According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli see Massimiliano Allegri as their number-one candidate for the head coach role, and President De Laurentiis has been in contact with him several times before. However, the fact that Allegri is still AC Milan's coach stands out as the biggest obstacle to the move.
Relegated West Ham and head coach Nuno Espírito Santo are expected to part ways. While both parties have the right to separate without compensation in the event of relegation, the future of the experienced Portuguese coach has landed on the agenda in England.
Chelsea are reported to have spent around 339 million euros on transfers this season. The London side, the scene of record spending, record losses, and internal power struggles during the Todd Boehly and Clearlake era, is caught between financial rules and results on the pitch.
According to Italian journalist Matteo Moretto, the relationship between Julián Álvarez and Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone is currently not the best. While the future of the World Cup-winning Argentine star is uncertain, it is claimed that he gives priority to Barcelona should he leave.
Beating Hellas Verona 2-0 away on the final day of Serie A, Roma finished the league in third and returned to the Champions League after a seven-year absence. Gian Piero Gasperini managed to carry the Giallorossi to the top of Europe in his first season.
AC Milan, who entered the final day in the Champions League zone — in third place with their fate in their own hands — lost 2-1 at home to Cagliari and finished outside the top four. Despite taking an early lead, Allegri's side lost the match and settled for finishing the season in the Europa League.
Unable to protect a 2-0 lead in the Turin derby on the final day of Serie A, Juventus finished the league in sixth with a 2-2 draw and missed out on the Champions League, dropping to the Europa League. The future of head coach Luciano Spalletti, meanwhile, remains uncertain.
Luis de la Fuente announced Spain's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, and for the first time in World Cup history not a single Real Madrid player was included. On the list, which features eight Barcelona players, names such as Huijsen, Carvajal, and Morata missed out.
Second-division side Torreense beat defending champions Sporting 2-1 after extra time in the Portuguese Cup final to lift the first major trophy in their history. This victory, coming through Stopira's penalty in the 113th minute, means a second-tier team has won the cup for the first time in Portuguese football history.
Lionel Messi left the field in the 73rd minute holding the back of his left thigh in Inter Miami's last match before the World Cup break. While the head coach described the injury as "fatigue and a precaution," an official medical report is awaited regarding the 38-year-old star's World Cup status.
Como, under Cesc Fàbregas, finished the league in the top four by leapfrogging AC Milan on the final day of Serie A and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in the club's 119-year history. Coming just two years after their promotion to the top flight, this achievement became one of Italian football's most striking rise stories.
Hosting Atlético Madrid for third place on the final matchday of La Liga, Villarreal beat their rivals by a wide margin at home to finish the league in third. Atlético, who lost the match they had started level on points, completed the season in fourth.
