In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy was a major theatre of the First World War at the end of which the country was in ruins. It is so unstable that in spite of the tenuous hold of the Christian Democrats on power for much of the time, the country has produced 69 governments since 1945, an average of one and a half governments every two years. Italy’s instability is the joke of Europe. Britain
Victor Osimhen scored his first Serie A hat-trick as Napoli thrashed Sassuolo. Nigeria forward Osimhen, 23, struck twice in the first 19 minutes before dinking in his third following Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal. The duo have recorded 16 goals and 11 assists between them this season in all competitions. The victory extends Napoli’s club-record winning run to 13 games. Osimhen was out for over a month with a thigh injury but has scored six goals in his last four matches across all competitions
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte says fighting back to beat Bournemouth was “vital” for his side before the crucial Champions League trip to Marseille. The visitors showed hunger and resolve to recover from two goals down, clinching victory when second-half substitute Rodrigo Bentancur pounced quickest in the second minute of stoppage time. Wales international Kieffer Moore swept Bournemouth ahead following a flowing counter attack. His second was more about guts than guile as he outmuscled
Robert Lewandowski grabbed a dramatic stoppage time winner to send Barcelona back to the top of La Liga. The Polish striker reached Raphinha’s cross at full stretch to score his 13th goal of the season in the 94th minute. Lewandowski had been close to scoring before half-time when a header hit the base of the post. Valencia’s Lino had a goal disallowed for handball after the break, with the result sending Barca ahead of Real Madrid before their match on Sunday. The result followed
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