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AC Milan
/ 521 days agoNewcastle nearing $75 million deal with AC Milan for Tonali
Newcastle is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with AC Milan for Sandro Tonali. The defensive midfielder is regarded as a top player in his position and would cost the Magpies around $75 million. He would become just the sixth Italian to play for the club. The Athletic is reporting that the two teams are […]
Italy
/ 523 days agoSerie A unable to get favorable offers for domestic rights
Serie A is struggling to land domestic broadcasting rights. The league's broadcasting rights, at both domestic and international levels, expire at the end of the 2023/24 season. However, as seen with the Premier League in 2022, leagues like to have their broadcast rights locked up some time in advance. The Italian top flight is entering […]
Italy
/ 528 days agoLate Spain goal sends La Roja through to Nations League Final
Spain earned a spot in the UEFA Nations League Final with a late 2-1 win over Italy. It was a rematch of the 2021 Nations League semifinal between the two. In that game, where Italy was the host, Spain prevailed by the same scoreline. The result sets Spain up with a chance at redemption. After […]
AC Milan
/ 531 days agoLegendary AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi dies, age 86
Silvio Berlusconi, who was famously the President of AC Milan and Monza in recent years, was confirmed dead on Monday. Berlusconi had been battling leukemia. He was 86. Berlusconi was a person of key significance in Italy. While soccer fans would recognize him as the president of Milan for 31 years, his influence stretches far […]
AC Milan
/ 541 days agoRafael Leao new Milan contract has $188 million release clause
AC Milan has confirmed that Rafael Leao has signed a new contract extension to remain with the club. The news is particularly important considering that the 23-year-old star's previous deal was set to expire in 2024. However, the Italian side has now tied down their key player until the summer of 2028. Along with the […]
Coppa Italia
/ 550 days agoLautaro Martinez brace gives Inter another Coppa Italia title
Inter Milan narrowly defeated Fiorentina for the Coppa Italia title on Wednesday. The victory means that Inter has now collected the trophy in back-to-back seasons. Lautaro Martinez starred for the club, scoring both of Inter's goals. Both Italian clubs played the match on Wednesday with a European clash on the horizon. In fact, the Italian […]
Italy
/ 552 days agoJuventus docked 10 points as Serie A blows wide open
Despite avoiding a 15-point deduction, Serie A and a federal court of appeal removed 10 points from Juventus as a result of its financial scandals. As a result, the Bianconeri fall from second to seventh, a spot that is outside of all European play. With two games remaining, there are now five teams vying for […]
AC Milan
/ 558 days agoInter into Champions League Final after beating AC Milan
Inter Milan beat rivals AC Milan at the San Siro Stadium on Tuesday to advance to the Champions League Final next month. It will be its first title game in the competition since collecting the trophy in 2010, a treble-winning season for the Nerazzurri. The hosts entered the second leg of the tie with a […]
Diego Maradona
/ 569 days agoNapoli fans erupt as club wins first Serie A title in 33 years
Napoli collected its third Serie A title, and first since 1990, on Thursday. Gli Azzurri only needed a draw against Udinese to clinch the Scudetto. Star striker Victor Osimhen scored in the 52nd minute of the match to secure the vital point for the club. The Italian champions picked up the previously elusive trophy despite the […]
AS Roma
/ 570 days agoMourinho wears wire to record conversations with referee
Roma manager Jose Mourinho has admitted to wearing a wire during his club's matchup with Monza on Wednesday, saying he wanted to "protect" himself from referee Daniele Chiffi. “I’m not stupid, you know,” Mourinho stated after the game. “Today, I went to the game with a microphone. I recorded everything. From the moment I left the […]
AS Roma
/ 580 days agoSerie A European spots heat up as Atalanta defeats Roma
Atalanta defeated Roma to create a logjam of teams vying for European spots in Serie A. The 3-1 win over Jose Mourinho's Roma kept Atalanta's bid of getting back into European competition alive. La Dea entered the game in seventh, five points behind Inter Milan. Roma, on the other hand, was level with Milan but […]
Inter Milan
/ 580 days agoItalian police ban 171 Juventus fans for racist abuse
A number of Juventus fans picked up bans and fines from Italian police stemming from racist abuse they hailed at Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku. The incidents occurred after Lukaku leveled a Coppa Italia semifinal game late in Turin. Juventus fans behind the goal where the Belgian scored laid into Lukaku. Inexplicably, Lukaku picked up […]
Italy
/ 584 days agoJuventus points deduction revoked for this season
The deduction of 15 points assigned to Juventus earlier in the season has been revoked. Serie A slammed the Turin club with the punishment for false accounting accusations. The financial irregularities included three transfers of players to Tottenham in one summer. Fabio Paratici was an executive at Juventus before moving to the north London club. […]
Italy
/ 602 days agoTraveling through Italy: A journey through time and culture
Italy is a country that has something to offer for everyone – from the stunning art and architecture of the cities, to the relaxed way of life and delicious cuisine. In March, I had the pleasure of visiting some of the most beautiful cities in Italy, including Rome, Florence, Venice, Pisa and Milan, and each […]
CBS Sports
/ 606 days agoCBS to call Napoli-Milan on-site with Gianfranco Zola as guest
CBS Sports' Serie A studio team and commentators are heading to Italy this weekend to cover Sunday's Napoli-Milan game on-site. It's another example of the commitment that CBS Sports is showing to coverage of Italy's Serie A. And the timing couldn't be better. Napoli are close to winning the scudetto, for the first time since […]