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Italian Serie Ai

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.

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  • The Zhangs’ Suning lost control of the Italian champions after defaulting on a loan from global asset management firm Oaktree
  • It was an example of how some of Europe’s greatest clubs, to stay competitive, have crumbled under unsustainable debt
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.