Juventus returned to their brand new stadium this afternoon for the first time since Thursday’s workout against Notts County.
Antonio Conte decided to hold the team’s final training session at Juventus Stadium, allowing his players to fully acclimatise to the new pitch and surroundings.
A stadium in silence before the rapturous welcome the Bianconeri will be afforded tomorrow. Conte used the opportunity to appeal to the supporters, reminding them of the vital role they can play in spurring the team on to victory. “We’ve chosen to train in the stadium in order to put the finishing touches on our preparations. I hope that from Sunday, and for all the other home games, the public’s contribution proves to be fundamental. I’d like the fans to create an electric atmosphere all around the ground and I’m certain that thanks to the new arena and their proximity, they’ll be our twelfth man on the pitch.”
At the end of the workout, the manager submitted 20-man selection for the game. Iaquinta is the only one to miss out due to injury, while Krasic and Vucinic have been passed fit.
1 Buffon
3 Chiellini
5 Pazienza
7 Pepe
8 Marchisio
10 Del Piero
11 De Ceglie
14 Vucinic
15 Barzagli
17 Elia
19 Bonucci
20 Toni
21 Pirlo
22 Vidal
24 Giaccherini
26 Lichtsteiner
27 Krasic
30 Storari
32 Matri
33 Sorensen
Diego Milito hopes to put the transfer speculation to rest. “I am very happy to be playing for Inter.”
The striker has been at the centre of reports he’ll quit San Siro to follow Jose Mourinho to Real Madrid.
However, his agent held talks with the Nerazzurri staff and it seems to have done the trick.
“I don’t want to talk about my future right now, but I will say that I am very happy to be playing for Inter,” said the Argentine.
It is reported his wages will rise from €3.5m per season to €5m as a reward for his excellent first campaign at San Siro.
The contract is also expected to last until June 30 2013.
Milito is currently in South Africa with Argentina’s World Cup squad.
“It is difficult to take your opportunities when space is limited, but I am at peace with myself, because there is so much competition here.”/http://football-italia.net
According to the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics), Real Madrid is the 20th century's best football club. The results reflect the international results of all clubs from 1901 to 2000.
This is the Top 10 :
1. Real Madrid (Spa) 563,50 points
2. Juventus (Ita) 466
3. Barcelona (Spa) 458
4. AC Milan (Ita) 399,75
5. Bayern Munich (Ger) 399
6. Inter (Ita) 362
7. Ajax (Hol) 332,75
8. Liverpool (Eng) 300,25;
9. Sporting Lisbon (Por) 299
10. Anderlecht (Bel) 231
Ramadhan has been running a few days, Ramadhan is a month of fasting for the moslems. Fasting is an obligation for Moslem as well as for football players in European leagues. There are many football players who had a Moslem. While undergoing training and a rigorous game schedule and became the minority, many of whom still perform fasting.
This is an encouragement for us in implementing the fast. Besides being a trained service to keep our passions and concerns, fasting is also very useful for our health. I'm not going to write about the benefits of fasting, but just wanted to write about football players in European leagues is also a Moslem. They may also still be conducting their fasting. They are:
Name Club Nationality
LPF - Spanish League
Karim Benzema Real Madrid France
Lassana Diarra Real Madrid France
Mohamadou Diarra Real Madrid France
Yaya Toure Barcelona Côte d'Ivoire
Seydou Keita Barcelona Mali
Eric Abaidal Barcelona France
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Barcelona Sweden
Frederic Kanoute Sevilla Mali
Abdoulay Konko Sevilla France
Mohammed Tchite Racing Santander Burundi
Pascal Cygan Villarreal France
Premier League - English
Nicolas Anelka
(Abdul Salam Bilal) Chelsea France
Emmanuel Eboue Arsenal Côte d'Ivoire
Samir Nasri Arsenal France
Armand Traore Arsenal France
Salomon Kalou Chelsea Côte d'Ivoire
El Hadji Diouf Blackburn Rovers Senegal
Diomansy Kamara Fulham Senegal
Kolo Toure Man City Côte d'Ivoire
Abdoule Faye Stoke City Senegal
Ibrahima Sonko Stoke City Senegal
Papa Bouba Diop Portmount Senegal
Youne Kaboul Portmount France
Nadir Belhadj Portmount Algiers
Hameur Bouazza Birmingham Algiers
Nabil El Zhar Liverpool Morocco
Bundesliga - German
Franck Riberry Bayern Muencen France
Hamit Antiltop Bayern Muencen Turkey
Halil Antiltop Schalke 04 Turkey
Karim Ziani Vfl Wolfsburg Algiers
Ashkan Dejagah Vfl Wolfsburg Iran
Khalid Boulahrouz Vfb Stuttgart Netherlands
Sami Khedira Vfb Stuttgart German
Serder Tasci Vfb Stuttgart German
Mohamed Zidan Borusia Dortmund Egypt
Mohamed El Yaagoubi Real Sociedad Morocco
Eredivisie - Netherlands
Ibrahim Afellay PSV Eindhoven Netherlands
Ismail Aissati Ajax Netherlands
Miralem Sulejmani Ajax Serbia
Rachid Bouaouzan NEC Nijmegen Netherlands-Morocco
Tarik Elyounoussi SC Heerenveen Norway
Nuri Sahim Feyenoord France
Serie A - Italy
Hasan Salihamidzic Juventus Bosnian
Sulley Muntari Inter Milan Ghana
Mohammed Sissoko Juventus France
Mourad Meghni Lazio France
Samir Handanovic Udinese Slovenia
Blerim Dzemaili Torino Switzerland
Ahmed Barusso Siena Ghana
Ousmane Dabo Lazio France
Ligue 1 - France
Hatem Ben Arfa Olympique Marseille France
Djimi Traore AS Monaco Mali
Other League
Zlatan Muslimovic PAOK Saloniki Bosnian
Shefki Kuqi Ipswich Finland
Mohammed Camara St Mirren Guinea
[dwisusilo.com]
The massive wages being paid to players are unacceptable in the current tough economic climate and a salary cap should be brought in, according to Silvio Berlusconi.
