Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero scores his 250th goal for Juventus Photo credit: AFP/Giuseppe Cacace via Yahoo!News Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero looks back over his 250 goals in a Juventus jersey throughout 15 years. Pinturicchio is the club's all-time appearance and goals record holder, and the penalty in their 4-0 win over Reggina last weekend allowed the captain to celebrate another personal record with the club. "It's 250," wrote Del Piero on his official website, www... Read Full Story
AC Milan's Kaká won last year's Oscar del Calcio Photo credit: Tuttosport The Italian Association of Footballers (ACI) has announced the nominees for the prestigious Oscar del Calcio 2008 awards. The winners are voted for by their fellow Serie A's players and will be announced on January 19 at the annual ACI awards ceremony. AC Milan superstar Kaká won the best player of the year award last term while AS Roma captain Francesco Totti scooped the Best Italian Footballer honour. This season... Read Full Story
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Alessandro Del Piero was a protagonist on the field once again on Sunday as Juventus beat 2-0 against Chievo in Verona. The player opened the scoring with a superb free-kick, his fifth in all competitions this season.
Del Piero has been considered a set-piece specialist for most of his career and spoke about free-kick situations.
“I always play my football based on the sensations I’m feeling,” Del Piero said. “Perhaps that is why this year, my strikes have been different.”
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As we mentioned earlier in Heads Up, Juventus snapped a month-long winning drought by beating Real Madrid in Champions League play, 2-1. Alessandro Del Piero kicked in the first score for Juve, a gorgeous 25-yard strike to the back of the net. According to Del Piero, this could get their season back in gear. It's also a great win for a team that's back in Champions League play for the first time since2005 after being banned because of that whole messy match-fixing scandal in 2005.
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