I suggest you use a different font. I'd use Myriad Pro for all web design fonts. (except for headers and sometimes mav.)
I'd have all nav fonts the same size as well, it disrupts the flow having them all different sizes. Maybe blend a pattern into the nav button as well, and also blend a pattern into the bg?
I'd make the news text either white, or a brighter grey too. The header for each news thing I'd also make bold.
The whole thing looks rather bland as well, how about put a strip of the gold colour from juves badge somewhere? Maybe instead of the white stroked news boxes. I don't know..but if there was a splash of pne colour somewhere, it would set it off I think.
Everything else is done really well, good job.
De ja vu?