the club to promotion to the top flight in 2008.
However, Fuller found himself surplus to requirements for Stoke this season, leading to a move to Chris Powell s side on a one-year contract, with an option of a further 12-month extension.
The former Portsmouth, Southampton and Preston striker was unveiled to his new fans at The Valley during half-time of the Charlton s 2-1 victory over Championship rivals Leicester City.
Charlton were promoted as League One champions last season.
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Investigative journalist Andrew Jennings says Michel Platini urgently needs to clear his name if he is serious about continuing with his candidacy for the FIFA presidency.
The former France and Juventus star, in charge of UEFA since 2007, has insisted he will still seek to succeed Sepp Blatter as the head of football s global governing body.
But Platini s campaign could yet be cast into disarray, with prosecutors in Switzerland investigating a transfer of £1.35million made by FIFA to the three-time Ballon d Or recipient in 2011.
The 60-year-old Frenchman has claimed the funds were payment, albeit nine years late, for work undertaken between 1999 and 2002.
However, Jennings speaking following the release of his book on FIFA, The Dirty Game believes the fa…
Danny Ings says he is relishing the challenge of fighting for a place in the Liverpool team following his move from Burnley.
Ings agreed to join Liverpool earlier this month when his contract with Burnley, relegated from the Premier League last season, expires at the end of June.
The Bournemouth academy graduate who spent time on loan at non-league Dorchester Town in the 2010-11 season before leaving Dean Court for Turf Moor scored 11 goals in 35 Premier League appearances last term.
But he will have plenty of competition for places in a Liverpool side that boast the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling, Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert and Divock Origi among their attacking options.
Speaking after England s 1-0 win over Sweden at the UEFA Under-…
China is capable of discovering a home-grown player to match the quality of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Shenzhen FC coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
The Chinese Super League is considered a threat by some in European football due to fears the country s clubs could dominate the transfer market over the coming years.
Enormous fees have been paid to lure the likes of Oscar, Carlos Tevez and Hulk to China s top division, while Luiz Felipe Scolari and Andre Villas-Boas are among its most high-profile coaches.
The staggering sums being paid have raised eyebrows across the footballing world, but spending on players is not the only aspect of the game that could shift the balance in favour of the world s populous country.
China is determined become …