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Capello is new Juve boss - Official

he's even willing to take pay cut to join us....something muz have happened at Roma that caused him to do this...

Juventus have officially confirmed that their Coach for the next three seasons will be Fabio Capello as Roma?s collapse continues.


The club had been expected to name its new tactician as Didier Deschamps or Parma?s Cesare Prandelli some time this week following the departure of Marcello Lippi.


But few predicted this turn of events, as Capello had instead been linked with the post at Inter.


The official Juventus website confirmed the news this morning, adding that he had put pen to paper on a three-year contract.


Although no financial details were revealed, the Italian press maintains that Capello has accepted a pay cut to earn just over £2m per season.


The tactician will turn 58 next month and is a former Juventus player, winning three Scudetto?s with the club. He is one of the country?s most successful Coaches with League titles won at Milan, Real Madrid and Roma.


In his management career he has picked up six Championships, the Champions? League and European Supercup.


This deal has been kept extremely quiet and it?s now believed that the talk of Deschamps was merely a smokescreen while Director General Luciano Moggi performed his magic behind the scenes.


It is a particularly shocking move, as Capello had only last year revealed he rejected the opportunity to take over Juventus in the past as ?a lifestyle choice.?


He was also still under contract with the Capital club, but was able to free himself a year early due to late payments.

This is the latest disastrous blow for Roma supporters, as they have already waved goodbye to Walter Samuel, Francisco Lima and Jonathan Zebina ? the Frenchman also joining Juve.


Now that Capello has switched to their archrivals, it will put captain Francesco Totti?s position at the Stadio Olimpico into real doubt.


However, there was also bad news for the Bianconeri, as during the night Honorary President Umberto Agnelli passed away at the age of 69.

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Goodbye President

so sad...



During the night Doctor Umberto Agnelli, honorary president of Juventus, died.

Emo to follow Capello

Roma ace Emerson is on the verge of joining Fabio Capello at Juventus, according to his agent.

The Brazilian has been linked with a switch to the northern giants and his representative is confident that he?ll now follow Capello to Turin.

"I still can?t confirm that we have an agreement with the Bianconeri but we are close," Gilmar Veloz is quoted as saying.

"The arrival of Capello at the club as their new Coach is undoubtedly a very important factor for Emerson now."

The former Bayer Leverkusen star will be sold this summer as the capital club risk losing him for nothing next year.

But Roma are keen to sell him to another side rather than strengthen their arch-rivals Juventus. However, Veloz insists the Old Lady are in pole position.

"We?ve spoken to both Real Madrid and Inter in the past," added the midfielder?s representative.

"We?ve been in contact with the Nerazzurri in particular after speaking with Marco Branca on three occasions but without ever reaching an agreement.

"To be honest, I think it will be very difficult to see the situation change from now on."

Whispers circulating around the peninsula today also suggest that Capello has asked his new club to sign Christian Vieri.

The Italian may still leave Inter before the start of the new campaign, especially as Alberto Zaccheroni has been confirmed in his job as Nerazzurri boss.

The two men seemingly don?t have the best relationship after they clashed on numerous occasions in the last few months

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FACTBOX-Fabio Capello factbox

Impressive record!!!

Fri 28 May, 2004 09:59

MILAN, May 28 (Reuters) - Following is a factbox on Fabio Capello who left AS Roma to take over as Juventus coach on Friday:

Born: June 18, 1946 in Pieris, Gorizia, in north east Italy.

1962: After beginning his career with a local junior club in Pieris moves to Spal, then in Serie A, as a 16-year-old midfielder.

1964: Makes his Serie A debut for Spal away to Sampdoria.

1966: Moves to AS Roma.

1970: Sold as a package with two other Roma players to Juventus in a deal which causes outrage in the capital.

1972: Makes his debut for Italian national team against Belgium. Goes on to make 32 appearances for the Azzurri, scoring eight goals.

1973: Scores the only goal in Italy's first ever win at Wembley against England.

1976: After three Italian titles with Juventus he moves to AC Milan.

1979 : Wins his fourth 'scudetto' and his only one as a player with Milan.

1980: Retires as a player and joins Milan's coaching staff working with the youth teams.

Coaching career:

1987: After working his way up the ranks of the youth team coaches at Milan takes over as caretaker from Swede Nils Liedholm for the final five games of the 1986-87 season. But Milan opt to appoint Arrigo Sacchi as their coach for the following campaign and Capello leaves football to work for Milan president Silvio Berlusconi's Fininvest company.

