Euro Watch October 2nd
Secco Refuses Giovinco Contract Demands
Sebastian Giovinco is still no closer to signing a new contract with Juventus as sporting director Alessio Secco is adamant that he must be earn the same salary as the club’s other young players.
Giovinco is a rare talent and strong arming the player will come back to haunt Juventus at some point down the road when Giovinco has more leverage.
Napoli coach Reja excited about UEFA Cup prospects
Napoli coach Edy Reja is excited by the prospect of completing their UEFA Cup victory over Benfica.
Needless to say looking forward to this match out of all the UEFA Cup contests played today. This game reminds me somewhat of the Aletico Madrid-Schalke Champions League tie where you can argue that both deserved to play in the Champions League but one was going to be knocked out early.
Zenit deny UEFA Cup semi-final fixing claim
Zenit St Petersburg manager Dick Advocaat has joined his club in expressing his dismay at allegations that the Russian club won the UEFA Cup by virtue of match-fixing.
As we all know anything can happen in football but I tend to agree with what Dick Advocaat had to say about this issue.
“Do you honestly think clubs like Bayern Munich or Rangers would get involved in taking money to lose football matches? That is just ridiculous.”
Ranieri Could Be Sacked This Weekend
According to the latest reports in Italy, Claudio Ranieri could be sacked this weekend if Juventus fail to beat Palermo, with Ciro Ferrara replacing him as coach.
Sinnacle is not the biggest fan of Ranieri but removing him this early in the season is making a rash decision. The former Chelsea coach should be given some more rope considering his first season in charge had to be deemed a success all things considered.