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Minutes after announcing the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus secured his replacement. The Italian club on Tuesday said Moise Kean was returning on a two-year loan deal from Everton, with an obligation to buy him subject to meeting certain targets. The Italy forward will cost 7 million euros ($8.3 million) over two seasons and cost 28 million euros ($33 million) for a permanent transfer. Kean started his professional career at Juventus in 2016, having joined the club six years earlier. He moved to Everton in 2019 but never held down a regular starting spot and went out on loan to Paris Saint-Germain last season. Kean will fill the void in the squad left by Ronaldo, who is moving to Manchester United for a second spell at Old Trafford. United announced Friday an agreement has been reached with Juventus for the transfer of Ronaldo and the club from Turin confirmed that on Tuesday, adding the fee of 15 million euros ($17.75 million) will be paid over five years. That could b
Entertainment-focused broadcaster Viacom18 has bagged TV and digital rights of Italian Professional Football League for the Indian sub-continent region for the next three seasons. The latest edition of Italian Serie A, which will kick off on August 21, will be available live across Voot, Viacom18's TV channels and Jio, a statement said. Italian Professional Football League, known as Lega Serie A, is the top football league in Italy and one of the most famous football leagues in the world. Italian Serie A has been voted as the World's Best Nation League in 2020 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, the statement said. "Sport is whitespace that we have been consciously experimenting with for some time now. The response to our initiatives, thus far, has been very encouraging. Italian Serie A is one of the most exciting & competitive leagues in Europe and we are excited to bring it to our viewers across digital and broadcast platforms, Viacom18 Digital ...
Like 2020 in general, it's been a strange year for Serie A. For the first time since 2009, both Milan clubs are at the top of the Italian league standings heading into the winter break. Inter Milan went on to win the title that season, with city rival AC Milan claiming it the following campaign. Neither of them has won it since, in a nine-year domination of Serie A by Juventus, but Milan ends the year one point ahead of second-place Inter. Juventus uncharacteristically finds itself in sixth, trailing Milan by 10 points albeit having played a match less. Milan can't quite claim the symbolic title of "Winter Champion," however, as that goes to the team top of Serie A at the halfway stage. With the season having started later than usual because of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the last campaign only 14 of the 19 rounds making up the first half of the season have been played. The Serie A season will resume on Jan. 3. Here's what we've learned so far: MESMERIZING MI