MARTIN SAMUEL: Nobody who loves football can feel for these Super League clubs the same way again

You hate our club.  Sports writers get that a lot. The accusation that we’re biased against a team. Any team. Doesn’t matter what team really. West Brom, once. I don’t even know why anyone would think I cared about, let alone hated, West Brom, but there it was. And it isn’t true. I love football, … Read more

Ajax ball boy angers Roma’s Riccardo Calafiori as he hurls ball at his HEAD after some time-wasting

Frustrated Ajax ball boy hurls the ball at Roma’s Riccardo Calafiori because he thinks the Italian is time-wasting near the end of their Europa League match… but the innocent PLAYER gets a booking! Riccardo Calafiori started time-wasting in Roma’s 2-1 win over Ajax on Thursday The young defender kicked away some balls while waiting to … Read more

Amad Diallo fined £42,000 for falsifying documents to reunite with fictitious parents in Italy

Manchester United‘s new signing Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 in Italy over allegations he used fake documents and bogus parents to move to Europe from Ivory Coast. Diallo was in the United squad for the first time for Tuesday night’s FA Cup tie against West Ham following his £37million move from Atalanta. The FIGC, … Read more

Amad Diallo fined £42,000 for falsifying documents to reunite with fictitious parents in Italy

Manchester United‘s new signing Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 in Italy over allegations he used fake documents and bogus parents to move to Europe from Ivory Coast. Diallo was in the United squad for the first time for Tuesday night’s FA Cup tie against West Ham following his £37million move from Atalanta. The FIGC, … Read more

Romano Floriani Mussolini, great-grandson of infamous fascist dictator Benito, pens deal at Lazio

Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson signs a professional contract with Lazio – a club that has spent years downplaying its links with far-right fascist groups Romano Floriani Mussolini has come up through the Lazio academy system The promising right-back, aged 18, has now signed a deal with the Serie A side But he is also the great-grandson … Read more

AC Milan hit with more coronavirus problems as Hakan Calhanoglu and Theo Hernandez test positive

AC Milan hit with more coronavirus problems as Hakan Calhanoglu and Theo Hernandez test positive… leaving the Serie A leaders without the pair for next two games with Ante Rebic and Rade Krunic already out with Covid Hakan Canaloglu and Theo Hernandez have tested positive for coronavirus The AC Milan pair will miss the Rossoneri’s … Read more

Napoli light up stadium to honour Diego Maradona as Serie A side claim 2-0 victory over Rijeka

Napoli light up their San Paolo Stadium to honour Diego Maradona as thousands of fans gather outside the ground to pay their respects as Serie A side claim 2-0 Europa League victory over Rijeka Napoli paid tribute to Diego Maradona during their Europa League tie with Rijeka The Serie A side beat the Croatian team … Read more

Maradona is laid to rest after thousands of fans lined the streets of Buenos Aires

Diego has been laid to rest after thousands of fans lined the streets of Buenos Aires to pay their respects as his coffin was driven to the cemetery on Thursday.  The 1986 World Cup winner was taken by hearse to the Bella Vista cemetery on the outskirts of the capital – where his parents are buried … Read more

Diego Maradona’s coffin arrives at Argentinian president’s mansion

Diego Maradona’s body arrived at the presidential palace in Argentina today as a grieving country prepares to pay its last respects to the flawed football genius who died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60.   As a crowd of weeping fans gathered outside, Maradona’s coffin was lifted out of an ambulance … Read more

The view from Naples: Maradona is a God in this city. People are weeping at the news

THE VIEW FROM NAPLES: Maradona is a god in this city. People are walking around the streets like zombies, weeping at the news that Diego is dead By Alvise Cagnazzo In Naples For Mailonline Published: 17:32 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 18:21 GMT, 25 November 2020 For a moment, Naples closed its eyes full … Read more