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REVEALED: Serie b | Rare Historical Photos

England legend lands shock first manager’s job at Italian second division club

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The Independent UK

Ashley Cole lands first managerial role as he makes surprise move to Serie B

Cole has been appointed head coach of Cesena, who sit eighth in Italy’s second tier

The Independent UK

'Pink is elegance, sensitivity, light and black is battle. Together they tell the story of the Palermitan soul' Historic Italian club Palermo plot course for Serie A return after financial hardship and City Football Group investment

FourFourTwo visited Palermo FC in January 2026, to witness first-hand how the club has risen from Serie D to the cusp of Italian football's top flight

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‘We lived a miraculous thing’: Castel di Sangro, 30 years on from their epic rise

The smalltown club’s Serie B adventure captivated football and inspired a famous book. That team’s spirit remains and is being passed to their successors

The Guardian - UK

Road to World Cup 2026: USMNT’s Four Best Players of the Week—Ranked

January wrapped up with some outstanding performances from Americans in Europe.

Sports Illustrated

It's Still Not Perfect, But I've Learned to Love FM26

Despite the issues, I'm having fun again.

Operation Sports

‘L’ultima bandiera’: Domenico Berardi raises final flag for loyalty in football

Sassuolo attacker is that rarest of beasts, a one-club man, and his virtuoso display against Atalanta reinforced his hero status

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Operation Sports

Can any club match Liverpool’s impressive run of top-eight finishes?

Plus: which club have won the greatest variety of finals at Wembley? And more footballers as song titles

The Guardian - UK

Christian Pulisic Quiets Doubters in Standout Performance for AC Milan in Coppa Italia

The USMNT star scored to help AC Milan beat Serie B side Barri in the Coppa Italia.

Sports Illustrated

Serie B chaos and memories of food-poisoning fall-guys

In today’s Football Daily: The battle to avoid Serie C rumbles on

The Guardian - UK

Sampdoria handed relegation lifeline as former Italian champions look to avoid new low

Sampdoria have never played outside of Italy’s top two divisions in their history

The Independent UK

Pulisic’s surge to Balogun’s plunge: how USMNT stars fared in Europe this season

With a home World Cup on the horizon, we look at how potential players for Mauricio Pochettino’s squad affected their standing this past season

The Guardian - US

Lake Como’s Serie A Rise Has Its Club Dreaming of Becoming a Sports Disneyland

Celebrity fans. Match tickets with VIP boat tours. This is Como 1907, where innovative owners strive to create a premier soccer destination.

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The Guardian - UK

Stunned Sampdoria relegated to Serie C: how did it come to this?

One of the most beloved Italian clubs of the past 40 years now face a long way back to return to the glory days of the 1990s

FourFourTwo

Sampdoria: Football's Flagging Giants

One of Europe's finest teams in the early 1990s, Sampdoria have just been relegated to the Italian third-tier Serie C for the first time - FFT travelled to Genoa to hear about a decline that has featured film directors, Andrea Pirlo and a pig's head in the post...

The Guardian - UK

Hang them in the Louvre: football tables as works of art

Plus: clubs making big profits on ageing players and the WSL teams playing each other four times in 13 days

The Guardian - UK

Cesc Fàbregas is writing a Hollywood script at Como as film stars watch on

Promoted team with expensive signings and celebrity fans are driven by the intensity of their manager and stakeholder

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Players who won different leagues with the same club

These stars were all champions at two or more levels with one side

The Guardian - UK

The fitba-calcio complex: how Serie A revived its Scottish connection

After a hiatus going back to the era of Jordan and Souness, Scottish players are in demand in Italy again – here’s why

FourFourTwo

The classic tournament that could be returning after proposal floated

The Anglo-Italian Cup is fondly remembered, but went away for good reason. Could a Champions League for second-tier clubs possibly be a goer?

The Guardian - UK

Ché Adams brings joy to Torino amid summer of transfer turmoil

Former Southampton striker has made strong start at new club, but there are simmering tensions in the background

The Guardian - UK

Inter stay strong above Serie A chaos with 14 new managers below them

The managerial mix-up in Italy poses questions but with Simone Inzaghi staying put, Inter are still the team to beat

The Guardian - UK

Claudio Ranieri’s latest rescue act cements status as true Cagliari hero

Veteran coach gave Serie A a much-needed good news story on a weekend overshadowed by off-field events

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Juventus Struggles In Lackluster Draw Against Bottom-Ranked Salernitana

Juventus secures Champions League spot with a lackluster draw against Salernitana, facing criticism for poor performance and uncertainty about the team's f...

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