GIANLUIGI DONNARUMMA

Barcelona’s announcement that Lionel Messi would be leaving the club set Paris Saint-Germain scrambling to figure out if it could sign the most desired free agent in soccer history.

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus.

Fans jammed Rome's streets to cheer Europe's soccer champions on a victory tour of the city in an opened-topped bus.

Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete.

Italy has reached the European Championship final by beating Spain 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

Nicolò Barella and Lorenzo Insigne scored a goal each to give Italy a 2-1 win over Belgium and a spot in the European Championship semifinals.

Italy matched a team-record 30-match unbeaten streak by beating Wales 1-0 at the European Championship.

Manuel Locatelli scored two goals and Italy beat Switzerland 3-0 to advance to the last 16 of the European Championship with a game to spare.

Italy will play Turkey in the opening game of the European Championship on Friday.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Italian soccer club Reggiana says 21 players and six staff members have the coronavirus. The Serie B team’s coach and assistant coach and among those who have tested positive for COVID-19. ___AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and winger Jens Petter Hauge have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s Serie A match against Roma. ___A player and a member of the medical staff at Belgian soccer club Anderlecht have tested positive for the coronavirus. Several Anderlecht players had already tested positive for the virus in September.

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)ROME Edin Dekos goal helped Bosnia-Herzegovina hold Italy to a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Nations League on Friday, ending the Azzurris record winning streak at 11. I was right yesterday when I said neither Bosnia nor Italy were 100% fit, Deko said. Two minutes later, Deko had time following a corner to let the ball bounce before scoring from six meters (yards). The last match Italy failed to win was a scoreless draw with Portugal in November 2018 -- also in the Nations League. The winning streak had to end sooner or later, Italy coach Roberto Mancini said.