Napoli

4-star Mertens

Dries Mertens put four goals past England's Joe Hart as rampant Napoli completed a memorable 5-3 win over Torino to move up to third place in Serie A Sunday.
19 December 2016

Football: Mertens hits four as Napoli win eight-goal thriller

Dries Mertens scored four goals, including a nine-minute first-half hat-trick, as Napoli forgot their scoring problems with a 5-3 win over Torino in Serie A on Sunday.
19 December 2016

Mertens hattrick in Napoli's five

Dries Mertens scored a hattrick to lead revitalised Napoli to a 5-0 rout at leaky Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.
11 December 2016

Inter survive Fiorentina scare, Napoli held by Sassuolo

Inter Milan scored three early goals before surviving a second-half fightback to beat 10-man Fiorentina 4-2 and give new coach Stefano Pioli his first win on Monday.
29 November 2016

Milik out 'for months'

Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik could be out for several months after suffering a knee injury in Poland's World Cup qualifier win against Denmark.
9 October 2016

Four-star Juventus go back on top as Napoli stumble

Champions Juventus returned to the top of Serie A with a 4-0 home rout of Cagliari on Wednesday, while former leaders Napoli dropped to second after being held to a goalless draw at Genoa.
21 September 2016

Allegri 'can't wait'

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri says he can't wait to start working with his 90 million euro man Gonzalo Higuain but warns the striker.
29 July 2016

Higuain 'betrayed' Napoli

Gonzalo Higuain "betrayed" Napoli by joining rivals Juventus, claims club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis despite pocketing 90m euros.
27 July 2016

Higuain completes sensational Juventus move

Gonzalo Higuain completes a sensational move to Juventus after the Italian champions agree to pay a 90 million euros ($98.8m) fee, the third highest in history, to wrest the Argentine striker from Napoli .
26 July 2016

Higuain transfer reportedly complete

Preliminary reports emerging from Italy are confirming that Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain has signed for Juventus after a drawn-out transfer saga.
26 July 2016

Juve breaking bank for Higuain

Juventus are set to smash Italy's transfer record by snatching striker Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli after triggering his release clause of 94.7 million euros ($104 million).
24 July 2016

'Higuain didn't ask to leave’

Napoli have insisted that Gonzalo Higuain has not asked to leave and say Juventus have not put in a request to sign him.
17 July 2016

Chances slim for Pirlo

Italy veteran Andrea Pirlo is among the absentees as coach Antonio Conte names a provisional 28-man squad on Monday for a pre-Euro 2016 training camp with several stars absent with Cup finals to play.
17 May 2016

Record-setting Higuain fires Napoli into Champions League

Gonzalo Higuain hit a hat-trick to set a new all-time record of 36 goals in a single Serie A season as Napoli secured second spot and Champions League football with a dramatic 4-0 rout of 10-man Frosinone.
14 May 2016

Massive win keeps Napoli on the heels of Juventus

Dries Mertens treble keeps Maurizio Sarri's men six points behind leaders Juventus
20 April 2016

Maradona to be subject of documentary

The film will feature never-before-seen footage from Maradona's personal archive and focus heavily on his glory days at Italian soccer club Napoli.
30 January 2016

How many Ballons d'Or would Maradona have won?

Diego Maradona himself continues to transmit joy, the joy of playing, an art that seems to have been lost a long time ago and has fewer and fewer worthy representatives.
8 January 2016

The rise and fall of Diego Maradona of Argentina

Maradona was chosen number 1 in The Greatest 10 World Cup players of all time by the London-based newspaper The Times. On his 55th birthday, discover the life of Diego Maradona, the footballer as he carved out a special place for himself with his unique talent and skills.
30 October 2015

Ronaldo & Bale key to Real Madrid's Champions League hopes

Without many new signings, Real Madrid’s coach Rafa Benitez will pin his hopes on the in-form Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale for Champion League glory.
15 September 2015

Rafael Benitez confirms Napoli departure

Rafael Benitez says he will be leaving Napoli following the final game of the Italian club's season on Sunday.
28 May 2015