Footy Speak

A poor run of results at Juventus has lead to the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Juventus have not won a game in their last seven league games. They now sit in third place, only one point above fourth, with two games left to go. If they slip into fourth, they can wave good bye to automatic Champions League qualification.

“The next two games are our future,” Blanc said. “It is not our style (to sack someone) but we can not miss out on Europe. We wanted to shock the players so they’d take the right path with the right man at the right moment.”