Andrea Pirlo is out of contention for the Italy job amid political concerns over a sponsorship deal with a Russian betting firm.

The Italian soccer federation has talked to Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti about leading the national team.

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has left his role by mutual consent after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Italy's soccer federation president has resigned amid political pressure after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup.

Napoli has been crowned Italian Super Cup champion after beating Bologna 2-0 in Riyadh.

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis are already known.

Napoli has won its second Serie A title in three years.

Antonio Conte has left his position as Tottenham manager by mutual agreement.

The goals just keep flowing for Erling Haaland and Manchester City.

Harry Kane broke Tottenham’s all-time scoring record with his 267th goal for the club that will have been celebrated almost as jubilantly by the other team in north London.

Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League.

Brighton has beaten Chelsea 4-1 in the English Premier League to hand Graham Potter his first loss since leaving the south-coast club to take over the Blues in September.

Tottenham saw off Everton 2-0 at home and secured its best start in the English Premier League era after 10 games.

Jack Grealish and Son Heung-min are two of the English Premier League’s most high-profile players and have been facing growing criticism for their failure to score this season.

It might be time for Liverpool to start worrying about its slow start to the English Premier League.

Harry Kane used to be regarded as a slow starter to Premier League seasons.

It was a milestone day for Harry Kane in the Premier League.

Liverpool has made a stuttering start to the English Premier League.

Arsenal remained in fourth place after Gabriel's header secured a 2-1 win at West Ham in the Premier League.

It was a Premier League day that could hardly have gone any better for Tottenham.

North London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are neck and neck in the fight for Champions League qualification in the English Premier League.

Hakim Ziyech’s curling, dipping strike and Thiago Silva's header gave Chelsea a 2-0 win over Tottenham to end a four-match winless run in the Premier League.

Tottenham has staged the latest-ever comeback to win a Premier League game.

The Premier League is exploring new rules on postponements after criticism from clubs over why games are being called off.

Rodri scored a stoppage-time winner to complete Manchester City's comeback to win 2-1 at Arsenal and move the champions 11 points in front of second-place Chelsea at the top of the standings.

Liverpool has lost 1-0 to Leicester in a big blow to the team's chances of winning the Premier League title.

Chelsea will play Tottenham in the League Cup semifinals and Arsenal will face Liverpool.

Chelsea complained about having to play with a coronavirus-depleted squad in drawing 0-0 at Wolverhampton.

Ralf Rangnick has started his tenure as Manchester United manager with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League thanks to a rare goal from Fred at Old Trafford.

Tottenham has come from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 and earn a first win under Antonio Conte in the Premier League.

West Ham ended Liverpool’s 25-match unbeaten run in all competitions with a 3-2 victory that dislodged the team from third place in the Premier League.

The money in that contract is daunting: a reported 100 million euros ($118 million) annual salary package and release clause demanding a 700 million euros ($827 million) transfer fee. What coach says no to Messi? said Tuchel, whose side lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich on Sunday. GERMANYBayern Munich appears in little need of reinforcement after winning a Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble. The Bavarian powerhouse has grown on and off the pitch thanks to smart financial management, with revenue of 750 million euros ($886 million) in the most recent annual accounts and profit after tax of 52 million euros ($61.5 million). When World Cup-winning France defender Lucas Hernndez arrived last year for a club-record 80 million euros ($95 million) from Atltico Madrid, it was an exception.

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)DSSELDORF DWhat is the point of the Europa League? But obviously the Europa League has meant a lot to us. Before its run to the final, Sevilla gave its players six days' rest after the league season ended on July 19. Inter won three of those, most recently in 1998, with Brazil legend Ronaldo scoring in a 3-0 final win over Lazio. Ever since Porto beat Braga in an all-Portuguese final in 2011, every Europa League winner has come from either La Liga or the English Premier League.