With the domestic leagues underway, the main event of Europe’s footballing calendar has finally been scheduled. On Thursday, all 36 participants in the UEFA Champions League learned who their eight opponents will be in the opening phase of the 2025-26 installment. Over the past decade, U.S. players have become increasingly relevant to the competition. Last…
MILAN (AP) — A soccer chief in Italy says he fears the country could be stripped of the hosting rights to the European Championship in 2032 if an immediate move isn’t made to update stadiums. Italy and Turkey will stage the tournament in seven years, but while Turkey has arenas and infrastructure almost entirely ready…
The 2025/26 Serie A season gets underway on Saturday when Napoli begin their league title defence at promoted Sassuolo. AFP Sport looks at some of the new faces to watch for ahead of the campaign as teams jostle to dethrone the champions: Advertisement Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) The headline transfer of the summer, Kevin De…
When Martin Scorsese saw Fellini’s 8½ for the first time he was a student at New York University. Upon returning home, he tried to sketch his favourite scenes from memory and then set about thinking what the film was about. “Then you realise you don’t have to because it’s very simple really,” Scorsese explained. Dreams….
The excitement generated by Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence in Hong Kong this week can be attributed not only to his fame but to how long fans have waited to see him play in the city. Their first opportunity to do so may also be the last, with Ronaldo now 40 years old – even if he…
UDINE, Italy (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain get back on the hunt for trophies in the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday. It’s the annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League — and PSG starts as the big favorite. Advertisement Coming off winning the treble, including the Champions League…
By TOM COLLOMOSSE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 11:59 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 12:17 BST, 6 August 2025 Douglas Luiz is a target for Nottingham Forest and Everton but Juventus are reluctant to let the former Aston Villa midfielder leave the club on loan. The out-of-favour midfielder is expected to be playing his football elsewhere this…
By LUKE POWER Published: 09:16 BST, 25 July 2025 | Updated: 09:16 BST, 25 July 2025 A former Premier League star is reportedly set to be punished after playing hooky from Juventus training. The Brazilian star failed to materialise at training on Thursday amid reported interest from three Premier League clubs. Douglas Luiz, who used…
Sportitalia claim Atalanta are ready to pay €12m for Italy international Federico Chiesa, with Liverpool prepared to cover a large part of his salary. It is no secret that the former Juventus and Fiorentina winger is not part of the plans for this season at Anfield, having been left out of their pre-season training camp….
After links with Lecce, Cremonese and Pisa, Wrexham confirm they are close to signing Empoli defender Liberato Cacace. The 24-year-old is a New Zealand international of obvious Italian origins who has been at Empoli since leaving VV Sint-Truiden in January 2022. Advertisement His departure seemed likely after relegation to Serie B and the fact his…