Napoli won Serie A last season for the fourth time in their history and the second time in three seasons. The first two titles, in 1987 and 1990, came during the Diego Maradona era. In 2023, Luciano Spalletti won their first Scudetto in 33 years before Conte steered I Partenopei to last season’s triumph. Conte’s...
Kevin de Bruyne has completed his move to Napoli after the Belgian midfielder left Manchester City at the end of the Premier League season. De Bruyne will link up with former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte at the Italian champions after leaving City following a long and successful spell. He rejected an offer from...
“Thank you, Scotland. Thank you for McTominay,” shouted a fan, sprinting toward the BBC Scotland camera in the heart of the Spanish Quarter. After gushing about the midfielder’s brilliance this season, she turned to rejoin the street celebrations—only to double back, shouting once more: “Thank you, Scotland!” before vanishing into the mist with her friends....
Naples is a one-club city, yet with only a handful of pockets of real success in their history. They really idolise their heroes, most notably Maradona – who was part of their first two title wins – and whom their stadium is now named after. McTominay will never reach those levels – nobody could –...
Naples is a one-club city, with only a handful of pockets of real success in their history. They really idolise their heroes, most notably Diego Maradona. McTerminator, MacGyver, apribottiglie (the bottle opener) and McFratm are some of the other nicknames McTominay has been called by fans this season. He says McFratm – which roughly translates...