"Footballers' salaries are outside reality. It is necessary to introduce a salary cap," Berlusconi was quoted as saying by Italian media. "They are unacceptable, distant from the real economy in which we live in a difficult time like this. They are outside every parameter."
He said he believed a European salary cap was feasible after discussing the issue with UEFA President Michel Platini.
"I think we should do like they do in the United States and reach a decision for a law to have a salary cap throughout Europe," he said.
"I've spoken to Platini and I think we'll work in this direction very soon."
Berlusconi, who also denied speculation he intended to sell part of his Milam stake, said he was not taking aim at big spending Real Madrid, who lured Brazil playmaker Kaka away from his club in the close season, but at the "phenomenon" of soaring wages.
His proposal won immediate support from Lazio President Claudio Lotito but past and present players were less enthusiastic.
"You don't resolve all football's problems by reducing our salaries," said Italy captain and Juventus defender Fabio Cannavaro.
"If you cut our wages, you should cut the prices of many things, starting with the tickets to the stadium."
Italian Football Federation vice president Demetrio Albertini agreed.
"We should stop blaming the footballers all the time. The issue is the system, not the players," the former Milan and Italy midfielder said.
"The players earn what the club presidents offer them."
Reuters
Schedule of competition for the Italian Serie A 2009/2010 season, the first weekend held on 23 August'09 and the final will be held on 16 May 2010.
SERIE A 2009/2010
1) 23.08.09 dan 17.01.10
bologna - fiorentina
catania - sampdoria
genoa - roma
inter - bari
juventus - chievo
lazio - atalanta
livorno - cagliari
palermo - napoli
siena - milan
udinese - parma
2) 30.08.09 dan 24.01.10
atalanta - genoa
bari - bologna
cagliari - siena
chievo - lazio
fiorentina - palermo
milan - inter
napoli - livorno
parma - catania
roma - juventus
sampdoria - udinese
3) 13.09.09 dan 31.01.10
atalanta - sampdoria
bologna - chievo
fiorentina - cagliari
genoa - napoli
inter - parma
lazio - juventus
livorno - milan
palermo - bari
siena - roma
udinese - catania
4) 20.09.09 dan 07.02.10
bari - atalanta
cagliari - inter
catania - lazio
chievo - genoa
juventus - livorno
milan - bologna
napoli - udinese
parma - palermo
roma - fiorentina
sampdoria - siena
5) 23.09.09 dan 14.02.10
atalanta - catania
bari - cagliari
bologna - livorno
fiorentina - sampdoria
genoa - juventus
inter - napoli
lazio - parma
palermo - roma
siena - chievo
udinese - milan
6) 27.09.09 dan 21.02.10
catania - roma
chievo - atalanta
juventus - bologna
lazio - palermo
livorno - fiorentina
milan - bari
napoli - siena
parma - cagliari
sampdoria - inter
udinese - genoa
7) 04.10.09 dan 28.02.10
atalanta - milan
bari - catania
bologna - genoa
cagliari - chievo
fiorentina - lazio
inter - udinese
palermo - juventus
roma - napoli
sampdoria - parma
siena - livorno
8) 18.10.09 dan 07.03.10
catania - cagliari
chievo - bari
genoa - inter
juventus - fiorentina
lazio - sampdoria
livorno - palermo
milan - roma
napoli - bologna
parma - siena
udinese - atalanta
9) 25.10.09 dan 14.03.10
atalanta - parma
bari - lazio
cagliari - genoa
chievo - milan
fiorentina - napoli
inter - catania
palermo - udinese
roma - livorno
sampdoria - bologna
siena - juventus
10) 28.10.09 dan 21.03.10
bologna - siena
catania - chievo
genoa - fiorentina
inter - palermo
juventus - sampdoria
lazio - cagliari
livorno - atalanta
napoli - milan
parma - bari
udinese - roma
11) 01.11.09 dan 24.03.10
cagliari - atalanta
chievo - udinese
fiorentina - catania
juventus - napoli
livorno - inter
milan - parma
palermo - genoa
roma - bologna
sampdoria - bari
siena - lazio