1991: Sacchi leaves Milan. Capello is finally given his chance as first team coach and leads Milan to the title with the side unbeaten throughout the campaign -- a record which still stands.

1994: Milan win their third successive title under Capello and claim the European Cup with a stunning 4-0 victory over Barcelona in Athens.

1996: Wins his fourth 'scudetto' as Milan coach but leaves the club after a contractual dispute.

1996-97: Moves to Spanish giants Real Madrid and wins the league title but declines a contract renewal and returns to Italy.

1997-98: Returns to Milan for a season but after a poor 10th place he leaves the club and takes a year out from coaching, working as a television commentator.

1999-2000: Takes over as coach of Roma and leads them to a sixth place finish.

2000-2001: With a team built around the talents of Francesco Totti, Capello takes Roma to the 'scudetto' after an 18-year wait.

2003-2004 - Roma finish second behind Milan in the title race but club's future is uncertain due to financial problems.

May 2004 - Signs a three-year contract as coach of Juventus.

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Agnelli succumbs to cancer



Friday, 28 May 2004

Umberto Agnelli, the honorary president of Juventus FC, has died of cancer at the age of 69.

Saturday funeral
Agnelli, who was also president of the Fiat car company, died at his house in Mandria, near Turin, 15 months after his older brother Giovanni passed away. His funeral will be held tomorrow in Villar Perosa, the Agnelli family's home village, at 18.00 CET.

Golden age
Agnelli became Juventus president at the age of just 22 in 1956 and stayed in charge until 1962, a period which saw the arrival at the club of legends John Charles and Omar Sivori and which brought three Serie A titles.

Honorary role
Between 1959 and 1962 Agnelli was also the president of the Italian Football Federation. He then took a long break from football until 1994 when he returned to Juve as honorary president. In the last ten years the Bianconeri have won five Scudettos and the UEFA Champions League in 1995/96.

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Italy honour former president Agnelli

MILAN, May 28 (Reuters) - Italy will wear black armbands in their friendly match with Tunisia on Sunday to mourn the death of Fiat chairman and honorary president of Serie A club Juventus Umberto Agnelli.

Agnelli, who was also president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) from 1959 to 1961, died late on Thursday of cancer at the age of 69.

The Italian news agency ANSA said a minute's silence would be observed before the start of Sunday's game in Tunis and at all Italian league games at the weekend. The FIGC has also asked the organisers of the European Under-21 championship in Germany to allow a minute's silence before Italy's match against Serbia and Montenegro on Saturday.

Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who worked under the Agnelli family at Juventus, said he was saddened by the loss.

'I had great respect for him. I recall Umberto Agnelli as a great sporting director and a very great business leader,' he told ANSA.

Agnelli's elder brother Gianni, who was more actively involved in the family's sports interests, such as Juventus and Formula One team Ferrari, died, also of cancer, in January 2003 at the age of 81.

Umberto Agnelli had a spell in charge of Juventus between 1956 and 1962, a time of rich success for the Turin team, and returned to a role in the club's management in 1994.

His death is not expected to immediately affect the ownership of Juventus, which is controlled by the Agnelli family's holding company Ifil with a stake of more than 60 percent in the club.

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any news about trasfer i hope they will get 1 or 2 world class centerback

JuveZzZ said:

any news about trasfer i hope they will get 1 or 2 world class centerback

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Lucio is out

will update..

Zambrotta Weds!



E? davvero un 2004 da ricordare a lungo per Gianluca Zambrotta. Un?ottima stagione nella Juventus (ribadito da alcuni premi assegnati nei giorni scorsi) e ieri la chiamata ufficiale da parte di Giovanni Trapattoni per i prossimi Europei del Portogallo. E oggi anche uno splendido evento a livello personale. In mattinata, il comasco si è infatti sposato con Valentina Liguori, sua compagna fin dai tempi in cui militava nel Bari. La cerimonia è stata celebrata con rito civile, e in forma privata, presso il Comune di Napoli (città natale della sposa) all?interno dell?incantevole Maschio Angioino. Il rito religioso verrà celebrato in un secondo tempo, entro il 2005.

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Congrats congrats!!! Your wife is pretty..heeheeee..

