Juventus hitman David Trezeguet insists he is honoured at playing for the club as he prepares for his tenth year in Turin.

The Frenchman has not enjoyed the best of season's this year as he was hampered with injury, and this was followed by minor squabbles with coach Claudio Ranieri. However, the former Monaco man has put his woes behind him as he displays his love for the club.

"It's a massive honour for me to be playing for Juventus," Trezeguet told Le Figaro.

"I am honoured belonging to the history of a club where other French champions like [Michel] Platini and [Zinedine] Zidane have played.

"This club is like a family for me and it's one of the few sides in Europe which has players who have been here for a good part of ten years."

Although Trezeguet has won domestic honours with Juventus, he is hoping to lift the Champions League trophy with them in the future.

"I miss winning the Champions League as I have already won two Scudetti and a top-scorers award with Juve," he concluded.

Salvatore Landolina, Goal.com

Welcome to the Peace Cup 2009!

Summer is almost here in Andalucia, but that doesn't mean that football is finished. Coming up between July 24th and August 2nd 2009 is the Peace Cup 2009, the biggest and best pre-season competition featuring some of the world's biggest clubs.

As the name suggests, the object of the Peace Cup is to use football to advance the goal of world peace. Run by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation, past winners include Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais.

Previous editions of the Peace Cup have been held in Korea, but for the first time the competition is coming to Europe, with five stadiums in Andalucia and one in Madrid set to host matches that will delight both the Spanish public and the world at large. (We'll have more information about the venues and about Andalucia for you over the coming days.)

The international flavour of the tournament is very much alive, with twelve teams from nine countries taking part. In alphabetical order, these are:

Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)
Aston Villa (England)
Celtic (Scotland)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Juventus (Italy)
LDU Quito (Ecuador)
Malaga CF (Spain)
Olympique Lyonnais (France)
FC Porto (Portugal)
Seongnam FC (Korea)
Sevilla CF (Spain)
Real Madrid (Spain)

The draw will be made this Thursday, April 16th, so you can find out the fate of your favourite team.

Also to look forward to this week:

• Monday night press conference - getting ready for hosting, Malaga share their thoughts
  
• A history of the Peace Cup, which played its first tournament in 2003
• An in-depth look at both the teams and the stadiums involved this year in Andalucia
• Timing is everything: why it matters that the Peace Cup takes place in the middle of a transfer window

So, in peace and sport, we invite you to share all the build-up and action for this tournament with us.

--Goal.com team

6 April 2009

The disappointment for the draw against Chievo and the missed victory seconds from the end of the match is still very strong but the bianconeri will come to terms with it in the company of their families. The team, in fact, as per schedule has the day off today. The break is useful in order to re-charge the batteries and rest the muscles, many of which afre also suffering the fatigue undergone during the international matches of last week.

The team will get back to work tomorrow, when the medical staff will examine the condition of Salihamidzic and Grygera who were forced to leave the field during the match against Chievo. The group will train on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning while on Friday the session will be held in the afternoon before the departure to Genova where the bianconeri will be hosted by Gasperini’s rossoblu on Saturday.

After Camoranesi, De Ceglie and Marchisio the match against Chievo should also see the recovery of Legrottaglie and Zanetti who have been discharged by the medical staff but still in search of the best condition.

juventus.com

6 April 2009

All of Italy is under shock following the terrible earthquake which hit the Abruzzo region especially the province of L’Aquila during the early hours of the day.

Juventus expressed its solidarity towards all the population and the many Juventus supporters especially the members of the Juventus Club Doc of the zone in question: Altoaterno di Montereale (L’Aquila), Sulmona, Maiella Bianconera (Chieti), Alba Adriatica (Teramo), Centro Italia (Rieti) and Offida (in the Marche region).

juventus.com