12) 08.11.09 dan 28.03.10
atalanta - juventus
bari - livorno
bologna - palermo
cagliari - sampdoria
catania - napoli
genoa - siena
inter - roma
lazio - milan
parma - chievo
udinese - fiorentina
13) 22.11.09 dan 03.04.10
bologna - inter
fiorentina - parma
juventus - udinese
livorno - genoa
milan - cagliari
napoli - lazio
palermo - catania
roma - bari
sampdoria - chievo
siena - atalanta
14) 29.11.09 dan 11.04.10
atalanta - roma
bari - siena
cagliari - juventus
catania - milan
chievo - palermo
genoa - sampdoria
inter - fiorentina
lazio - bologna
parma - napoli
udinese - livorno
15) 06.12.09 dan 18.04.10
bologna - udinese
fiorentina - atalanta
genoa - parma
juventus - inter
livorno - chievo
milan - sampdoria
napoli - bari
palermo - cagliari
roma - lazio
siena - catania
16) 13.12.09 dan 25.04.10
atalanta - inter
bari - juventus
cagliari - napoli
catania - livorno
chievo - fiorentina
lazio - genoa
milan - palermo
parma - bologna
sampdoria - roma
siena - udinese
17) 20.12.09 dan 02.05.10
bologna - atalanta
fiorentina - milan
genoa - bari
inter - lazio
juventus - catania
livorno - sampdoria
napoli - chievo
palermo - siena
roma - parma
udinese - cagliari
18) 06.01.10 dan 09.05.10
atalanta - napoli
bari - udinese
cagliari - roma
catania - bologna
chievo - inter
lazio - livorno
milan - genoa
parma - juventus
sampdoria - palermo
siena - fiorentina
19) 10.01.10 dan 16.05.10
bologna - cagliari
fiorentina - bari
genoa - catania
inter - siena
juventus - milan
livorno - parma
napoli - sampdoria
palermo - atalanta
roma - chievo
udinese - lazio
Serie A champions Inter will open their title defence against newly-promoted Bari at the San Siro on August 23.
After weeks of anticipation, the fixtures for the 2009-10 season were released at a ceremony held at the Italian Olympic Comittee's (CONI) Foro Italico headquarters in Rome this afternoon.
New Milan coach Leonardo will make his Serie A debut at Siena, while last years runners-up Juventus welcome Chievo to Turin.
The pick of the other opening day fixtures sees Europa League rivals Genoa hosting Roma, Bologna welcoming Fiorentina and, two clubs heavily active in this summer's transfer market, Palermo and Napoli meeting in Sicily.
With Giampiero Ventura's Bari having the daunting task of travelling to the reigning champions, Parma return to the top-flight with a tricky trip to Udinese, while play-off winners Livorno, under new coach Vittorio Russo, entertain Cagliari.
Elsewhere, its the battle of the new coaches as Gianluca Atzori's Catania play Luigi Del Neri's Sampdoria and Davide Ballardini's Lazio face Angelo Gregucci's Atalanta.
Highlights of the season
The fixture computer has provided a spectacular start to the season with the Derby della Madonnina between Milan and Inter scheduled for only the second weekend of the season, on August 29. That same week will also see Juventus travelling to the capital to face Roma, while the return matches are in Week 21 on January 24.
To avoid the summer heat, matches on the first two weekends will all be played in the evenings with a decision due shortly on the exact dates and kick-off times for games in the early part of the campaign.
Another standout fixture will be Juve travelling to Milan on the final day of the season on May 16, with the first meeting scheduled for Week 19 on January 10.
The big Derby d'Italia rivalry between Juve and Inter and the Derby della Capitale between Roma and Lazio will take place on the same weekend in Week 15 on December 6 with the return fixtures in Week 34 on April 18 - just five rounds from the end of the season.
The Derby della Lanterna between Genoa and Sampdoria will take place in Week 14 on November 29 and in Week 33 on April 11, while the Sicilian rivalry between Walter Zenga's Palermo and Catania will be played out a week earlier.
