Roma took a huge step towards returning to the Champions League by beating local rivals Lazio 2-0 on Sunday in a feisty derby which finished with both teams down to 10 men, while Napoli won 3-0 at Pisa to secure a top-four spot. Gianluca Mancini smashed home two headers from corners, one in each half, […]
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Key players from Inter Milan’s Serie A title triumph
Inter Milan won their 21st league title on Sunday after beating Parma 2-0 and ending Napoli’s Scudetto defence with three matches remaining in the season. Here AFP looks at the key figures from what turned into a procession after a tricky opening to the first campaign under coach Cristian Chivu. Lautaro Martinez With a league-leading […]
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AC Milan, Juventus close in on Champions League qualification
AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season’s Champions League with respective victories over Verona and Bologna on Sunday. Adrien Rabiot swept home the only goal in Milan’s 1-0 win at Verona, giving his team an eight-point cushion on Como and Roma in fifth and sixth, while Juve are […]
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Ambitious Como’s Champions League bid tested by Serie A leaders Inter
Como’s bid to reach the Champions League faces a key test on Sunday when Serie A leaders Inter Milan arrive lakeside trying to take another step towards a 21st league title.
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Hosts Canada offer heartbroken Italians jersey swap for World Cup
Swap the Azzurri kit and slip into something maple-flavored: the Canadian Soccer Association spent Saturday tempting Toronto’s Italian diaspora to trade blue for red and rally behind the home team at the 2026 World Cup.
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Napoli and AC Milan face off as Italy licks its World Cup wounds
Napoli and AC Milan will face off on Monday with Serie A leaders Inter Milan in their sights, but the return of domestic football over Easter has been completely overshadowed by the fallout from Italy failing to reach yet another World Cup. Leading Milan by six points with eight matches remaining in the season, Inter […]
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Gattuso resigns as Italy coach after World Cup flop
Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday as the Azzurri failing to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football. A World Cup winner in 2006, Gattuso leaves after less than a year in charge of Italy, a team which has fallen far behind historic rivals like France and […]
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Italy hoping to scale World Cup ‘Everest’ ahead of Bosnia play-off showdown
Italy have one last obstacle standing between them and a return to the World Cup in the shape of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who host the Azzurri on Tuesday in what promises to be a tense qualification play-off final in Zenica. A battling win over Northern Ireland in last week’s semi-final did little to ease Italian […]
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Italy chases World Cup spot as Kosovo bids to make debut
Four-time World Cup winners Italy hope to end a 12-year absence from football’s biggest stage on Tuesday, while Kosovo are dreaming of a first ever appearance at a major tournament. AFP Sport previews the play-off finals that will decide the last four European qualifiers for this summer’s 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico and […]
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Italy beat Northern Ireland to keep World Cup hopes alive
Italy’s bid to end a 12-year World Cup absence will continue after beating Northern Ireland 2-0 on Thursday to reach the play-off final. Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean scored the second-half goals which decided a tight game in Bergamo to book Italy a showdown away from home with Bosnia & Herzegovina on Tuesday. Tonali’s rocket […]