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Italian Serie A
Serie A is the top professional football division in Italian football. It was founded in 1898, and is contested by 20 teams. Serie A has produced the highest number of European Cup finalists: Italian clubs have reached the final of the competition on a record 27 different occasions, winning the title 12 times. No fewer than 16 clubs have won Serie A, with Juventus its most successful team having won the title 33 times. They are the current champions of Serie A having secured a sixth straight title last season.
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9 September, 2024
AC Milan fans cheer on their team during a International Champions Cup clash with Inter Milan in Shenzhen. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Super League

Italy, Milan icon Baresi urges Chinese Super League to create football ‘culture’

China’s football has fallen behind – the Italian says it should work to develop grass roots and infrastructure rather than importing players.

Milan, Italy legend Baresi hails ‘special relationship’ with China in Shanghai

Italian club side sack 2 managers in a day – 1 fired after a single session

Fifa

Chinese electronics firm Hisense becomes first sponsor for Fifa’s Club World Cup

Hisense will receive Video Assistant Referee branding during expanded 32-team competition set to take place in the US from June 15 to July 13.

Multinational company Hisense, headquartered in Shandong, first became a Fifa sponsor in 2017. Photo: Matt Haldane
Fifa

‘Toto’ Schillaci, Italy striker who was top scorer at 1990 World Cup, dies at 59

The Sicilian, who won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at that tournament, had been hospitalised 11 days ago after treatment for colon cancer.

Tourism

Forget art, canals and palazzi – football is the real reason to visit Venice

With local club Venezia FC newly promoted to Serie A, now there’s a novel reason to visit the tourist hot spot – the chance to see Italy’s top players in action at the modest Stadio Penzo, and bask in a truly local Venetian tradition

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English Premier League

Man United, Liverpool, Real Madrid: which is the most supported club in Hong Kong?

The Post has trawled through the internet and looked at various supporters clubs to determined which club has biggest following in the city.

Europe’s biggest football clubs have a huge following in Hong Kong with supporters often waking up in the early hours to watch their teams. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
United States

US’ Tim Weah suffers racist abuse after red card in Copa America loss to Panama

Weah, who is Black, was sent off in the 18th minute after punching a Panama player and the United States went onto lose, leaving their qualification hopes in jeopardy.

Evergrande crisis

Inter Milan was a plaything for billionaire Zhang and son, but the money ran out

The Zhangs’ company lost control of the Italian champions after defaulting on a loan – an example of how European clubs have crumbled under massive debt.

English Premier League

Who could replace Ten Hag at Man United? Who’s on the managerial merry-go-round?

Red Devils would be one of several clubs making managerial changes this off-season, though no announcement on Dutchman’s future has been made.

Despite winning the FA Cup in impressive fashion, doubts remain over the future of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. Photo: Xinhua
Fifa World Cup 2026

Ranieri retires from club management, Giroud to end France career after Euros

Former Leicester City boss will still be open to international roles, while Giroud will finish his Les Bleus career after Germany.

Ranieri, who has just helped Cagliari clinch survival in Serie A, is best known for managing Leicester to the most unlikely of English Premier League titles. Photo: EPA

Inter’s Chinese owners default on US$429 million loan, investment firm takes over

Club are newly crowned Serie A champions, but chairman Steven Zhang’s Suning Holdings Group had taken out loan from Oaktree in 2021 to ease financial pressures.

Luxembourg

Inter’s Chinese owner Zhang says US$429 million debt deadline threatens stability

Steven Zhang’s company Suning could lose control of the Serie A champions if a debt to investment fund Oaktree remains unpaid.

English Premier League

Spurs lose to Man City but thwart Arsenal? 6 times football fans were conflicted

Spurs winning against Pep Guardiola’s side would have done their North London rivals a huge favour in the title race, but football is littered with such conflicts.

Tottenham were in the delicate position of knowing victory over Manchester City could help hand Arsenal the title. Photo: AFP

Serie A champions Inter Milan set for pre-season visit to China – sources

Tour not yet official but likely to be on last week of July and based in Chengdu with opponents not yet known. Inter last visited China for tour in 2019.

Inter players celebrate victory over rivals Milan which secured the Italian championship. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Football Association (CFA)

Sacked mid-game? Not quite … ex-China manager back in Serie A for 18-minute match

Udinese v Roma was abandoned after Evan Ndicka was hospitalised because of a medical emergency but restart will see change of manager in dugout.

Chinese-owned Inter win historic 20th Serie A title with derby victory over Milan

Steven Zhang took over as chairman in 2018 and club have won two league titles, reached two European finals.

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Instagram

From footballer to Buddhist monk: ex-pro takes transformative journey in Thailand

Kevin Lidin, who won promotion to Italy’s second tier in 2019, quit to move to Thailand seeking a healthier lifestyle.

Kevin Lidin’s incredible transformation from footballer to Buddhist monk. Photo: Instagram/kevin_lidin

Suning-owned Inter Milan post record US$285m loss

Results worse than previous record loss for an Italian club, Juventus’ US$246m loss posted last month.

English Premier League

Ronaldo tops football’s rich list, Iniesta only player outside Europe in top 10

Wages for elite players rise despite impact of Covid-19 on club finances, PSG lead the way in paying three of top five – Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe

Anti-Asian racism

Juventus make second apology for ‘racially discriminatory’ tweet

Club ‘committed an unforgivable mistake’ that ‘seriously hurt the feelings of all people who oppose racial discrimination’

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Juventus footballer Cecilia Savai poses for a photograph. The club posted it on their official Twitter account before deleting the post. Photo: Twitter/@JuventusFCWomen
Anti-Asian racism

Juventus apologise over deleted ‘slant-eyed’ social media post

Tweet showing photograph of defender making gesture while wearing a training cone on her head ‘was not meant to have any racial undertones,’ Italian football club says.

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Juventus Women footballer Cecilia Salvai poses for a photograph. The club posted it on their official Twitter account before deleting the image. Photo: Twitter/@JuventusFCWomen
Chinese Super League

Inter’s Zhang says’ dream’ title is ‘reward for five years hard work’

Former player Eder says he hopes Serie A club avoid same fate as disbanded Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC after Serie A champions secure Oaktree Capital loan.

Chinese Super League

‘Get out of China’ – Jiangsu fans hit out at Inter Milan president

Supporters of disbanded Chinese Super League champions express fury at Inter Milan president Steven Zhang after Serie A title.

Chinese Super League

Inter Milan become first Chinese-owned club to win a ‘big five’ league

Suning-owned side beat nine times in-a-row winners Juventus to first scudetto since 2010 but still face financial struggles.

Inter Milan supporters celebrate the club’s Serie A title win at Piazza Duomo in Milan. Photo: AFP
Uefa

Big Six supporters’ clubs promise backlash against European Super League

American owners of several of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ ESL participants in the crosshairs as fan groups begin the fightback.

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez would be the chairman of the proposed European Super League. Photo: EPA

Chinese-owned Inter Milan unveil controversial rebrand

Future of owners Suning remains in doubt but club go through with redesign of visual identity for next season.

Ibrahimovic makes history as AC Milan edge Fiorentina thriller

Ibrahimovic’s goal narrows gap to leaders Inter Milan.

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