In other key encounters Roma-Fiorentina is scheduled for Weeks 4 and 23; Fiorentina-Lazio and Roma-Napoli for Weeks 7 and 26; Juventus-Fiorentina and Milan-Roma for Weeks 8 and 27; Juventus-Napoli for Weeks 11 and 30; Inter-Roma and Lazio-Milan for Weeks 12 and 31; Inter-Fiorentina for Weeks 14 and 33; Parma-Bologna for Weeks 16 and 35; and finally Fiorentina-Milan and Inter-Lazio for Weeks 17 and 36.
As well as the Milan-Juve showdown at the San Siro, the final day on May 16 will see Siena-Inter, Chievo-Roma, Bari-Fiorentina, Catania-Genoa, Sampdoria-Napoli, Lazio-Udinese, Atalanta-Palermo, Parma-Livorno and Cagliari-Bologna.
Week 1 Fixtures
22/23 August 2009
Bologna v Fiorentina
Catania v Sampdoria
Genoa v Roma
Inter v Bari
Juventus v Chievo
Lazio v Atalanta
Livorno v Cagliari
Palermo v Napoli
Siena v Milan
Udinese v Parma
[http://italian-calcio.blogspot.com]
Champions Inter Milan came unstuck on the road, while AC Milan slipped up at home in a five-goal thriller.
Juventus secured a morale-boosting success in their first game without Claudio Ranieri and Fiorentina maintained their grip on fourth spot.
The biggest shock of the day came at Cagliari, though, where Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan slipped to a 2-1 defeat.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired the Nerazzurri in front after just eight minutes, but saw that advantage wiped out by Andrea Cossu 11 minutes before the interval.
Robert Acquafresca that sealed a first win in six outings for Cagliari when he grabbed the winner after 71 minutes.
AC Milan slip to third in the Serie A standings after a 3-2 defeat at home to Roma.
John Arne Riise's 36th minute opener looked for a long time as though it would prove to be the decisive strike in the contest.
However, a frantic last 15 minutes saw Massimo Ambrosini level matters, Jeremy Menez restore Roma's lead (80) and Ambrosini restore parity once again (81).
Roma talisman Francesco Totti then put the seal on a topsy-turvy encounter when he lashed home a fabulous free-kick five minutes from the end.
With tempers running high, Ambrosini then spoiled his afternoon when he was given his marching orders on 88 minutes.
Juventus secured a first win in eight games after they prevailed 3-0 at Siena, moving them up to second.
An Alessandro del Piero penalty on 33 minutes, a further effort from Ruben Olivera (48) and a second from Del Piero (89) handed caretaker boss Ciro Ferrara the perfect start to life in the Juve hot seat.
Udinese had claimed six consecutive victories heading into their game at Sampdoria, but could not build on that success as they were held 2-2.
Gaetano D'Agostino had Pasquale Marino's side in front from the penalty spot on 13 minutes, but a Mauricio Isla own goal (32) and a further spot kick from Antonio Cassano (44) turned the tie on its head.
Felipe did snatch an equaliser on the hour-mark, but it mattered little to two teams destined to finish the season in the midst of mid-table.
Catania bounced back from the indignity of suffering four straight defeats with a dramatic 3-1 win over Napoli.
The men from Naples went ahead through Mariano Bogliacino on 27 minutes, but failed to hold onto that lead.
Takayuki Morimoto pulled the scores level four minutes before the interval, before late efforts from Giuseppe Mascara (pen 88) and Vito Falconieri (90) brought welcome relief to the Angelo Massimino Stadium.
Fiorentina found life difficult on the road at Lecce, but sent their opponents heading towards Serie B after claiming a 1-1 draw.
Simone Tiribocchi (50) appeared to have given hope to the hosts' fading survival dreams, but it was not to be.
Felipe Melo was dismissed for Viola with two minutes left on the clock, appearing to end their quest to take a point, but Martin Jorgensen struck in injury-time to break Lecce hearts.
Genoa moved to within two points of the UEFA Champions League places with a 3-2 win at Torino.
Diego Milito fired them in front from the spot on 33 minutes, but Ivan Franceschini equalised five minutes before half time.
Ruben Olivera then restored the visitors' advantage on 48 minutes, only to see Rolando Bianchi level matters once again two minutes later.
A thrilling finale to the contest then saw Milito grab his second of the game, to take the points, while Ignazio Abate saw red for Torino in stoppage time.
Two inconsistent sides, in Atalanta and Palermo, could not be separated as they played out a 2-2 draw.
The away side took the lead, through Davide Succi (32), only to then fall behind to a brace from Gianvito Plasmati (50 & 67).
Palermo displayed admirable resilience, though, and took a share of the spoils thanks to Fabrizio Miccoli (75).
The final game on a busy afternoon of action in Italy saw Chievo and Bologna play out a forgettable goalless draw. skysports.com
