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Lukaku to miss start of Napoli's title defence with 'serious' thigh injury

Romelu Lukaku will miss Napoli's opening fixture of their Serie A title defence after suffering a thigh injury which could keep the Belgium striker out for months, the Italian champions said on Monday.

Champions Napoli must learn from disastrous title defence, says Conte

Serie A champions Napoli must be humble and learn from the mistakes they made during their disastrous title defence in the 2023-24 campaign, manager Antonio Conte has warned.

Conte's Napoli future uncertain even after Serie A title glory

Antonio Conte has dragged Napoli back from disaster and restored them to the top of Serie A but his future at the Scudetto winners is in doubt even after a triumphant season.

Napoli boss Conte thrilled as Serie A title hopes revived with Milan win

The win moved Napoli three points behind leaders Inter Milan, who beat Udinese 2-1, while third-placed Atalanta lost 1-0 at Fiorentina.

Lookman double helps Atalanta to 3-0 win at leaders Napoli

Forward Ademola Lookman scored twice inside the first half to help Atalanta to an emphatic 3-0 win at Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday as the visitors moved second in the standings.

Conte apologises to fans after Napoli 'melted like snow in the sun' against Verona

Napoli manager Antonio Conte apologised to the club's fans after his side were humbled 3-0 at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Sunday and said he took responsibility for the loss.

Antonio Conte named new Napoli coach

Former Chelsea and Tottenham coach Antonio Conte was hired by Napoli on Wednesday as the deposed Serie A champions try to bounce back from their disastrous league title defence.

Tottenham end unhappy relationship with Conte

The writing had been on the wall since last weekend after Conte's furious reaction to a 3-3 draw with Southampton in the Premier League -- after which he lambasted his players

Hojbjerg calls on Conte to elaborate after Tottenham criticism

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has called on manager Antonio Conte to elaborate on his stinging criticism of the players after Saturday's Premier League draw at Southampton.

August 4, 2022
August 4, 2022

Chasing pack look to close gap on PL duopoly

For all the global appeal and excitement the Premier League generates, there is a clear danger that the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool reaches a level of repetitiveness that undermines the competitive appeal of England's top flight.

August 4, 2022
August 4, 2022

Conte eyes on highest prizes

Antonio Conte has set high expectations for his first full season as Tottenham manager by declaring his ambition to win both the Premier League and Champions League.

July 15, 2022
July 15, 2022

'Spurs pre-season under Conte is like torture'

Tottenham Hotspur defender Matt Doherty has described manager Antonio Conte's training sessions as mental torture and said the ongoing pre-season was the toughest one of his career.

July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018

Chelsea sack Conte as manager

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says that the Premier League side are close to securing a deal for former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri to replace Conte.

February 19, 2018
February 19, 2018

Barca visit presents Champions League stage Conte craves

Barcelona's visit to Chelsea gives Antonio Conte the perfect opportunity to reaffirm his stature as one of Europe's greatest coaches.

February 6, 2018
February 6, 2018

Unconcerned Conte puts ball in Chelsea's court

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he will lose no sleep over the threat he could be sacked less than a year after winning the Premier League following a 4-1 thrashing at Watford.

January 7, 2018
January 7, 2018

Mourinho is a little man, says Conte

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte continues his ongoing feud with Jose Mourinho by calling the Manchester United manager "a little man".

September 21, 2017
September 21, 2017

Chelsea's Luiz 'must' play despite broken wrist, says Conte

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is pinning his hopes on David Luiz playing against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League next week even though the defender has a broken wrist.

July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017

Conte signs improved Chelsea deal

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte signs a new two-year deal with the Premier League giants.

June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017

Conte doesn't want me at Chelsea: Costa

Diego Costa insists he will look for an exit route out of Chelsea after being told by manager Antonio Conte he is not in the Italian's plans for next season.