Andrea Pirlo
England's Kalvin Phillips and Croatia's Joško Gvardiol go for the ball during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between England and Croatia, at Wembley stadium, London, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (Laurence Griffiths, Pool via AP)
'Yorkshire Pirlo' Phillips cements midfield role for England

By Rob Harris Jun. 14, 2021 12:22 PM EDT

Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Granada and Real Madrid at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada, Spain, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Fermin Rodriguez)
European title races, Champions League places to be decided

By Graham Dunbar May. 21, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

Juventus goalie Gianluigi Buffon and coach Andrea Pirlo embrace after the Italian Cup soccer final match between Atalanta and Juventus at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP)
Juventus Turin vs Atalanta BC 5/19/2021

May. 19, 2021 06:48 PM EDT

Juventus' Weston McKennie celebrates with the winner's trophy the victory against Atalanta after the end of Italian Cup soccer final match between Atalanta and Juventus at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Juventus win Atalanta 2-1. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Juventus beats Atalanta 2-1 to win Italian Cup final

May. 19, 2021 06:46 PM EDT

Benevento's Adolfo Gaich, left, vies for the ball with Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Benevento at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, March 21, 2021. Juventus lost 0-1. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)
Benevento stuns Juventus 1-0 as pressure grows on Pirlo

By Daniella Matar Mar. 21, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

Juventus' Alvaro Morata, left, celebrates scoring a goal, 2-1, during a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Lazio, in Turin’s Allianz Stadium, Italy, Saturday, March 6, 2021. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Barça has deficit to overcome to recover in Champions League

By The Associated Press Mar. 07, 2021 08:11 PM EST

Empoli's Nedim Bajrami celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Napoli and Empoli, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
Late Lukaku goal helps Inter set up quarterfinal with Milan

By Daniella Matar Jan. 13, 2021 02:40 PM EST

Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, left, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Verona and Inter Milan in Verona, Italy Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP)
Juventus' dominance challenged by resurgence of Milan clubs

By Daniella Matar Dec. 24, 2020 10:21 PM EST

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates with team mates scoring the opening goal during the Champions League Group H soccer match between Manchester United and Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Champions League: Real Madrid, Man United look to advance

By The Associated Press Nov. 29, 2020 07:58 PM EST

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo walks on the pitch prior to the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Hellas Verona, at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Juventus needs to find a way to win without Ronaldo

By Daniella Matar Oct. 29, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

Dynamo Kyiv's goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan jumps for the ball with Juventus' Merih Demiral, right, during the Champions League, group G, soccer match between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Pool via AP)
Morata scores twice as Ronaldo-less Juventus tops Dynamo 2-0

Oct. 20, 2020 03:06 PM EDT

Manchester United's Paul Pogba, centre, celebrates with teammates their 2-1 lead during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (Alex Pantling/Pool via AP)
MATCHDAY: PSG vs Man U as Champions League group stage opens

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:25 PM EDT

Napoli's coach Gennaro Gattuso gives directions to his players during the Serie A soccer match between Parma and Napoli at the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)
Pirlo gets coaching career off to sparkling start in 3-0 win

By Daniella Matar Sep. 20, 2020 08:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug.1, 2020 file photo, Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini and Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci hold up the trophy as Juventus players celebrate winning an unprecedented ninth consecutive Italian Serie A soccer title, at the end of the a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Roma, at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy. With the new Serie A season set to begin this weekend, the annual question arises: can anyone stop Juventus? (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Handful of clubs aim to end Juventus' dominance in Serie A

By Daniella Matar Sep. 17, 2020 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug.1, 2020 file photo, Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini and Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci hold up the trophy as Juventus players celebrate winning an unprecedented ninth consecutive Italian Serie A soccer title, at the end of the a Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Roma, at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy. With the new Serie A season set to begin this weekend, the annual question arises: can anyone stop Juventus? (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Serie A Preview: Can anyone prevent a Juventus 10-peat?

By Daniella Matar Sep. 16, 2020 09:45 AM EDT