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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.
Ex-Dutch international Edgar Davids hopes clubs consider player welfare alongside the need to promote themselves to fans in new markets. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong Football Festival

Juventus Hong Kong trip a ‘double-edged sword’, says ex-Dutch star Edgar Davids

Italian club’s former midfielder sees positives in promoting club brand in new markets, but issues warning over player welfare.

Hong Kong Football Festival

Football Festival boss eyes Sevens-style boom, dismisses threat from rivals

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Man City, Juventus ‘exploring summer options’ over Hong Kong Football Festival

Spanish La Liga

Uefa ‘reluctantly’ approves La Liga, Serie A matches overseas

European governing body president says decision ‘exceptional’ and ‘not setting a precedent’.

Barcelona stars (from left) Lamine Yamal, Joules Kounde, Marcus Rashford, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres. Photo: AP
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

How Juventus aim to develop elite Hong Kong footballers who can play in Europe

Two-time European champions’ academy in the city is up and running, with the Italian club pledging to stay for the long haul.

Spanish La Liga

EU official says playing La Liga, Serie A games abroad a ‘betrayal’ of fans

European league bosses hit back at comments directed at plans for games in Australia and Miami.

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Hong Kong Football Festival

Why is Chinese football developing so slowly? Milan academy coach gives 1 reason

Andrea Galbiati, who moved to the club’s Hong Kong academy from Beijing, reflects on his time in mainland football.

Andrea Galbiati (left) and Alexandre Pato give instructions to the children at AC Milan’s academy in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Lionel Messi

Could Messi finish career in Italy? Indonesian billionaires eye ‘dream’ transfer

Serie A club Como have richest owners in the Italian league in brothers Robert and Michael Hartono, who have ambitious plans for the club.

Hong Kong Football Festival

AC Milan idol Pato: time in China one of ‘most important experiences of my life’

Ex-Brazil international played for Tianjin Quanjian in Chinese Super League boom years and faced Diego Forlan’s Kitchee in AFC Champions League.

Hong Kong Football Festival

Explainer | Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool, Milan in Hong Kong: meet the Football Festival stars

We introduce the clubs and their squads for the big matches at Kai Tak Stadium.

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Arsenal players celebrate a goal during their pre-season clash with Newcastle United in Singapore, before their arrival in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters
Saudi Pro League

Al-Hilal’s gaffer presentation gaffe: did they hire the wrong Inzaghi?

Simone Inzaghi left his role as manager of Inter Milan to take over the Saudi giants after defeat in the Champions League final.

Simone Inzaghi was named coach of Al-Hilal, after a trophy-laden four-year spell in charge of Inter Milan. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong Football Festival

Real Madrid icon could be heading to Hong Kong for Football Festival – sources

Luka Modric will end his 13-year spell with the Spanish giants following this summer’s Fifa Club World Cup in the United States.

English Premier League

Fantasy Premier League-style game allows Italians to guess identity of new pope

Players create a team of 11 papal candidates and win points if a team member is mentioned prominently in the media.

Milan legend Franco Baresi excited for ‘historic’ Liverpool rivalry in Hong Kong

The Rossoneri will face the Reds as part of the Festival of Football 2025, which will also feature Arsenal and Tottenham.

Franco Baresi outside the Kai Tak Stadium during the Hong Kong Sevens. Photo: AC Milan

AC Milan legend Franco Baresi officially opens club’s new academy in Hong Kong

The Italian side will send a coach to the city to run the academy and mentor local coaches.

Franco Baresi (right) poses with an AC Milan shirt. Photo: AC Milan
Chinese Super League

Italy, Milan icon Baresi urges Chinese Super League to create football ‘culture’

China’s football has fallen behind – the Italian says it should work to develop grass roots and infrastructure rather than importing players.

Milan, Italy legend Baresi hails ‘special relationship’ with China in Shanghai

World Cup and three-time European Cup winner Franco Baresi will be in Shanghai as club launches special kit to mark milestone anniversary.

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Italian club side sack 2 managers in a day – 1 fired after a single session

The former top-flight now in the fourth tier eventually settled on the man they had initially fired just over a month ago.

Italian fourth-tier side Piacenza sacked three managers in a single day. Photo: Getty Images
Fifa

Chinese electronics firm Hisense becomes first sponsor for Fifa’s Club World Cup

Hisense will receive Video Assistant Referee branding during expanded 32-team competition set to take place in the US from June 15 to July 13.

Fifa

‘Toto’ Schillaci, Italy striker who was top scorer at 1990 World Cup, dies at 59

The Sicilian, who won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at that tournament, had been hospitalised 11 days ago after treatment for colon cancer.

Tourism

Forget art, canals and palazzi – football is the real reason to visit Venice

With local club Venezia FC newly promoted to Serie A, now there’s a novel reason to visit the tourist hot spot – the chance to see Italy’s top players in action at the modest Stadio Penzo, and bask in a truly local Venetian tradition

Venice’s hidden gem, the Pier Luigi Penzo stadium, dating from 1913 and with a capacity of just 11,000, looking out on the Venice lagoon and its islands, surrounded by a marina, ancient church and houses of the Sant’Elena neighbourhood. Photo: Venezia FC
English Premier League

Man United, Liverpool, Real Madrid: which is the most supported club in Hong Kong?

The Post has trawled through the internet and looked at various supporters clubs to determined which club has biggest following in the city.

Europe’s biggest football clubs have a huge following in Hong Kong with supporters often waking up in the early hours to watch their teams. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
United States

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.

Evergrande crisis

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

The Zhangs’ company lost control of the Italian champions after defaulting on a loan – an example of how European clubs have crumbled under massive debt.

English Premier League

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

Red Devils would be one of several clubs making managerial changes this off-season, though no announcement on Dutchman’s future has been made.

Despite winning the FA Cup in impressive fashion, doubts remain over the future of Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. Photo: Xinhua
Fifa World Cup 2026

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.

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.

Luxembourg

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.

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