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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.
Udinese v Roma was abandoned after Evan Ndicka was hospitalised because of a medical emergency but restart will see change of manager in dugout.
Steven Zhang took over as chairman in 2018 and club have won two league titles, reached two European finals.
Kevin Lidin, who won promotion to Italy’s second tier in 2019, quit to move to Thailand seeking a healthier lifestyle.
Results worse than previous record loss for an Italian club, Juventus’ US$246m loss posted last month.
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
Club ‘committed an unforgivable mistake’ that ‘seriously hurt the feelings of all people who oppose racial discrimination’
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.
Supporters of disbanded Chinese Super League champions express fury at Inter Milan president Steven Zhang after Serie A title.
Suning-owned side beat nine times in-a-row winners Juventus to first scudetto since 2010 but still face financial struggles.
American owners of several of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ ESL participants in the crosshairs as fan groups begin the fightback.
Future of owners Suning remains in doubt but club go through with redesign of visual identity for next season.
Ibrahimovic’s goal narrows gap to leaders Inter Milan.
Juventus win on the night but are eliminated on away goals to Porto.
CSL winners ‘cease operations from today’ just three months after winning first league title.
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.
European football clubs such as Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich target China and other Asian countries celebrating Lunar New Year.
Italian club are at ‘delicate moment’ financially, CEO says before win over Fiorentina over Fiorentina not shown in China.
Serie A title chasers to follow in footsteps of rivals Juventus with a new club crest, while changing name to ‘Inter Milano’.
Players at Italian Serie A giants and CSL champions Jiangsu Suning reported to be owed several months’ pay amid financial struggles at both clubs.
In a tough year for sport, these athletes and officials pushed past Covid-19 to soar on and off the court.
Star sat out game against K-League All-Stars despite being advertised he would play at least 45 minutes at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Ronaldo needed just 34 minutes on the pitch to make his mark after 19 days recovering from Covid-19.
Hong Kong’s Juventus fan club change their name from ‘official’ to ‘officious’ after repeated warnings by Serie A giants.
Cristiano Ronaldo shows no symptoms and is ‘doing well’ after testing positive for the coronavirus while with Portugal’s national team.
French-born Muslim footballers Franck Ribery, Papa Koulibaly and Moussa Marega among those to share image of blue screen and message of support for Uygurs in Xinjiang following NBA player Rudy Gobert.
Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte tells press he might not be the manager next season as chairman Steven Zhang says ‘we want to improve’.
A year on from a failed attempt to take Gareth Bale to Chinese Super League rumours grow of move to poach Barcelona star.