The national team will not be entrusted to the former Milan and Juventus midfielder. Contacts with a Russian club with close ties to the Kremlin, doubts about his coaching track record and the debate over the future of the national team have led politicians and supporters to discuss merit, responsibility and appropriateness rather than football allegiances

Antonelli is still gaining ground on his rivals despite a difficult weekend for Mercedes. Ferrari is shooting itself in the foot with poor strategy choices – starting with the red tyres at the start – and repeated blunders that have resulted in penalties

Over the last seven years, capital gains generated by players from the Turin club’s reserve team have totalled 187 million euros: out of a total of 428 million, revenue attributable to Next Gen players accounts for 44 per cent of the total

The secrets of Frosinone explained by the sporting director: “Method, atmosphere and lads who are allowed to make mistakes”

The Sixers haven’t won the Ring since 1983. By choosing the 76ers, the champion has combined two obsessions: his sixth NBA title and bringing victory back to a city that has waited far too long

The Azzurri di Santa Croce player has won the European Silver medal in the middleweight division. Still unbeaten at the age of 29, he is one of Italy’s finest boxers and has become a leading figure in his city’s historic football scene: “You don’t do it for the money – there isn’t any – but for the neighbourhood.”

Geneva’s toughest challenge is against herself: she never lets herself off the hook: “I compete against myself and if I don’t do what I want, I torment myself. It’s unthinkable not to be at the top; I have to at least come close to my own standards – I berate myself.”

The professional rift between the Russian champion and her fitness coach, Éteri Tutberidze, has sparked outrage. Be careful not to fall into the trap of viewing athletes who move on as ‘ungrateful children’