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Italian Serie A

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.

US Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was ‘deeply disturbed with the racist comments made online’

28 Jun 2024 - 1:00PM

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

30 May 2024 - 10:31PM

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

27 May 2024 - 2:38PM

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.

24 May 2024 - 6:30PM

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.

22 May 2024 - 10:06PM

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.

20 May 2024 - 8:35PM

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.

15 May 2024 - 4:43PM

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.

27 Apr 2024 - 10:00PM

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.

25 Apr 2024 - 1:04PM

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.

23 Apr 2024 - 4:23PM

Inter Milan players celebrate winning Serie A after their derby win over AC Milan. Photo: DPA

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.

18 Apr 2024 - 5:54PM

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.

2 Oct 2021 - 3:04PM

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

22 Sep 2021 - 1:46PM

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’

7 Aug 2021 - 11:12AM

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

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.

6 Aug 2021 - 3:50PM

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

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.

24 May 2021 - 12:01PM

‘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.

5 May 2021 - 9:51PM

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.

3 May 2021 - 2:11PM

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

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.

19 Apr 2021 - 3:22PM

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.

30 Mar 2021 - 8:50PM

Ibrahimovic makes history as AC Milan edge Fiorentina thriller

Ibrahimovic’s goal narrows gap to leaders Inter Milan.

22 Mar 2021 - 10:07AM

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made history in AC Milan’s win against Fiorentina. Photo: AFP

Pirlo insists Juventus project on track after UCL last-16 exit

Juventus win on the night but are eliminated on away goals to Porto.

10 Mar 2021 - 10:43AM

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has called for calm following his side’s elimination from Europe. Photo: Reuters

Inter Milan doubt as Suning call time on Chinese champions Jiangsu FC

CSL winners ‘cease operations from today’ just three months after winning first league title.

28 Feb 2021 - 4:42PM

Concerns for Inter Milan as owners Suning to ‘focus on retail’

Chinese owner of Italian league leaders looking for investment in club ahead of decision to ‘close down’ non-retail business, with questions over China TV rights and CSL champions.

20 Feb 2021 - 12:41PM

Inter Milan, Liverpool and Man United ring in Year of the Ox

European football clubs such as Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich target China and other Asian countries celebrating Lunar New Year.

11 Feb 2021 - 8:42PMvideocam

Manchester United’s French midfielder Paul Pogba warms up for an English Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield wearing a Lunar New Year shirt. Photo: AFP

Inter owners Suning lose China Serie A broadcast rights: report

Italian club are at ‘delicate moment’ financially, CEO says before win over Fiorentina over Fiorentina not shown in China.

6 Feb 2021 - 4:41PM

Inter Milan's Romelu Lukaku in action in the win over Fiorentina. Photo: Reuters

Chinese-owned Inter Milan to rebrand to ‘appeal to foreign fans’

Serie A title chasers to follow in footsteps of rivals Juventus with a new club crest, while changing name to ‘Inter Milano’.

19 Jan 2021 - 1:31PM

Struggling Suning to sell Inter Milan, Chinese side unpaid: reports

Players at Italian Serie A giants and CSL champions Jiangsu Suning reported to be owed several months’ pay amid financial struggles at both clubs.

16 Jan 2021 - 11:41PM

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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.