Juventus have named Didier Deschamps as their new coach.

Deschamps replaces Fabio Capello at Stadio Delle Alpi after he stepped down to take over at Real Madrid last week.

The World Cup winner is highly-regarded at Juve after a successful playing career in Turin.

The former Monaco boss has signed a two-year deal with the Bianconeri.

Deschamps revealed last month that he was willing to join Juventus even if they are relegated as punishment for their part in an investigation into match-fixing.

Deschamps has been out of work since September 2005 after leaving Monaco and he will be given the task of leading Juve back to Serie A if, as expected, they are demoted.

By Peter ORourke -  Created on 10 Jul 2006    skysports.com

Porto striker Hugo Almeida has completed a season-long loan move to German side Werder Bremen.

The Portuguese outfit were keen to allow the 22-year-old to gain experience on the continent and a number of clubs had been interested in the player's services.

Premiership sides Portsmouth and Tottenham were both looking into the possibility of signing Almeida but Bremen have won the race for the Portuguese international.

Almeida will move to the Weser Stadion on a one-year loan deal looking to impress to earn a regular starting spot when he returns to Porto in 2007.

"My main objective is to play and I believe that in Germany I will learn a lot," he said.

Serie A striker Cristiano Lucarelli has hit out at Livorno for agreeing a deal with Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg.

The prolific 30-year-old has reacted angrily after the announcement that a €10 million (£6.9 million) agreement has been reached for his signature.

He has been offered a €3 million (£2.1 million) three-year deal to move from his native country, but he feels aggrieved by the treatment from his hometown club.

"They told me they would never sell me and then in half an hour they found an agreement with Zenit," he told television.

"I don't mind. The truth is that I've tolerated Livorno for three years. I only stayed for the goals and the great love the supporters showed me. I thought I deserved more consideration."

Lucarelli notched an impressive 20 league goals for the Armando Picchi outfit last term, and the Russians are anxious to secure a marksman of that calibre for their Premiership campaign.

By Nadia Carminati -  Created on 10 Jul 2006   skysports.com

Lucarelli?!?! U, xebote, ovi Rusi nisu normalni... tip ce tamo zabit 35 golova u prvoj sezoni...

Alex Ferguson i Rino Gattuso u istom klubu....sjecas li se one pjesme:

THIS TOWN IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US

Jeba te led , izgleda da cemo za godinu-dvi u "Petici" gledat rusku ligu  !

yap, Petrograd je gnijezdo Velikog Crvenog Oktobra