The life of Diego Armando Maradona, who died this week, will always remind us that the smell of shit is as important as the perfume of flowers, writes Niren Tolsi

The Argentinian icon died at his home on Wednesday, two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain

In two recent documentaries, we finally get up close to the complicated sadness of Argentina’s original football deity

Juventus have spent big, giving Sarri a stellar squad to target a 36th Scudetto and their first Champions League title since 1996

Ramsey has already agreed to make a lucrative switch to Italian champion Juventus when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season

Ramsey has already agreed to make a lucrative switch to Italian champion Juventus when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season

PSG finished the group stage on 11 points, two ahead of second-placed Liverpool and Napoli, who were eliminated due to their defeat at Anfield

Liverpool’s Georginio Wijnaldum said it was a "reality check" before next Sunday’s Premier League top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City

Chain-smoking Napoli coach was relieved to hear that the Bundesliga club had built a specially adapted area to allow him to puff away undisturbed

Arsenal snuck through into the last 16 of the Champions League by a narrow margin while Napoli dramatically missed out as the group stage concluded.

Italy’s soccer authorities have ordered AC Milan to play its next game behind closed doors and fined the club €50 000 following abusive chants.

Juventus have survived a second-half Napoli onslaught to draw 1-1 with their title rivals, maintaining a six-point lead after a testing examination.

Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas has been placed under further strain after Napoli’s 3-1 Champions League first leg victory against his team.