Every year, the latest edition of the FIFA franchise promises spectacular changes, but, apart from minor adjustments here and there, the football simulator remains largely unchanged. FIFA 17 is looking to shatter that precedent by rolling out an abundance of changes this year — none bigger than the highly publicized switch to the Frostbite game engine.
After playing in nearly 400 matches for Barcelona with the numbers two, six or 22 on his back, Dani Alves has elected to wear the number 23 at Juventus in honor of NBA star LeBron James.
LeBron just recently captured his third NBA championship, and his first since returning to play with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Alves is hoping to emulate LeBron’s ability to accept a challenge in a new environment and lead his team to glory.
The Brazilian defender completed his move to Juve from Barcelona on Monday and spoke at his introductory news conference regarding the new number.
Spain were sent crashing out of Euro 2016 at the hands of Italy following a 2-0 defeat in the round of 16. In a rematch of the 2012 final in Kiev, a dominant victory for a brilliant Spanish side, Italy met Spain in an early round of 16 clash of the titans.
Javier Mascherano is reportedly in talks with Juventus regarding a potential summer transfer from Barcelona.
Paulo Dybala lit Serie A on fire this year. The young Argentine was purchased for €32 million, and those who had kept tabs on him wondered if that transfer fee would end up being laughed at in the years to come, and for all the right reasons.
Simply put, Dybala is incredibly talented; another short forward the class of which Argentina has made its name producing. Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi, and of course Lionel Messi have made their mark on the best leagues in the world, and Dybala seems to be destined to do the same.
2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni signed off on his illustrious career with an audacious Panenka penalty against Juventus this weekend, leading Verona to a shock 2-1 victory over Juventus.
Luca Toni gets a penalty in his last ever game. Gives it the Panenka: https://t.co/ac2sDwL50L
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 9, 2016
We'll give Napoli this: they put up quite a fight. Gonzalo Higuain and company kept the Serie A race at least watchable for most of the season, and for 88 minutes Monday against Roma it looked like the race would continue, at least mathematically, for another week. Then Roma's Radja Nainggolan put Napoli in a 1-0 hole and handed the Scudetto to Paul Pogba and Juventus, the Old Lady's fifth straight title.
And then during the celebration, Paul Pogba, one of the world's most coordinated humans, got super turnt and did this.
Paul Pogba was born March 15, 1993 in Langy-sur-Marne, Siene-et-Marne, France, about 50 miles north of Paris. Born to Guinean parents, he is the youngest of three, with two older twin brothers — Florentin and Mathias — who both ply their trade in football as well.
This Sunday great emotions will return to Serie A, a league that is trying to recover its world-class status after being displaced by La Liga, the Bundesliga and the Premier League. Roma host Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico.
Juventus has won the last four Serie A titles (Scudettos), and lost to Barcelona in the Champions League final last June.
Unfortunately for Juventus, this summer they lost Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez.
The most sought after midfielder in the world, Paul Pogba, will not go to Barcelona this summer, according to former Barcelona President and current Barcelona presidential candidate Josep Maria Bartomeu.
"This year we will not sign Pogba because he is not part of our sporting plans,” Bartomeu told Marca.