JuveZzZ said:

any news about trasfer i hope they will get 1 or 2 world class centerback

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maybe Chivu will follow Capello to join us? =p

maybe the reason Capello leave Roma is becos he had no money for transfers at Roma..

source = channel4.com

The news that Fabio Capello has joined Juve took AS Roma entirely by surprise and an emergency meeting has been called.


The club was seemingly unaware that their Coach was even in negotiations with the Bianconeri, let alone able to put pen to paper on a three-year deal.


Capello was still under contract with Roma, but was able to free himself a year early due to late payments in his wages.


?I have only one thing to say,? noted Director of Sport Franco Baldini. ?It will seem strange, but that?s what happens.?


Baldini hinted that he would stay on at the Capital club despite this astonishing turnaround and the now increasingly likely departure of Francesco Totti.


Vincent Candela was the first Giallorossi player to comment, as he was on holiday in France when told of the news.


?In the world of football nowadays I really have seen everything,? sighed the midfielder. ?I can?t be shocked by anything anymore.?


Capello?s swift departure has taken even the Roma website by surprise, as the news that this team is currently without a Coach has not even been confirmed on-line.


An emergency meeting has been called for this afternoon with President Franco Sensi and his collaborators now urgently forced to find a new tactician.


The fact that Sensi has lost his manager to the club he has repeatedly insulted ? including running verbal battles with Director General Luciano Moggi ? is particularly stinging.


Meanwhile, this switch has also caused shockwaves on the stock exchange, as Juve?s shares leapt by 8 per cent after the announcement was made. On the other hand, Roma?s shares plummeted by 4 per cent soon after.

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Fabio Cannavaro revealed the reaction inside the Azzurri camp after today?s surprise switch.
?The Roma players were shocked and the Juve stars extremely happy,? explained the Inter defender. ?There was talk of Didier Deschamps and Cesare Prandelli, but Juventus conned everyone.?

how abt Mexes joining us?

Sky Sport
Friday, 28 May 2004


by Patrick Haond

Manchester United and Juventus are understood to be ready to slug it out to acquire the services of Monaco full back Patrice Evra.

The France international has enjoyed a stunning campaign and played a major role in the club reaching the UEFA Champions League final.

Evra was also named Ligue 1's Young Player of the Year and his form has attracted admiring glances from the continent's biggest clubs.

Italian titans Juventus have been long-term suitors of the 23-year-old and are rumoured to have offered ?8 million to Monaco several weeks ago.

The Red Devils are also reportedly keen on the left back and have been watching his progress this term with interest.

Evra is contracted to Monaco for a further three years but, after scaling such heights with the Principality side this term, may decide a move abroad will be beneficial to his career.

Meanwhile, Paris Saint Germain continue to be on the trail of Evra's team-mate Jerome Rothen, who is another to have revelled on the European stage this season.

Rothen has regularly stated it would fulfil a dream to play for PSG and Vahid Halilhodzic is expected to try to tempt the midfielder to Parc des Princes.

Monaco would be reluctant sellers but an offer in the region of ?8 million may prove difficult to refuse, if PSG can raise sufficient funds.

Trez steps out for Vieri

David Trezeguet has again warned he wants Barcelona and it?s reported his replacement at the Delle Alpi will be Christian Vieri.


?I cannot wait to sign for Barcelona,? the Frenchman is quoted as saying in Spanish newspaper ?El Mundo Deportivo?. ?I dream of getting the 100,000 fans of the Nou Camp on their feet and the club has an ambitious project.?


This is certainly not the first time that the former Monaco striker has been linked to Barca and earlier this week had had rallied against his current club.


?Juventus will want to earn as much as possible from my sale,? he warned. ?I?d like the deal to be concluded before Euro 2004 and the delay was due to the question marks over the new Coach.?


Now that Fabio Capello has been confirmed in charge of the Bianconeri, Trezeguet?s departure should rise to the top of the agenda.


Juve must now build the team to suit Capello?s tactics and that includes the need for a large front man. It?s strongly reported that his first choice would be Christian Vieri, who has been embroiled in a series of bitter rows with Inter Coach Alberto Zaccheroni.


The Nerazzurri could be tempted into a sale if Italian international Marco Di Vaio were to be included in the switch.


If Capello were unable to bring in Vieri, then his second option would be Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Ajax ? a player he already tried to sign as Coach of Roma.

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dreamer can find the profile of lippi for me ? i wana see how great he is to earn the name of top tactician in european after seeing Capello's profile.

