Close

In the season marking its 125th Anniversary, AC Milan took centre stage at Soccerex Miami 2024, the premier global event dedicated to the football business. Elisabet Spina, the Head of Women Football of the Rossoneri, affirmed what AC Milan represents in Italy and around the world: a Club that constantly innovates, evolves both itself and the game...

144

The event, a landmark for the Italian business community in Florida, brought together more than two hundred entrepreneurs and managers to discuss this year's central theme: the impact of major sporting events in economic relations between Italy and the United States and their role in the development of Miami, a metropolis that boasts a thriving Ita...

85

The Friedkin Group, owners of AS Roma, have announced a new project in the USA, where they will help to redevelop the Toyota Stadium, regular home of MLS outfit FC Dallas. The Toyota Stadium is set to undergo a series of major redevelopments, which are expected to begin in 2025 and be completed by 2028. The costs are expected to total around €178m...

142

Money manager Mario Gabelli made an offer for the last Italian football club still owned the Berlusconi family. Gabelli, who runs GAMCO Investors Inc., bid for AC Monza, valuing the team as much as €60 million ($66 million), according to people familiar with the matter. The offer expires early next week, the people said. The Berlusconi family holdi...

184

George Clooney’s villa is a 20-minute drive up the lake shore road from Como’s stadium. Kate Beckinsale was a spectator in the stands last weekend. Celebrity spottings and weddings have long been a pastime on Italy’s famous lake, which is known for its majestic views of the Alps. Now there’s another reason to visit: The local soccer team is making...

176

We are in the mid-1980s, a time when American cultural influence in Italy, which had been expanding over the previous decades, was becoming increasingly pervasive. From TV to cinema, from sports to music, and more generally in daily life: the spread of new technologies was making the crossing of the Atlantic much faster for various products and cus...

168

What’s in a nickname? That is a question The Athletic has been answering this week as we trace the origins of football clubs’ monikers in England, Germany, France, Spain and the rest of the world. This time, we’re looking at the nicknames — flattering and otherwise — in Italian football. Let’s begin with a deep cut. A lombata if you’re familiar wit...

169

Salvatore "Totò" Schillaci, the legendary Italian footballer best known for his iconic performance in the 1990 World Cup, died in hospital in Sicily on Wednesday aged 59. Schillaci, who in addition to Italy played for Juventus and Inter Milan, had been receiving treatment for colon cancer for several years and was admitted to Palermo's Civico hospi...

260

The nominees for football's most prestigious global award have been unveiled, and the women's list brings some surprises. Traditionally, the Ballon d'Or tend to recognise the same, familiar names - undeniably world-class players in their own right - but the selection often feels limited in scope. This year is different. One standout addition is a p...

199

Football is no stranger to collaborations when it comes to shirts, kits and fashion. Now one of Italy's biggest soccer clubs, AC Milan, have launched their own fashion range in collaboration with Major League Baseball giants the New York Yankees. The collection is said to be "inspired by the cultural impact of Milan and New York and combines the el...

192