The Spanish goalkeeper kept Fiorentina in the game whilst hope hung by a thread and the team teetered on the brink against Inter. Then his team-mates ruined it all, yet again

Ahead of a highly anticipated derby, the manager of one of the teams, ‘the Poirot of football’, asks an artificial intelligence programme to draw up a sort of match plan. The story of a true event

Sidelined at Leeds, Charlie Cresswell found playing time, confidence and recognition in Ligue 1. Today he faces Juventus with Rennes and highlights a paradox: to make his mark, an English talent had to leave England. He is not the only one – quite the contrary

Up to two million non-subscribers will be able to watch the big match on Saturday 23 October. The free broadcast of certain high-profile fixtures is one of the ways in which Lega Serie A and its main television partner aim to attract viewers who do not usually follow the league

The Hamlet-like dilemma plaguing the Biancocelesti supporters is this: by not going to the stadium, could I be having a negative impact on the league table? On the other side of the divide, people are watching – or pretending to watch – only the Giallorossi. The first derby will take place on 13 December

Who is the Rennes manager facing Juventus in European competitions? From Club Mayennais to narrowly missing out on the league title with Lens, amidst surprising twists and excellent wines

It was a sensational Saturday for the Serbian goalkeeper against the Neapolitans – the sort of day that doesn’t come along very often for a goalkeeper. A series of decisive saves began after sixty minutes of play and reached its climax with the save that denied Stanislav Lobotka the joy of scoring.

Despite picking up seven points from seven matches, the style of football displayed by the Biancorossi paints a very different picture. The four goals they scored against Cagliari – until yesterday the league’s best defence – are proof of this. Now they face an extremely tough run of fixtures

Football in recent years can be paradoxical: it fields big, physical strikers with a fierce tackling style and an exuberant competitive spirit, whilst leaving behind those who can do marvellous things with the ball. The Atalanta midfielder is a prime example of this

Italian women’s teams in Europe lack self-confidence; they get nervous even before the match begins. And if they start strongly – as Roma did when they literally dominated Real Madrid – at a certain point they almost feel guilty, and they slip back into the depths of despair.