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The Guardian Serie ARefereeing scandal brings back unhappy memories of Calciopoli to Italian football | Nicky Bandini
Allegations of ‘sporting fraud’ against Gianluca Rocchi arrive at an especially messy moment for Italian football This could have been the weekend when Inter sealed the Serie A title. Instead, it became one overshadowed by a refereeing scandal. On Saturday, Agenzia Italia broke the news that Gianluca Rocchi, the man responsible for designating match officials for Serie A and Serie B, was under investigation for “complicity in sporting fraud”. He suspended himself from his duties for the National Referees’ Committee for Italy’s top two divisions (CAN) the same day. So did Andrea Gervasoni, the video assistant referee system (VAR) supervisor for the same body and implicated in the same investigation. Rocchi released a statement through the Italian Referees’ Association saying he wanted to minimise disruption to peers while the legal action took its course, but that he was confident he would “emerge unscathed and stronger than before”. Lawyers for both men suggested they were still unclear about the exact nature of the charges. Continue reading...
The Guardian Serie AEuropean football: Inter fritter away two-goal lead; goalkeepers sent off for fighting in Spain
Nikola Vlasic scores Torino equaliser in 2-2 draw Dortmund seal Champions League spot with 4-0 win Champions-elect Inter were held to a 2-2 draw at Torino on Sunday, with the Serie A leaders letting slip a two-goal lead and leaving the title race ticking over with four rounds left. Inter appeared to be cruising after Marcus Thuram put them in front in the 23rd minute and Yann Bisseck doubled their lead 16 minutes after the break with another header but Torino clawed their way back into the game. Continue reading...
The Guardian Serie AItalian referee chief suspends himself over ‘sporting fraud’ allegations
Gianluca Rocchi accused of pressing Serie A officials VAR chief also under investigation for same charge The head of referees for Serie A and Serie B has temporarily stepped aside after being placed under investigation by prosecutors in Milan for “sporting fraud”. Gianluca Rocchi said on Saturday that he has decided to “suspend himself” from his role as the man who assigns referees to matches in Italy’s top two divisions. Continue reading...
The Guardian Serie A‘I felt fear I did not understand’: Buffon on the panic attack that threatened his career
In this exclusive book extract, the former Italy goalkeeper describes a moment of crisis before a game against Reggina If I have to identify the most important moment of this crisis, it was just before a Juventus-Reggina match in February 2004. It was an evening game. We were six points off the top of the table. There were 13 games left in the season, so anything could still happen, but there was an air of negativity, as if the season was already over. We had just had two crazy and very different games. In our previous league match, we had conceded four goals to Totti and Cassano’s Roma, while in midweek we had won the Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter at San Siro, on penalties. Although we were still in the running in the Champions League and perhaps even a little in the league, inside me I was certain that in that season everything was lost. It was a classic winter Turin evening, wet and cold, and the stadium was half-empty. The speakers played a song that I only heard as an annoying buzz. During the warm-up I prayed and performed my usual pre-match routine, but it felt as if something was wrong with my muscles. After two minutes I put on my gloves, I stood in the goal and I realised that I was struggling to breathe. I stood there, staring at the pitch, and I felt slightly dizzy. What scared me, however, was the tightness I felt in my diaphragm, between chest and stomach, as if I had been hit. Continue reading...
BBC Sport — German BundesligaSuper-subs inspire Bayern to four-goal comeback win over Mainz
Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Jamal Musiala all come off the bench to score, as Bayern Munich come from three goals down to beat Mainz 4-3 in the Bundesliga.
The Guardian Serie AEuropean football: Kane seals epic Bayern comeback as Barcelona surge towards title
Bayern stun Mainz with four second-half goals Rashford strikes for Barcelona in win at Getafe Bayern Munich fought back from three goals down to clinch a 4-3 win away to Mainz 05, with substitutes Harry Kane and Michael Olise leading a second-half comeback for the Bundesliga champions. Dominik Kohr, Paul Nebel and Sheraldo Becker scored for Mainz in the first half while Bayern, who had made eight changes to the starting lineup that beat Bayer Leverkusen in Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final, had no shots on target until the break. The Bayern coach, Vincent Kompany, brought on Kane and Olise after the break and their renewed aggression paid off with Nicolas Jackson scoring in the 53rd minute and Olise finding the net 20 minutes later. Continue reading...
BBC Sport — German BundesligaDominant RB Leipzig see off Union Berlin
Goals from Max Finkgrafe, Romulo and Ridle Baku seal a comfortable win for RB Leipzig over Union Berlin, as they take three more points on their path to secure Champions League football next season.
BBC Sport — German BundesligaQuiz: Name all the clubs who have won Bundesliga title
Thirteen clubs have won a German Bundesliga title since the league began in 1963 - can you name them all?
BBC Sport — German BundesligaWhy did Bayern Munich players wear cockatoo T-shirts?
Bayern Munich's players celebrated their 35th German top-flight title on Sunday with T-shirts displaying a cockatoo
BBC Sport — German BundesligaKane and Kompany celebrate Bundesliga title
Harry Kane and Vincent Kompany react to Bayern Munich winning their 35th German Bundesliga title after beating Stuttgart 4-2 on Sunday
BBC SportFabregas, film stars and Disney: How Como are disrupting Italian football
BBC Sport visits Como to find out how the Italian city's football club, led by coach Cesc Fabregas, is looking to break up the Serie A establishment and gatecrash the Champions League.
Sky Sports Football'Warrington WILL go to Old Trafford' - Littler's SPOT-ON prediction back in Feb!
Speaking back in February, Luke Littler looked ahead to the Super League season and correctly predicted Warrington Wolves would make it to Old Trafford.
BBC Sport100 years on, is time up for Milan's iconic San Siro?
As the iconic home of AC Milan and Inter Milan turns 100, BBC Sport visits the San Siro - the venue for the recent Winter Olympics opening ceremony, to find out why that could have been the last global event held at the stadium, and what comes next.
The Guardian FootballNext Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football
From PSG’s Ibrahim Mbaye to Brazil’s next hope, we select some of the most talented players born in 2008. Check the progress of our classes of 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 … and go even further back . Here’s our Premier League class of 2025 Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballSign up to the Sport in Focus newsletter: the sporting week in photos
Our editors’ favourite sporting images from the past week, from the spectacular to the powerful, and with a little bit of fun thrown in Continue reading...
BBC Sport — Champions LeagueMourinho on emotional Inter Milan farewell
Jose Mourinho opens up on his emotional hug with Inter Milan's Marco Materazzi after winning the Champions League in 2010, and his exit to Real Madrid.
BBC Sport — Champions LeagueHow Mourinho became the 'Dark Lord'
Two-time Champions League winner Jose Mourinho relives defeating Pep Guardiola's Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semi-finals with Inter Milan.
BBC Sport — Champions LeagueLiverpool v Barca 'one of great Champions League nights'
Liverpool players and former staff relive one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history, when they stunned Barcelona in 2018-19.