Serie A preview: Clubs splash out on extravagant young talent as Italian football attempts to reassert itself
There is an alternate reality in which Pep Guardiola, in his new role as coach of Italy, would…
Interview with Francisco and Sergio Conceicao: On football, family and Portugal’s World Cup chances
Francisco ‘Chico’ Conceicao, 23, is a Portuguese international, a winger with Juventus who will play against the United…
Italian football is painfully slow but curiously enjoyable
Unusually, this weekend, the main talking point in English sport was not football. Despite Port Vale’s hugely impressive…
Paulo Fonseca: From a nine-month ban to rebuilding Lyon’s reputation – ‘Football is a pleasure’
At the end of their 13th consecutive victory, a visibly emotional Paulo Fonseca waved a Lyon scarf in…