Italy rely on Premier League team to end Luciano Spalletti’s cruel summer
Luciano Spalletti is not a Swiftie. “I’m an old man,” he told the radio station RDS a few years ago. “I like Italian singers. Luca Barbarossa, i Camaleonti. The Vagabond is one of my favorite songs. Old stuff.” Nevertheless, Spalletti…
San Marino celebrates its first victory in 20 years with a 1-0 win against Liechtenstein
San Marino finally ended a 20-year winless streak with a 1-0 win against Liechtenstein in the UEFA Nations League. FIFA’s lowest-ranked team – bottom of the association’s rankings of 210 national teams – had won just one previous game in…
Bolivia, altitude and 1,840 steps from La Paz to their new home 4,150 m above sea level
The numbers and words painted on the artificial turf next to the pitch at the Estadio Municipal de El Alto in Bolivia’s highest and fastest-growing city are a source of pride for locals and a warning to opponents. “4150 MTS…
The UEFA Nations League: how does it work, what has changed and why is it important?
The Nations League is back and this time it’s a little different. It may not be the most popular international competition, but the Nations League is set to dominate European football over the next week. So how does it work…
