Football
Rio Ferdinand says his post-football investments have doubled his earnings compared to his playing days
The former Manchester United and England defender is involved in several business ventures, including a sports agency.
The Champions League final in Budapest is the realisation of Viktor Orbán’s dream, who in the meantime, however, has lost the elections
The former Hungarian premier worked enormously hard to organise the most important match in European club football, as part of a project that put football at the centre of national identity.
Russia has two clubs mirroring Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk — and Ukraine’s complaints have gone nowhere
Both compete in a lower division alongside other clubs representing illegally occupied Ukrainian territories, claim a fabricated history, and have simply rebranded themselves as Shakhtar and Zorya.
Declan Rice is one of the strongest midfielders in the world, but he also has a fun personality, extremely hard to find in the world of football
Can you have the competitive hunger of the greats without taking yourself too seriously? Ask the midfielder, who has shown Arsenal how to win again.
Technology has simplified the lives of referees, and is making football more spectacular: an interview with Pierluigi Collina
The president of FIFA's Refereeing Committee talks about his career, his role, and how it has changed over time. And about the 2026 World Cup, in which Lenovo and artificial intelligence will revolutionise the way matches are officiated, the way the most controversial incidents are resolved.
In Naples, Antonio Conte won and built something important, without leaving rubble behind
The results, the legacy and the ambitions of the azzurri club are markedly different compared to two years ago, when he arrived to put everything back together after a dreadful season. We can say it: mission accomplished.
England and the other national teams that will train in Kansas City for the World Cup will be able to count on security personnel specialised in the neutralisation of drones
Leading the operation will be a former FBI agent who has already coordinated the security of major events such as the Super Bowl and the baseball World Series.
Lukas Podolski has retired and has now become the owner of Gornik Zabrze, the team he would choose as a child when he played football management games
After starting his career as the owner of a chain of kebab shops, the former striker of the German national team has become a sporting entrepreneur: a role he has been cultivating ever since he was little.
Rayo Vallecano is still a true working-class, neighbourhood team, and yet it has reached the Conference League final
A report from Vallecas, where an atmosphere never seen before is being experienced for the most important match in Rayo's history. At the same time, however, the club's identity and political values remain there, intact, very far from contemporary football.
Real Madrid continues to have the most successful and flourishing youth sector in the world
La Fábrica continues to produce money and trophies: the Castilla is in the playoffs to go up to the Segunda, the Juvenil A has won all the tournaments it took part in, including the Youth League.
Deportivo La Coruña’s return to the Liga is a romantic story, but also a very modern one
Behind the Galicians' climb back up there are two indispensable ingredients of every good football project: investment in infrastructure and an excellent youth sector.
The Bank of Scotland has printed a 20-pound banknote with Scott McTominay’s bicycle kick
It is a piece printed in a limited edition, and whoever buys it will also be able to contribute to the work of Crisis Scotland, a charitable organisation that looks after homeless people.