Chiellini was in tears as he arrived with Gianluigi Buffon and other teammates for Astori's funeral today.

"You're not like others, you are football, the real one, the pure one of children."

Prosecutors have opened a culpable homicide case over the death of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori.

Lionel Messi confirmed his status as LaLiga’s most influential player as his superb free kick saw Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 yesterday to open up an eight-point gap at the top of the table.

Daniel Storey looks at the five biggest takeaways from the weekend’s action.

A last-gasp Alberto Paloschi header saw Serie A strugglers SPAL force a 1-1 draw with Inter.

Gennaro Gattuso's 10-man Milan, already languishing down in seventh, were thrashed 3-0 at lowly Hellas Verona.

Sven Ulreich saved Chadrac Akolo's 95th-minute penalty as Bayern Munich ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win at Stuttgart.

Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a late winner against his former side as Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to win 2-1 at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga.

Duvan Zapata won his family battle by inspiring Sampdoria to a 2-0 win over AC Milan in Serie A.

Serbia have recalled Torino attacker Adem Ljajic to their squad for the upcoming World Cup qualification double-header against Moldova and Ireland.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul scored a hat-trick to earn Spain Under-21s a 3-1 win over 10-man Italy and put them into the final of Euro 2017 against Germany.

To have an airport called after you demands a wider international celebrity most Irish sportspeople simply do not have, writes Paul Rouse.

Mauro Icardi and Ever Banega scored hat-tricks as Inter Milan stunned fellow high-fliers Atalanta 7-1 in Serie A to maintain their hopes of Champions League qualification.

AC Milan head coach Vincenzo Montella dedicated his side's win against Fiorentina to club president Silvio Berlusconi.

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Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A following a comfortable 2-0 victory against Crotone this evening.

It’s the 55th minute at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, September 24, 2016, Arsenal are leading Chelsea 3-0 and the title is about to be decided.

Mauricio Pochettino has described Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli as like a “wild horse” that can never be tamed.

Three-time champions Inter Milan face a battle to get through Europa League Group K after a second successive defeat.

RB Leipzig picked up a first Bundesliga win in their maiden home fixture as an 89th-minute Naby Keita strike secured a 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund.

Dan McEvoy from the Hebron Road, opposite Nowlan Park, went to his first All-Ireland final in 1945. He was 17-years-old.

Chelsea have signed left-back Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina, the Serie A club have announced.

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny says he has no regrets about missing out on glamour opposition as yesterday’s Europa League draw placed the Irish champions in a testing and long-haul group comprising Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg, Dutch side AZ Alkmaar and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner on his league debut to clinch reigning Serie A champions Juventus a 2-1 opening-day win over Fiorentina.

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

Tottenham proved themselves capable of coping without Harry Kane as they sailed into the last 16 of the Europa League with a 3-0 win over Fiorentina.

Tottenham have been handed a double injury blow after Harry Kane was ruled out of tonight’s Europa League clash against Fiorentina while Mousa Dembele is likely to miss the North London derby against Arsenal next month.

The Bundesliga clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund came to an extraordinary halt after 65 minutes when Roger Schmidt, the Leverkusen manager, refused to be sent off.

Tottenham 0 Crystal Palace 1: Just like that, Tottenham’s hopes of winning three trophies this season died quicker than you could say ‘treble’.