FLORENCE, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Niclas Fullkrug of AC Milan looks on during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan at Artemio Franchi on January 11, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) New Milan signing Niclas Fullkrug is set for another spell on the sidelines, as the German

Napoli visit Juventus on January 25 in one of the biggest games of the season in Italy, so what to expect on Antonio Conte’s return to the Allianz Stadium? The rivalry between Napoli and Juventus is one of the most heated ones in Italian football and, in just a few days, the Bianconeri and Partenopei

MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of SSC Napoli is taken down the tunnel after being shown a red card during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Napoli coach Antonio Conte

MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 26: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale Milano in action during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadio Metropolitano on November 26, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Reports claim that Galatasaray Vice-President Abdullah Kavukcu has

The Professional Darts Corporation has revealed cinch as an official partner of the 2026 Premier League Darts, marking the second year of the partnership. The renewed partnership builds on the momentum from last season, where cinch’s brand presence and fan-focused activations resonated strongly with the sport’s following. Avril Palmer-Lavery, Chairman of Constellation Automotive Group, cinch

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter It finished as it started, with a new coach like Xabi Alonso apparently totally out of sync with the grand old institution of Real Madrid around him.

Ryan O’HanlonJan 13, 2026, 08:31 AM Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” We’ve already celebrated the not-quite-but-it’s-the-best-we-can-do halfway point of the Premier League season by looking backward. Last week, I picked out my award winners for the first slightly-more-than-half

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has launched a critique of Kylian Mbappé following the Real Madrid star’s controversial refusal to engage in a guard of honor after the Spanish Super Cup final.   Barcelona president branded the Frenchman’s decision to urge his teammates to leave the pitch as “surprising” and lacking in sportsmanship. Barça won 3-2

Kylian Mbappé has been portrayed by some as one of the figures linked to Xabi Alonso’s dismissal as Real Madrid head coach on Monday, particularly following the confrontation surrounding a proposed guard of honor for Barcelona. As speculation about tension between the player and coach grew, Mbappé shared a farewell message addressed to Alonso. Real

An explosion in Manchester was felt more than 1,000 miles away. The decision by Sir Jim Ratcliffe to detonate the Ruben Amorim project shook football. Its blast radius even reached as far as southern Italy. Before his Roma side played away at Lecce last Tuesday, Gian Piero Gasperini received an update about the transfer market.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 27: Donyell Malen of Aston Villa looks on with a cut on his head during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Aston Villa FC and BSC Young Boys at Villa Park on November 27, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Roma are going

MILAN: Scott McTominay kept Napoli in touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a brace in Sunday’s entertaining 2-2 draw at the San Siro, after AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina. The Scotland midfielder twice equalized to make sure that the reigning champions would stay four points behind Inter, who

1 Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has taken to social media, to send a farewell message the way of departing manager Xabi Alonso. This of course comes fresh off the Spanish tactician being sent on his way by the Santiago Bernabéu brass. Alonso was on Monday afternoon informed that he would no longer be tasked

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 12: Weston McKennie of Juventus FC is challenged by Emil Audero Mulyadi of US Cremonese during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Cremonese at Allianz Stadium on January 12, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Juventus declared their Scudetto ambitions after demolishing Cremonese 5-0

1 La Liga giants Barcelona will be force to make do without the contributions of Frenkie de Jong in the club’s next Copa del Rey outing. As much comes owing to developments in the Spanish Super Cup final. Barcelona are of course fresh off retaining their Supercopa title on Sunday evening, at the expense of

LEEDS, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 04: Jack Harrison of Leeds during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road on October 04, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) Sky Sport Italia claim that Fiorentina are in advanced negotiations to sign Leeds United winger Jack Harrison, who would

Vinicius Junior’s moment of magic for Real Madrid in their Super Cup clash with Clasico rivals Barcelona counted for little in the grand scheme of things, as they suffered a 3-2 defeat, but it did see him match a notable record. The Brazilian forward now sits level with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Ferenc Puskas