editorialTurkey’s increasingly unscrupulous motives behind the arrest warrant for NetanyahuThe decision was taken as part of an investigation into the interception of the Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza and the detention of the activists on board. Turkey has joined the international condemnation of IsraelbyRedazione21 AUG 26
Il Foglio Sportivo – Football and FinanceHow much does football cost on TV?For an Italian, in the 2026/2027 season, it will cost around 669 euros a year to follow the whole of Serie A and UEFA competitions. Among the countries with the five major European leagues, only France has a lower cost, at around 439 euros a yearbyMarco Sacchi21 AUG 26
Il Foglio SportivoNow we’re flag football champions tooIt is high time Italy began to discover this sport, given that the national team finished second at the World Championships in this category, thereby securing their place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games well in advancebyFrancesco Gottardi21 AUG 26
Mr RanucciMP Sigfrido is expected at the Avs party: Ranucci is a guest in TestaccioIf not quite a ‘foreign pope’ of the broad coalition, then at least a member of parliament on the Avs closed list. “I wish they’d put him forward as a candidate,” says Mimmo Lucano byGinevra Leganza21 AUG 26
cyclingJulian Alaphilippe’s farewell to cycling is worthy of LouLouThe French cyclist, a two-time world champion, has retired with immediate effect. On his bike, he was able to blend joy and melancholy, happiness and despair, in a way that few others in the history of cycling have managed to dobyGiovanni Battistuzzi21 AUG 26
the Head of State’s best wishesMattarella at the Rimini Meeting: “Reject hatred to foster peace”The President of the Republic has sent a message to mark the opening of the event: “We live in a time when heinous wars are being waged”. For this reason, now more than ever, we must focus on humanitybyRedazione21 AUG 26
Italy–USAMeloni admits: “With Trump, I thought it would have been easier”In an interview with the New York Times, the Prime Minister spoke about her relationship with the US President: “I thought things would be easier, given our shared views on immigration and ‘woke’ culture. Will we speak again after the summer? Well, we’ll see.”byRedazione21 AUG 26
The interventionMeloni: “The new migration and asylum pact and Schengen are two completely different things”The Prime Minister comments on ‘Dublin-subject’ migrants and responds to the opposition, which links the decision by various European governments – including, as of today, the Netherlands – to send irregular migrants back to Italy to the closure of the Schengen border with Spain following the Ceuta incident: "Before engaging in propaganda, it would be useful to understand the difference between the issues"byRedazione21 AUG 26
banking riskIl Monte is trying to grow big so it won’t be bought outMps launches two all-share takeover bids for Banco Bpm and Banca Generali: 34 billion, plus a special dividend of 4. This is in response to Intesa Sanpaolo’s public takeover bid. The decisive vote will take place on 29 OctoberbyRedazione21 AUG 26
The interventionConte is Italy’s Ocasio-Cortez: ‘The left doesn’t need to be “woke”’The leader of the Five Star Movement, like the US congresswoman, says: “Woke culture has become a sort of self-referential moral religion, and for a progressive force it would be a serious political strategy error to rely on it to build effective political action.” The right strategy? Well, clearly disarmamentbyRedazione21 AUG 26