As Napoli sealed a second Serie A title in three seasons in nail-biting fashion last week, roughly 4,400 miles to the west, one of the loudest celebrations came from an unexpected spot: outside a bustling restaurant in the heart of New York City, where the Partenopei’s triumph was toasted as if the scudetto had been won in Times Square.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Italy's newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican on Tuesday, joking about his own soccer allegiances. Napoli won their fourth "Scudetto" on Friday with a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari,

Napoli has won its second Serie A title in three years. Its 2-0 home win over Cagliari has been decisive on Friday in the final round.

Napoli won the Serie A title on the final day, sparking wild celebrations and leading supporters to throw online jabs at former striker Victor Osimhen

Il Corriere dello Sport reports Napoli have reached a verbal agreement with Canada international Jonathan David. Lille striker David has reportedly reached a verbal agreement with newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli. According to Corriere dello Sport, club director Manna has the agreement ‘in his hands.’

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis are already known. But the most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope remains a mystery.

Hundreds of thousands of Napoli fans gathered in the city on Monday to celebrate the club’s second Serie A championship in three years, with the streets turning into a sea of the team’s blue colours during an open-top bus parade.

Think Naples is just a place to grab a ferry to Capri or gorge on pizza? Think again. This vibrant Mediterranean port has been a cultural mecca for millennia.