Down to Ten Men

Serie A champions, Juventus officially signs summer interest Miralem Pjanic from AS Roma.

Juve signed the rising star player ahead of top English Premier League clubs, Chelsea FC and Manchester United who both really wanted the play maker to join them during the summer.

The Bianconeri confirmed the purchase of the player in an official statement. Pjanic completed his medicals on Monday 13th June and was unveiled immediately. Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that the five-year deal is worth €4.5m per season.

Christian Abbiati spent 15 seasons performing with Ac.Milan and at the age of 38, he has hang up gloves as the veteran shot-stopper opted to retire in what has been a fairly underwhelming season for Ac.Milan as they lost against As.Roma in the last league match of the season and failed to snatch a Europa League spot.

"I thought I would get more emotional, but I kept it all in. I will keep thanking the fans, the club, President Silvio Berlusconi and Adriano Galliani for the rest of my life for all the wonderful moments I have enjoyed. With a host of great stars, we won everything. It's a shame to say goodbye after a defeat like this. I wanted to thank the fans who waited to say goodbye to me" AC Milan’s Christian Abbiati said after As.Roma defeated Ac.Milan on their last league match.

Manchester United are hoping to close in on outgoing PSG star striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic is expected to make a decision about his future before the Euros with Manchester United, LA Galaxy and Arsenal among the clubs interested.

Host of the Euro 2016 tournament this summer, France surrounded its largest soccer stadium with a 7-foot fence and deployed 1,700 security personnel in a bid to prevent repeats of November's ISIS bombing. However, this did not all go to plan as the test run caused chaos.

The new measures were installed at the Stade de France ahead of Euro 2016 which kicks off across the country in three weeks (the first match of Euro 2016 is scheduled for June 10).

However, thousands of fans became trapped by a new two-tier security system that forced supporters to pass through pat-downs and multiple ticket checks on Saturday. Some people in the densely-packed crowds even ignited fireworks in protest to the measures.

Juventus are unlikely to see any major departures in the summer, according to manager Massimiliano Allegri.

The Italian recently agreed a contract extension with the Italian Serie A winners. After having won the league title for a fifth consecutive time, Juventus will start to think about doing well in European competitions. Allegri has extended his contract by two more years. There have been suggestions that players like Paul Pogba will look for a move in the summer. At 23 years of age, the Frenchman is regarded as one of the finest midfielders of this generation.

England to face three challenging opponents as the build-up to Euro 2016 begins in earnest for Roy Hodgson’s team who go into the tournament as one of the darkhorses.

Impressive performances against France and Germany in recent friendlies has reignited hope across fans and pundits alike that England do have the talent and quality in order to compete in France this summer.