• The Canadian Press

    Juventus ordered to pay Ronaldo more than $10 million in salary dispute

    TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo more than $10 million by an arbitration board following a salary dispute. The dispute regarded a move by Juventus players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The 9.8 million euros ($10.5 million) that Juventus was ordered to pay Ronaldo is half the amount that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had been seeking from the Turin club in back wages. Juventus said in a statement late Wednesday that “with

  • The Canadian Press

    The Milan derby. The Serie A title. A 2nd star. Inter can win it all in a single night

    ROME (AP) — A derby win. A Serie A title. A second star. Inter Milan has an unprecedented chance to secure all three achievements at once with a win over AC Milan on Monday. And city bragging rights might mean more than anything. “It’s an incredible opportunity,” Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said. Entering with a 14-point advantage over second-place Milan, Inter can stretch its lead to an insurmountable 17 points with five rounds remaining. That would secure Inter’s 20th Italian league ti

  • The Canadian Press

    Daniele De Rossi's contract at Roma is extended just 3 months after replacing Jose Mourinho

    ROME (AP) — Daniele De Rossi’s contract at Roma has been extended after just three months on the job, club owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin announced Thursday. “After meeting yesterday afternoon with Daniele De Rossi, we are delighted to announce he will continue as head coach of AS Roma after this season and for the foreseeable future,” the Friedkins said in a statement. “In his short tenure as head coach, the positive impact that his leadership has brought to the entire club has told its own story

  • The Independent

    Liverpool’s electric attack has suffered a short circuit - but Jurgen Klopp knows how to make it spark again

    Lacking goals and needing three, the Reds have a Europa League mountain to climb at Atalanta