the years on one’s legsDjokovic’s elimination, Messi’s farewell to the national team and a time of coming of ageThe Serbian champion was knocked out in the first round of the US Open, whilst the Argentine champion has announced that he will no longer play for the Albiceleste. The struggles faced by champions as they grow older are the same as those of us who have supported thembyGiovanni Battistuzzi1 SEP 26
Still image #2Kvernadze’s response to De Gea’s complaintsFiorentina were hoping for a winning anniversary. Instead, it all went wrong: to mark their 100th anniversary, they were ‘treated’ to 90 minutes of confusion.byEnrico Veronese31 AUG 26
Olive s5 e2Davide Frattesi and the trains to RomeAt Inter, he had become a bit-part player. Gennaro Gattuso had other plans for him: to give him centre stage. And he took centre stage straight away: first match, first goal; second match, second goal. Both were decisive.byGiovanni Battistuzzi31 AUG 26
golfScottie Scheffler has won the FedExCupGolf has distinguished the season’s best player from the season’s champion. The American was the best player of 2026 and is now also the 2026 champion. And with $120 million in career earnings, he has overtaken Tiger Woods in the PGA Tour’s all-time money listbyCorrado Beldì31 AUG 26
Il Foglio SportThe final flight of the unbeatable Rocky MarcianoThe story of the Italian-American boxer’s final seasons: from his undefeated retirement to the Superfight with AlibyFabio Tavelli31 AUG 26
Il Foglio SportSinner out, Alcaraz in. Tennis gears up for the US OpenThe world number one is out with an injury; the Spaniard is back. The rivalry that has characterised the last three tennis seasons has only come to a head once this year, in the final at Monte CarlobyGiorgia Mecca30 AUG 26
Il Foglio SportGiorgia Villa and the courage to say ‘enough is enough’: ‘I chose my health’The gymnast, who won a silver medal in the team event at the 2024 Paris Games, bid farewell to competitive sport in front of her home crowd in Bergamo during the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics Final Eight. “I’ve prioritised my wellbeing and now, physically, I’m fine.”byGiuliana Lorenzo30 AUG 26
cyclingThe impact of Tadej Pogacar’s withdrawal from the VueltaThe Slovenian champion fell 33 kilometres from the finish of the eighth stage and withdrew from the race he had been dominatingbyGiovanni Battistuzzi29 AUG 26
transfer marketThe Rafael Leão illusion has left MilanThe Portuguese striker is moving to Galatasaray, leaving the Rossoneri’s left flank after seven seasons, a few moments of joy and the realisation that there will be no more Godot to wait forbyGiovanni Battistuzzi29 AUG 26
Il Foglio Sportivo – traditional sportsTug-of-war is more than just a gameSixteen athletes, a rope and a groove that is carved into the grass with every match. In Scorzè, tug-of-war is taken very seriously: six training sessions a week, 71 Italian titles and a team that, for over fifty years, has been transforming strength, technique and collective discipline into one of the most successful traditions in Italian sportbyAlberto Facchinetti29 AUG 26
