Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has said he will retire after the World Cup - unless he can help club side Juventus win the Champions League this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a first LaLiga title since 2012.

A brilliant strike by teenager Manuel Locatelli fired AC Milan to a hard-earned 1-0 win over Serie A leaders Juventus at the San Siro.

Paul Pogba is targeting the Premier League, Champions League, and Ballon d’Or following his world-record switch back to Manchester United.

Manchester United can expect to recoup most of the world-record fee they paid for Paul Pogba in commercial revenue the midfielder generates, according to a leading football financial expert.

Chelsea and Tottenham have been handed fines of £375,000 and £225,000 respectively following the fall-out from their feisty Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge on May 2.

Mario Balotelli has admitted he was never happy at Liverpool and does not want to go back.

Liverpool are set to trigger Christian Benteke’s £32.5 million (€46.6m) release clause after changing their valuation of the Aston Villa striker.

Stoke City are confident Shay Given has plenty left to offer at Premier League level after the veteran Ireland keeper secured a two-year deal at the club yesterday.

Liverpool are keeping a close eye on the Copa America as they pursue their interest in South American trio Roberto Firmino, Carlos Bacca and Salomon Rondon.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri will not stand in Paul Pogba’s way if the French midfielder decides to leave the Turin giants this summer.

Juventus have reached an agreement to sign German midfielder Sami Khedira on a free transfer, the Italian champions have announced.

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Champions League final against Barcelona with a calf injury.

Less than 24 hours after overseeing his final game in charge of Napoli, Rafael Benitez landed in Madrid this morning.

Rafael Benitez has confirmed he is leaving Napoli at the end of the season after two years in charge, paving the way for a move to take over at Real Madrid.

Massimiliano Allegri admits it can sometimes seem virtually impossible to combat Barcelona and their “stratospheric” all-star forward line, but the Juventus boss insists the Champions League final is no foregone conclusion.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini wants his players fully focused from start to finish in Thursday’s Europa League return leg against Celtic at the San Siro.

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has confirmed that Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will not play for the Viola on Saturday, with the Colombian winger finalising his permanent move to Chelsea.

Sampdoria are hoping to complete the signing of Everton forward Samuel Eto’o today. The Genoa outfit has been in talks with Everton and Eto’o’s representatives in recent weeks with a view to completing the move.

Sampdoria are closing in on the signing of Everton striker Samuel Eto’o.

Four people have been arrested, including a Napoli football fan who remains in a serious condition, following a shooting that preceded the Italian Cup final.

At least one fan and one police officer are reported to have been shot before the Italian Cup final between Napoli and Fiorentina.

Rafael Benitez has been appointed as the new coach of Napoli, club president Aurelio de Laurentiis announced on his Twitter feed last night.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has hinted he may return to one of his former clubs, claiming his next move could be to “somewhere I’ve already been”.

Juventus head coach Antonio Conte has won the Golden Bench award after being recognised as the Serie A coach of the 2011-12 season.

Wesley Sneijder has completed his move to Galatasaray from Inter Milan.

Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder has edged closer to a potential January exit from the San Siro after being sent on his Christmas break ahead of schedule.

Eighteen minutes had elapsed of last night’s Italian pre-match press conference before the conversation turned to tonight’s opponents.

Italy have received a boost ahead of Euro 2012 with the news Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini is set to recover from a muscle injury in time for the tournament.

Atalanta, Siena and Novara are the Serie A clubs facing accusations of manipulation of games and bet frauds, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirmed yesterday.

No formation is ever perfect.

Stephane Sessegnon struck in extra-time to break Middlesbrough hearts as Sunderland booked an FA Cup fifth-round clash with Arsenal in dramatic style.

Nil-nil is a scoreline that can tell you a lot or a little.

Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder David Pizarro from Roma on loan until the end of the season.

Bayern Munich claimed “a spectacular name” would be signing for the club yesterday, but provoked an angry response from their fans when it was found to be a marketing stunt.

Palermo today sacked coach Devis Mangia after less than four months in charge.

Samuel Eto’o is considering returning to Inter Milan in January on a two-month loan deal, according to a report in Italy.

Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder revealed today he came “close” to joining Manchester United this summer.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Alexander Doni from Roma.

Inter Milan technical director Marco Branca insists the Italian giants have not received any official offers for Wesley Sneijder.

Thiago Motta’s agent insists the Italy midfielder wants to stay at Inter Milan next season and has not turned down a move to Arsenal.

Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o has revealed he is mulling over a move to the Barclays Premier League this summer.