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| Winning more important than being nice, say Juventus Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT Juventus have replied to AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri's claim that they lack a sense of humour by saying that winning is more important than being nice. "We take everything seriously and we don't want to be nice, what we want is to win," Juventus director Pavel Nedved told the Sport Mediaset channel today. "That's our belief," added the former Czech Republic and Juventus player. The unflappable Allegri, who led Milan to the Serie A title in 2011, second place in 2012 and third place last season, suggested in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport yesterday that Juventus should lighten up a little. "I'm always relaxed, it's just that at Juventus they have taken some of my jokes too seriously. They need to learn how to have a sense of humour," he was quoted as saying. "I'm fortunate in that I come from Livorno," added Allegri, who is usually associated in the media with a lack of charisma rather than a sense of humour. "Humour comes naturally to me." Juventus have won Serie A for the last two seasons and are favourites to make it three in a row this term, which kicks off on the weekend of August 24/25. – Reuters, August 8, 2013. |
| Real Madrid give little away over Bale progress Posted: 08 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT Real Madrid president Florentino Perez gave little away on his club's progress in trying to sign Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale during an interview today in Madrid. The nine-times European champions have made the Welsh winger their priority and the 24-year-old is reportedly keen to move to the Bernabeu, but Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is renowned as a tough negotiator. Perez was asked if he had met with representatives from Tottenham in the United States, where the club are on a pre-season promotional tour. "We talk to lots of people and we'll see what happens in our various negotiations. I refer to this player (Bale) and others," Perez told ESPN. "We don't speak about other players out of respect for the player, their club and their president (Levy), who is a friend of mine. "We struck up a good friendship last year during the signing of (Croatia midfielder) Luka Modric." Perez ducked the question when he was pressed about Bale and talk of a world record transfer fee that would surpass the £80 million (US$124.14 million) Real paid for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009. "If I don't speak about names, I don't speak about money," Perez added. "If you say €100 million (US$133.19 million), I would say that seems a lot... for anything. "I am not going to speak about it because I shouldn't and I can't." Another pressing issue for Perez are the negotiations with Portugal forward Ronaldo over a possible contract extension beyond 2015. "Both parties have said we are convinced he will end his sporting career at Real Madrid," Perez said. "At the end of the summer we will try and made sure it is all resolved. At the end of this month or the beginning of the next. There is no rush. It is my wish and I think it his too." – AFP, August 8, 2013. |
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