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Bremer is making progress as he target the Club World Cup

Gleison Bremer is reportedly making encouraging progress in his recovery from the long-term injury that has kept him out…
April 11, 2025 - 8:54
Juventus Mercato Mutterings

I seem to have developed a sporadic case of hysteria. With any serious rumours of tactics and transfers sending me quickly towards wild joy or plummeting deep into a well of woe.
August 31, 2020 - 9:39
Making the case for the return of a three-man defence

Juventus are going through an unprecedented time as they picked a coach with no previous experience and it feels like half the roster is for sale.
August 24, 2020 - 11:22
Il Maestro – Thoughts on the appointment of Andrea Pirlo

Saturday 8th August was a circus of the bizarre. It was as if the sky became the ground, the compass spun, the poles of the planet played musical chairs.
August 18, 2020 - 15:16
I am hurting…

Such strange and contrasting emotions were abounding in my essence as the final few minutes of stoppage time wore down. Part of me was wanting the proudly hapless Felix Zwayer to blow the whistle and put us out of our misery.
August 8, 2020 - 14:48
Sarri, of all people…..

After five years of glory under Max Allegri, Juventus have a new coach and people don’t seem to like him much.
July 12, 2020 - 10:43
A gamble that never made sense…Part One

I gain no pleasure from finding echoes of my own longstanding cynicism emerging from other commentators. For when it comes to Juve, I always want to be proven completely wrong with my repetitive wailing of all that is deflating and worrying.
June 23, 2020 - 10:54
A gamble that never made sense…Part Two

Its still early days for Beppe’s replacement to be judged. I must also concede that he inherited a squad from his former boss, yet on the other hand he played his own role in forming that squad.
June 24, 2020 - 10:20
Juventus v Milan Coppa Italia Q&A

As Italian football finally returns this week with Juventus hosting Milan in the Coppa Italia second-leg, we put your questions to Milan fan and journalist Matthew Santangelo.
June 10, 2020 - 16:14
The quiet vanishing of Mario Mandzukic…and can Sarri prosper?

Prior to the Corona issue I had started writing this piece in early March, which still seems timely enough to continue with thoughts of the now…
June 5, 2020 - 12:10
Reaching out to myself

Dear 19 year old Max, I hope I am catching you in a good moment of 2006. I decided to write you this letter because there are some things on my mind.
March 6, 2020 - 20:21
The End of an Era: Juventus 2011-2020

At one point or another, all good things must come to an end, a reality most Juventus fans are slowly and uncomfortably warming up to.
February 18, 2020 - 12:27
Missing Beppe Marotta

had conjured a lengthy piece after the Verona game. Yet after re-reading my cynical mutterings I found too many echoes of previous reports.
February 11, 2020 - 15:57
Where is Sarriball?

The performance in Riyad came as no surprise, nor the result. A defeat serving as a clear and fair barometer of the first half of Sarri’s debut campaign in the hot seat.
December 27, 2019 - 9:38
I had a dream…

Perhaps there is something of value to astrology. For my chart suggests I am an egomaniac, berserk Romeo with a monstrous intensity…
December 4, 2019 - 16:42
Higuain: ‘I wanted to stay at Juventus’

Gonzalo Higuain revealed that he had no intention of going elsewhere this summer, and that once he returned to Turin, he only wanted to remain at Juventus.
September 12, 2019 - 16:08
Transfer Campaign In Review: Is Juventus stronger?

Higuain, Pjaca, Ramsey, Rabiot, Buffon, Demiral, Romero, Pellegrini, De Ligt, Danilo and Han….
September 6, 2019 - 19:28
Juventus v Barcelona: Champions League Q&A

Ahead of the first leg of Juve’s Champions League matchup with Barcelona, we put your questions to Barcelona blogger and Grup 14 founder, Rafael Hernández
April 10, 2017 - 8:49
Monaco v Juventus – Champions League Q&A

Ahead of Juve’s Champions League semi-final match against AS Monaco, we put your questions to French footballer writer Rich Allen.
May 1, 2017 - 10:59
Barcelona v Juventus Champions League Q&A

Juventus travel to the Camp Nou to play Barcelona on game-day one of the Champions League and in anticipation of the clash, we put your questions to Barca blogger and Grup14.com founder, Rafael Hernández.
September 10, 2017 - 11:21

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