___jeff said:

dreamer can find the profile of lippi for me ? i wana see how great he is to earn the name of top tactician in european after seeing Capello's profile.

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here u go...

Marcello Lippi factbox

MILAN, April 29 (Reuters) - Factbox on Italian coach Marcello Lippi who said on Thursday that he would leave Juventus at the end of this season.

1948 - Born April 11, Viareggio.

1970 - Joins Sampdoria, where he plays as a sweeper.

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1971 - February 17, makes Italy under-23 team debut. Goes on to play two matches for Italy "B".

1981-82 - Moves to Pistoiese in Serie B and then Lucchese in Serie C, before retiring after 239 matches and seven goals in Serie A.

Career as a coach:

1984-85 - Returns to Sampdoria as youth team coach

1985-86 - Joins minor league Pontedera as first team coach

1986-87 - AC Siena

1987-88 - AC Pistoiese

1988-89 - Carrerese

1989-91 - Takes up his first coaching post in Serie A with Cesena. Takes them to 12th in league and turns down offer to coach Atalanta but is sacked the following season.

1991-92 - Joins Lucchese in Serie B.

1992-93 - Moves back to Serie A with Atalanta.

1993-94 - Career takes off when he joins Napoli.

1994, July - moves to Juventus

1994-95 - Juve win Serie A title and Italian Cup as well as finishing runners-up in the UEFA Cup.

1995-96 - Juventus win Champions League, beating Ajax on penalties in final.

1996-97 - Serie A champions again, while winning European Supercup and Intercontinental Cup. But Juve lose 3-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.

1997-98 - Juventus are Serie A champions for the third time under Lippi but lose 1-0 to Real Madrid in Champions League final.

1999, Feb 7 - Lippi resigns after Juve lose 4-2 to Parma.

1999, July - Takes over at Inter Milan

1999/2000 - Inter finish fourth in Serie A and lose to Lazio in the Italian Cup final.

2000, August - Inter miss out on the Champions League after a humiliating 1-0 aggregate defeat by Sweden's Helsingborg.

2000, Oct - Inter lose 2-1 to Reggina in their opening game. Lippi labels his players "spoilt children" and says Inter president Massimo Moratti should "kick their backsides". Two days later he is sacked.

2001-2002 - Returns to Juventus, replacing the sacked Carlo Ancelotti, and takes the club to the title in his first season back at the Delle Alpi stadium, pipping his old club Inter on the final day of the season.

2002-2003 - Another title win for a Juve team inspired by Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved but there is disappointment as the Turin side lose to Ancelotti's AC Milan on penalties in the Champions League final, Lippi's third defeat in four Champions League finals.

2003-2004 - Juve struggle to keep pace with Milan and Roma in Serie A and are eliminated from the Champions League by Deportivo Coruna in the first knockout phase. Rumours about Lippi's future begin after the 3-1 home defeat by Milan in March and intensify following a dreadful 4-3 home loss to lowly Lecce in April.

2004, April 29 - Lippi announces he will leave Juventus at the end of the season despite still having one year left on his contract.

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qualified for champions league final so many times is impressive.

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qualified for champions league final so many times is impressive.

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Buffon welcomes Capello

Gianluigi Buffon is one of several Juventus stars who celebrated the news that Fabio Capello will be their Coach next season.


?Of course I?m overjoyed,? said the Azzurri goalkeeper. ?This is a strong signal from the club and one that will no doubt have an effect.?


Capello will take over from Marcello Lippi for the next three years and should make sweeping changes to the squad, including the arrival of Jonathan Zebina and probably Emerson.


?This means that Juventus want to get back to winning ways immediately and not just by laying the foundations for a long-term project,? noted Buffon.


The Turin giants ended this campaign empty-handed after losing the Coppa Italia Final, an early exit from the Champions? League and third-place finish in the Scudetto race.


Mauro German Camoranesi also learned of the news at Italy?s Coverciano training ground.


?Capello is a very prestigious Coach with a full trophy cabinet,? commented the Argentine-born winger.


?I?m very happy with this decision and his arrival is a very positive note for all Juventus fans."

"He did great things at Milan, Real Madrid and restored Roma to glory after their many years in the wilderness. Let?s hope he can help Juve to get back to winning ways as well.?


Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Capello?s appointment was masterminded by Honorary President Umberto Agnelli, who passed away on Thursday night.


?It was Agnelli who wanted Capello on the Juventus bench,? explained President Franzo Grande Stevens.

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