champions league

Dogs and pigs

Big matches already in the Champions League ‘super group’, Eastern European ‘knockout’ fixtures in Europe and the Conference League

The over-expansion of the ‘new’ Champions League format has drained much of the drama from the matches played during the week. This is true both when results are a foregone conclusion – such as City’s victory in Porto with two goals from Haaland – and when a team like Bødo Glimt ‘pulls off a shock’ at the Metropolitano.

Jack O’Malley

10 SEP 26

Champions League

The Fenerbahce manager exists somewhere between legend and contradiction. Who is Ismail Kartal?

The manager at the helm of the Turkish side (Roma’s opponents) seems to have stepped straight out of a coming-of-age novel. A life spanning from the Bosphorus to the touchline, marked by illustrious friendships, missed league titles and a destiny that has always hung in the balance

Andrea Romano

9 SEP 26

The Fenerbahce manager exists somewhere between legend and contradiction. Who is Ismail Kartal?

Il Foglio Sportivo – the one that wins the best

For the Italian women’s teams in the Champions League, it’s all about taking part

The market is finally winding down, but be warned: there are still loads of parcels to sell

Jack O’Malley

29 AUG 26

European cup competitions

The European football season is already in the early stages of the final phase

The final matches of the qualifying rounds for the European cups are taking place. A journey through teams with a glorious past but a somewhat complicated present, and complete unknowns ready to enjoy European football

Bernardo Cianfrocca

18 AUG 26

A picture of the match between Benfica and St. Gallen (AP photo, via LaPresse)

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