Football
Leo Messi is set to buy Eldense, a Segunda División club, and has already built his own multi-club operation
After buying Cornellà and investing in two lesser-known clubs, the Argentine star is now set to take control of a professional side.
AEK Athens win a Champions League game again after 20 years, thanks to a host of familiar faces from Italian and European football
Razvan Marin scored the decisive goal, while the squad includes Alberto Brignoli, João Mário and Luka Jović, along with other players who had brief spells at elite clubs.
The profession of the footballer has changed significantly: an interview with AIC president Umberto Calcagno
The president of the Italian Footballers’ Association discusses the sacrifices and difficulties faced by today’s professionals, and the importance of awards such as the Gran Galà del Calcio AIC.
Inter lost, but showed they can compete with Real Madrid — and, by extension, any Champions League side
It was a mixed night for Chivu and his players, marked by mistakes but also by encouraging signs ahead of their next European fixtures.
Even as an exceptionally wealthy club, Newcastle will continue to sell their best players
At this rate, it is difficult to see the Magpies reaching their stated goal of competing at the highest level by 2030.
Club Bruges has a unique approach to the transfer market, making it a leading source of talent for Europe’s top clubs
It’s not just about talent and potential, but also about fitting a particular tactical system. That’s how so many players have developed and gone on to establish themselves in the world’s toughest leagues.
The season has only just begun, yet Valencia are already in deep trouble, with their fans protesting ever more fiercely
And 0–5 performances like the one against Barça are hardly helping to calm tensions.
The Lens are making an art of the transfer market: giving a second chance to talents who never quite fulfilled their potential
The examples of Cuisance and Todibo, both revitalised in their new shirts, say a great deal about the club’s strategy.
Aston Villa specialise in selling players for profit, but no club has made more from sales to Saudi Arabia
A favoured transfer route that gained fresh momentum this summer with the sale of Ollie Watkins.
Serie A Is Becoming Increasingly Focused on Bringing Through Young Talent — and That Matters
For several years now, clubs across the league, regardless of their ambitions, have been looking to nurture the potential of the next generation of players. The list of winners at the AIC Gran Galà del Calcio is another indication of this.
Alexandre Pato set to become a new owner of Northampton Town, the English fourth-tier club
The former Milan striker is the latest (former) footballer to become a sports entrepreneur, acquiring a stake in a club.
All the reasons why Inter-Napoli 3-2 was so encouraging for the present and future of Serie A
Intensity, chances at both ends, a willingness to take risks. In short, everything that makes a football match compelling.