Fit-again Alessandro Del Piero is keen to get his campaign underway after playing just 10 minutes with Juventus so far this season, but the captain may have to take up an unfamiliar role to get back in the team.
US National Team keeper Brad Guzan stopped an Alessandro Del Piero penalty to give Aston Villa the Peace Cup title on Sunday. The game ended scoreless in regulation and overtime, with Villa winning 4-3 on penalties. Guzan also made a save on Vincenzo Iaquinta. "Brad was wonderful. He had a fantastic tournament,” Villa manager Martin O'Neill said. "Saying that, I think even I could have...
If you need a penalty kick converted to win a tournament there aren't many players you would rather have standing at the spot than Alessandro Del Piero. The World Cup winner and Juventus legend figured to have the edge when he faced off against Aston Villa goalkeeper and U.S. International Brad Guzan with one kick to make to secure a Peace Cup title. Guzan had other ideas. Del Piero pinned Juve's hopes...
by CARL ELDRIDGE Aston Villa lifted the Peace Cup with a thrilling 4-3 on penalty shoot-out victory against Juventus. Keeper Brad Guzan did the business in goal for Martin O’Neill’s troops by pulling off spot-kick denials against Juve’s Vincenzo Iaquinta and Alessandro Del Piero. Villa boss Martin O’Neill mixed youth with experience in Spain and the combination was enough [...]...
Martin O’Neill’s side beat the Old Lady of Italian football to lift the Peace Cup after both sides fought out a scrappy goalless draw. Watch some pretty horrendous penalties from Juventus including Alessandro Del Piero trying a cheeky one, only to see his tame effort roll very slowly indeed straight at Brad Guzan Real Madrid 1-2 [...]
SEVILLE, Spain, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Alessandro Del Piero set up goals early in each half sending Juventus to a 2-1 win over Real Madrid and into Sunday's finals of the Peace Cup tournament. Juventus will face off against Aston Villa in the tournament final in Seville. Aston Villa defeated Porto of Portugal, also 2-1, in its semifinal. Del Piero used a free kick to set up a header by Fabio Cannavaro for...
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Juventus icon Alessandro Del Piero has extended his contract by one year and probably end his career at the club in 2011. His old deal was set to expire at the end of this season, but the club have added another year to it. Although no figures have yet been confirmed, it’s believed the 35-year-old will receive around €3 million a year. "I can confirm my happiness and my pride with...
To fans of Calcio it’s still as vivid as ever: The vision of Fabio Cannavaro lifting the World Cup aloft remains the proudest of Italian memories in a difficult recent history. But with one year to go before the 19th World Cup Final, Cannavaro and his Azzurri have a lot of hard work to do [...] Related posts:Italy 2 - 0 Georgia Highlights Thank you Mr. De Rossi for your two goals...Italy 1 -...
Italian NT coach Marcello Lippi has named the squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro. Italy will face Bulgaria in Sofia on October 11 and Montenegro in Lecce on October 15. This is the squad (names are listed in alphabetical order for each position): Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), Amelia (Palermo), De Sanctis (Galatasaray). Defenders: Bonera (AC Milan), F.Cannavaro...
I wake up at 5:30 AM to write this blog, then spend the rest of the day (and sometimes evening) working my day job at Alfresco, an open-source applications company. Meanwhile, my brother-in-law, Josh Robbins , taunts me by sending pictures of him chumming around with Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona), Ryan Babel (Liverpool FC), Alessandro del Piero (Juventus), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan), Steve Nash (Phoenix...