The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

There’s a long list of players who could be leaving Juventus this summer. We have a discussion about the bigger names who will likely be sold (or simply just told to leave) during the summer transfer window. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Juventus have made their first signing of the summer, with Canadian striker Jonathan David officially joining on a “free” transfer. It could end up being the first of a handful of moves — both incoming and outgoing — that Juve try and complete before preseason training gets underway later this month. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Juventus’ goalkeeper had one of the best performances of his career, but the Bianconeri were unable to pull the upset and beat Real Madrid in the Club World Cup Round of 16, ending their short yet eventful stay in the United States. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on...

After two big wins to start the Club World Cup group stage, Juventus were taken apart by Pep Guardiola’s Man City in the Group G finale — which now means Igor Tudor’s squad will face Real Madrid in the round of 16. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as w...

We weren’t sure what kind of shape Juventus would be in entering the Club World Cup, but the Bianconeri have started with two straight blowout victories — and they’ve been led by their young No. 10 and his impressive form. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as...

As Juve get set to kick things off in the United States this week, we discuss the tournament as a whole, we we’re expecting from Igor Tudor’s squad and we hope to potentially see at the Club World Cup. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Fans First Spo...

With their big target, Antonio Conte, now off the board after he decided to stay at Napoli, we discuss if keeping Igor Tudor around for the 2025-26 season is the best thing for Juventus to do. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Fans First Sports Network ⁠⁠⁠...

The 2024-25 season has come and gone, and it certainly was an interesting one for Juventus, with the bad outweighing the good and the project that we were told the club was building very much a thing of the past already. Before getting to our usual season-in-review thoughts, we discuss Juventus reportedly parting ways with Chief Football Officer Cristiano Giuntoli and it what means for a club stil...

A very disappointing season reached its final chapter this past weekend, and Juventus needed every bit of their comeback mojo to hold off now-relegated Venezia to clinch fourth place and a spot in the Champions League next year. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Fans...

In their final home game of the 2024-25 season, Juventus were able to claim a win over Udinese that ensured the Bianconeri will enter the final weekend of the campaign with destiny in their hands as they look to wrap up Champions League qualification. That will come, however, in a fixture that will be far from a straightforward one in Venice. You can follow us — or send us questions — on B...

Another weekend comes and goes with Juventus’ chances of at least holding serve in fourth place hanging on by a thread after the 1-1 draw with Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Fans First Sports Network ⁠⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter. You can also fol...

Juventus and Bologna shared the points in one of the Bianconeri’s biggest remaining games of the 2024-25 season, with their grip on fourth place even the more uncertain following Matchday 35 in Serie A. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠ as well as the Fans First Sports Network ⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠ on Twi...

The first half against the worst team in Serie A was going pretty well ... until Juventus’ No. 10 was sent off on the cusp of halftime. Because of it, Juve will now be without one of their best and most talented players entering a huge matchup to begin the month of May. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠, Twitter ⁠@JuventusNation⁠ or ⁠on Facebook⁠ as...

With Juventus’ Matchday 33 fixture against Parma getting postponed a couple of days after Pope Francis passed away, we take a look at what’s to come the rest of the 2024-25 season as the Bianconeri try and qualify for the Champions League. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Networ...

Juventus proved to be one of the biggest beneficiaries from a weekend that was jam-packed with clubs fighting for the top four in Serie A facing one another, as the Bianconeri got a win over relegation-threatened Lecce to jump over red-hot Bologna in the standings. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the...

Igor Tudor faced quite a test this past weekend, and for the first 45 minutes Juventus were very much passing said test, but they were unable to keep that level going as Roma came back after halftime to pull even for a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Spo...

While not always pretty, Juventus began life with Igor Tudor as their caretaker manager with a win over Genoa this past weekend, as Kenan Yildiz was the star of the show and marked his return to the starting lineup in refreshing fashion. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @Fa...

With their Champions League chances seemingly diminishing by the week, Juventus’ front office made about as big of a move as they still could this past weekend, parting ways with under-fire manager Thiago Motta and naming Igor Tudor as his short-term replacement. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans...

For the second consecutive Sunday, Juventus were handed a humiliating loss by a contender for a European position, this time at the hands of Fiorentina in a 3-0 loss in Florence. On Episode 277 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from Juventus’ 3-0 loss to Fiorentina over the weekend. (Hint: they’re not very positive!) What the heck happened to Juventus against Fiorentina? How ba...

One of our best friends of the podcast, Viola Nation head honcho Tito, stops by for his latest visit ahead of Juventus’ trip to Florence to face a Fiorentina side that has fallen on some hard times. We ask Tito about all of this — and then some. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Netwo...

In game in which Juventus could have moved into third place with a victory, it was Atalanta that absolutely schooled the Bianconeri and handed them their worst loss on their home field since the late 1960s. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on Facebook as well as the Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN on Twitter. You can also...

For the second straight week, Juventus were ousted from a knockout competition. But unlike last week in the Champions League, Juve’s elimination from the Coppa Italia came at the hands of a truly bad squad who were very much uninterested in actually thinking they had a chance prior to kickoff. You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky @bwrao.bsky.social, Twitter @JuventusNation or on...

Juventus are now a few days removed from their Champions League coming to an end at the hands of PSV Eindhoven, the kind of result that both frustrated the masses and showed plenty of reoccurring issues from throughout the 2024-25 season. On Episode 273 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juventus crashed out of the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven. That’s not good. What went wrong f...

It turned out to be a very important week for Thiago Motta and Juventus, capped with Sunday night’s win over Inter in the Derby d’Italia at the Allianz Stadium. On Episode 272 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the Juventus week that was. That week came to a thrilling conclusion with Sunday night’s Derby d’Italia win over Inter Milan in Turin. It was quite the exciting vict...

Kolo Muani, who arrived on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in January, has scored five goals in his first three games with Juventus and making things rather interesting considering the regular starter up front is very much not in the same kind of form as the 26-year-old Frenchman. On Episode 271 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the Juventus week that was. Randal Kolo Muani...