Last updated: 24th September 2008
Andrade: Retirement fears
Juventus fear defender Jorge Andrade's career may be over as he struggles to recover from a serious knee injury.
The 30-year-old Portugal international underwent surgery in pre-season after breaking his left kneecap for the second time in a year.
The former Porto and Deportivo La Coruna man suffered the initial injury at the start of last season after just four games for Juve.
Andrade then had two operations on the knee, forcing him to miss the rest of last term, before suffering a relapse in July during pre-season training.
Juve have now requested the termination of his contract pending a medical examination by the Italian league, the club said in a statement to the Italian stock exchange on Wednesday.

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| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 31st May | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Reggina 1 - 1 Siena | |
| Fiorentina 0 - 2 AC Milan | |
| Genoa 4 - 1 Lecce | |
| Juventus 2 - 0 Lazio | |
| Bologna 3 - 1 Catania | |
| Inter Milan 4 - 3 Atalanta | |
| Palermo 2 - 2 Sampdoria | |
| Udinese 6 - 2 Cagliari | |
| Napoli 3 - 0 Chievo | |
| Roma 3 - 2 Torino | |
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Sampdoria 2 - 2 Udinese | |
| Catania 3 - 1 Napoli | |
| Cagliari 2 - 1 Inter Milan | |
| Lecce 1 - 1 Fiorentina | |
| Torino 2 - 3 Genoa | |
| Atalanta 2 - 2 Palermo | |
| Siena 0 - 3 Juventus | |
| Chievo 0 - 0 Bologna | |
| AC Milan 2 - 3 Roma | |
| Wednesday 20th May | |
| Italy Serie A | |
| Lazio 1 - 0 Reggina | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bari | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bologna | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Catania | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chievo | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Genoa | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Inter Milan | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Juventus | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lazio | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Livorno | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Napoli | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Palermo | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Parma | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Roma | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Siena | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Udinese | 0 | 0 |
Wolfsburg and Rangers both sealed their respective league titles on the final day of their seasons.
Barcelona crowned champions despite loss at Mallorca while Inter secure fourth straight Scudetto.
Barcelona hammered Real Madrid 6-2 as Wolfsburg and Inter also strengthened their positions.
Felipe Melo has reiterated he is happy at Fiorentina despite ongoing reports linking him to Arsenal.
Roma captain Francesco Totti has revealed he is poised to sign a new long-term deal with the club.
Emmanuel Adebayor's agent insists the player has no plans to quit Arsenal this summer.
Edgar Barreto looks set to sign for Sampdoria although he insisted he will keep his options open.
Florentino Perez has called for the world's wealthiest football clubs to create a European Super League.