Fans stabbed, ambulance attacked before Rome derby
At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports ...

Juventus beats bitter rival Inter Milan 2-1
Juventus beat bitter rival Inter Milan 2-1 in an entertaining match at San Siro and remained nine points clear at the top of Serie A after Napoli won ...
Roma captain Francesco Totti wants new contract
Roma captain Francesco Totti is hoping to renew his contract with the club as soon as possible and has not ruled out making an Italy comeback for next ...

Juventus looks to win against bitter rival Inter
Juventus travels to bitter rival Inter Milan on Saturday, hoping Andrea Stramaccioni's team doesn't spoil its Serie A title chances as it did its ...

Totti or Balotelli? Italy torn between old and new
In the slowly shifting landscape of Italian football, the past week has marked a relatively quick change of focus. From old to new. Past to present.

Napoli beats Atalanta 3-2, AC Milan wins 2-0
Napoli kept its slim Serie A title hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Atalanta on Sunday, while AC Milan maintained its challenge for second by beating ...
Cerci given debut Italy call-up for Brazil, Malta
Torino winger Alessio Cerci has been given a debut Italy call-up for the friendly against Brazil and World Cup qualifier against Malta, while Mattia ...
Arab sheik investigated after Roma bid fails
Rome prosecutors are investigating an Arab sheik after his bid to buy part of the Roma football club fell through. Following a preliminary deal with ...
Papadopoulos back in Greece squad for qualifier
Defender Avraam Papadopoulos returned to the Greece squad on Friday for the World Cup qualifier against Bosnia next week after a nine-month injury ...

Sneijder back in Netherlands squad after 6 months
Playmaker Wesley Sneijder returned to the Netherlands squad Friday after a six-month absence for the World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Romania.

Roma winning streak ends with 1-1 draw at Udinese
Roma's three-match Serie A-winning streak ended with a 1-1 draw at 10-man Udinese on Saturday. Erik Lamela put Roma ahead 20 minutes in at Stadio ...

Milan looking to cement 3rd place against Genoa
After reaching third place in Serie A last weekend, AC Milan faces another difficult week starting with a potentially tricky trip to Genoa on Friday.

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Roma's Pjanic out for a month with ankle injury
Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic will be out for a month because of an ankle injury. Pjanic went off in the 39th minute of Sunday's 3-1 win against ...

Dortmund hopes Hummels can play against Shakhtar
Borussia Dortmund is hoping that central defender Mats Hummels will recover from the flu in time for Tuesday's Champions League match against Shakhtar ...

Inter shakes off Cassano distraction for 3-2 win
Inter Milan came back from two goals down to beat Catania 3-2 Sunday, shaking off a horrendous first half and Antonio Cassano's latest outburst of bad ...

Totti ties Nordahl with 225th goal _ 2nd all-time
Roma captain Francesco Totti has tied Swedish great Gunnar Nordahl for second place on Serie A's all-time scoring list with his 225th goal.

Napoli has chance to reopen Serie A title race
Napoli's match with Serie A leader Juventus on Friday could represent the last chance for the southern club to reopen the title race. Juventus holds ...

Roma deal with Arab sheik attracts court inquiry
Rome prosecutors have opened an inquiry into an Arab sheik's bid to buy part of the Roma football club. Roma announced a preliminary deal for Sheik ...

After Barcelona win, AC Milan draws 1-1 with Inter
Four days after beating Barcelona, AC Milan's mood was tempered Sunday following a 1-1 draw with Inter in a derby that was a tale of two sharply ...

Sheik Al Qaddumi to enter Roma ownership group
Roma has announced a preliminary deal for Sheik Adnan Adel Aref al Qaddumi al Shtewi to enter its ownership group. In 2011, a group of four Boston ...

Next up for Milan after Barca win: derby vs. Inter
AC Milan needs to quickly temper its euphoria following the impressive win over Barcelona and focus on its next match — Sunday's Serie A derby with ...

Messi tops AP rankings again, ahead of Reus
Barcelona's Lionel Messi again topped the Associated Press global football rankings this week, but Borussia Dortmund striker Marco Reus came close to ...

Juventus falls to surprise 1-0 defeat at Roma
Serie A leader Juventus fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at struggling Roma as Francesco Totti scored again against the Bianconeri on Saturday.