Please noteIn America, VAR has ended up in the cellarAt the World Cup, there were hydration breaks with accompanying adverts, and extended stoppages of seven to eight minutes – true – but the match went ahead. No theatrics or posturing. Lessons for Serie A: you can stay on the pitch without wasting timebyQuarantino Fox21 JUL 26
Editor’s editorialThe Draghi plan explained using the World Cup as an exampleIn a World Cup dominated by Europe, the most European team of all won by demonstrating exactly what the EU needs: competitiveness, predictability, organisation and a lack of self-importance. Notes on pure pro-European fervourbyClaudio Cerasa21 JUL 26
all things consideredThe World Cup and us – we still can’t find a better way to tell our story than through footballThe children of migration, the beauty of reserves and other lessons we’ll remember. An inventory, now the tournament is overbyEster Viola21 JUL 26
the end of the World CupSpain couldn’t care less about the epicWe’ve managed to avoid endless rhetoric and Adani’s outbursts. Playing football to win. Then there are those who don’t know how to win or losebyJack O’Malley20 JUL 26
MourningFarewell to Kevin Keegan, a legend and icon of English footballOne of the greatest and most iconic English footballers of all time has died at the age of 75; he embodied the spirit of an entire decade, which we in Italy were only able to appreciate indirectlybyFurio Zara20 JUL 26
Formula 1At last, the dilemma has arrived: should I side with Antonelli or with Ferrari?At Spa, the first head-to-head between the Italian driver and a car from the Maranello team. A sixth win of the season for the Mercedes driverbyFabio Tavelli20 JUL 26
golfRyan Fox’s final birdie, which saw him through to the 154th Open ChampionshipThe New Zealander has won the first Claret Jug of his career, becoming the third New Zealander to win a men’s major after Bob Charles and Michael CampbellbyCorrado Beldì20 JUL 26
Il Foglio Sportivo – football and financeSerie A stands to gain from the World CupFIFA distributes compensation to all clubs whose players have been called up for the tournament, based on the length of their stay overseas. In Italy, the clubs receiving the most compensation are Milan, Atalanta and InterbyAnna Botton20 JUL 26
2026 World CupSpain have won the 2026 World Cup: Argentina were beaten byA goal by Ferrán Torres in the 106th minute enabled the Spanish national team to lift their second World Cup in their historybyGiovanni Battistuzzi19 JUL 26
cyclingRemco Evenepoel enjoyed his first timeThe Belgian had never before won a mountain stage at the Tour de France. On the Plateau de Solaison, which featured on the Grande Boucle route for the first time today, he managed to finish ahead of Tadej Pogačar and Isaac Del Toro. Jonas Vingegaard withdrew after a crashbyGiovanni Battistuzzi19 JUL 26
