Midfielder Hải ranked among leading 500 players in the world Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải has been unexpectedly named among the 500 most important footballers in the world by football publication World Soccer.

Could new Champions League format lead to new name on trophy despite virus worry? With just two former winners left in the competition, no Cristiano Ronaldo and no fans, the Champions League moves to Lisbon this week for the start of the 'Final Eight' with the intriguing prospect that a new format could lead to a new name on the trophy.

Sarri savours 'sweet' first title with Juve after difficult debut season Maurizio Sarri described his first league title with Juventus as "tasting sweet" after a difficult debut season for the veteran coach overshadowed by a three-month coronavirus lockdown.

Ronaldo double puts Juve on brink of nine in a row Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus on the brink of a ninth consecutive Serie A title on Monday after scoring twice in a 2-1 win over Lazio.

Juventus held by Sassuolo in six-goal thriller Serie A leaders Juventus continued to stutter towards a ninth straight league title as they threw away a two-goal lead before settling for a thrilling 3-3 draw at Sassuolo on Wednesday.

Zlatan fires Milan comeback as Juve miss chance to stretch lead Juventus wasted the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of Serie A as the defending champions blew a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 at a Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired AC Milan on Tuesday, after second-placed Lazio's shock defeat at Lecce.

'There's a God of football,' says Gattuso as Napoli win sixth Italian Cup Gennaro Gattuso hailed the 'God of football' after he lifted his first coaching trophy as Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to win the Italian Cup for the sixth time on Wednesday.

Serie A set for team training on May 18 with adjusted protocol - govt

Serie A clubs can return to team training from May 18 if they make adjustments to medical protocols, the Italian government announced on Monday.

Ibrahimovic returns to AC Milan

AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Italy on Monday after two months in his native Sweden, as Serie A prepares to resume group training in a week's time.

Italian season in limbo with new wave of positive coronavirus tests The fate of the Serie A championship remained in limbo on Thursday after state scientists met with football bosses in a desperate effort to save the coronavirus-interrupted season threatened by a new wave of positive tests among players.