CREMONA, Italy (AP) — Former Chelsea players Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic scored as AC Milan beat host Lecce 2-0 for its first win in Serie A on Friday. Actress Helen Mirren donned a yellow Lecce shirt and watched from the stands but there was little to excite the home fans or the Oscar-winning star…
Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s La Liga have hit back at a European Union commissioner who branded their plans to stage domestic matches outside as a “betrayal” of the fans. Serie A is planning to stage a match between AC Milan and Como in Perth, Australia, next February, while La Liga hopes to move Villarreal’s…
Just a few hours before their Serie A meeting at San Siro, Kristjan Asllani has officially joined Torino from Inter. Albania international Asllani has completed an initial loan move to Torino from Inter. Advertisement Asllani joins Torino: official Inter statement MILAN, ITALY – MAY 03: Kristjan Asllani with his team-mates Davide Frattesi and Stefan De…
MILAN (AP) — Napoli’s former Premier League players lit up Serie A on the opening day of the new season on Saturday. Kevin De Bruyne netted in his debut and Scott McTominay scored the opener as Antonio Conte’s team kicked off its Serie A title defense with a comfortable 2-0 win at Serie B champion…
You should have had a release clause, Alexander! Imagine the strife and anger that could have been avoided had Isak’s agent insisted on inserting a figure of, say, £120million into the six-year contract his client signed when joining Newcastle United in August 2022. Then again — and please do not take this to be actual…
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…
AC Milan tipped to play Serie A domestic match in Perth Their San Siro home will be used for Winter Olympics Game against Como likely at Optus Stadium on February 6 By ANDREW PRENTICE, SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 08:01 BST, 16 August 2025 | Updated: 08:01 BST, 16 August 2025 In what would be a…
Italian football icon Arrigo Sacchi has voiced his mixed feelings about teenage defender Giovanni Leoni’s potential switch to Liverpool. The former Italy and AC Milan manager acknowledges the Reds would be landing a “real talent” should they secure a deal with Parma for the 18-year-old. Liverpool are poised to intensify their pursuit of Leoni as…