https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Italian bishop has threatened legal action against Pokemon Go, saying the "diabolical" game has turned its army of smartphone-wielding players into "walking dead", reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/italian-bishop-compares-diabolical-pokemon-go-to-nazism Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:12:19 +0200 italian-bishop-compares-diabolical-pokemon-go-to-nazism Italy's Senate stripped a senator accused of mobster ties of his parliamentary immunity on Thursday, paving the way for his arrest. https://www.thelocal.it/20160805/italy-arrests-senator-over-mafia-links Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:53:37 +0200 italy-arrests-senator-over-mafia-links Giampiero Ventura was officially unveiled as Italy's new manager on a two-year contract designed to make sure the Azzurri qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/giampiero-ventura-replaces-conte-as-new-italy-coach Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:16:37 +0200 giampiero-ventura-replaces-conte-as-new-italy-coach Beating world champions Germany to a semi-final place at Euro 2016 will be like scaling Everest, but a united Italy are ready to strap on the crampons, says Alessandro Florenzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20160630/italy-ready-for-german-everest-florenzi Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:25:09 +0200 italy-ready-for-german-everest-florenzi A "great" Italian feat toppled Spain at Euro 2016, but Antonio Conte's touchline theatrics were just as dramatic for Italy and Chelsea fans during an emphatic 2-0 win over the defending champions. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:20:23 +0200 conte-theatrics-a-boon-for-italy-and-chelsea-fans Italy coach Antonio Conte has been cleared of accusations of sporting fraud following a hearing in Cremona on Monday at which which prosecutors had requested a six-month prison sentence, Italian media reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/italy-coach-conte-cleared-of-sporting-fraud-charges Mon, 16 May 2016 15:39:57 +0200 italy-coach-conte-cleared-of-sporting-fraud-charges A Rome mayoral candidate has promised to solve the city's well-documented rat problem by deploying 500,000 cats to catch the rodents. https://www.thelocal.it/20160413/rome-mayor-hopeful-wants-to-deploy-500k-cats-to-combat-citys-rat-invasion Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:01:07 +0200 rome-mayor-hopeful-wants-to-deploy-500k-cats-to-combat-citys-rat-invasion An Italian court on Tuesday called for new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte to receive a six-month suspended prison sentence over match-fixing allegations. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/new-chelsea-boss-conte-faces-match-fixing-sentence Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:06:02 +0200 new-chelsea-boss-conte-faces-match-fixing-sentence Italy coach Antonio Conte, who has been linked to Chelsea, will give up his post after Euro 2016, the Italian Football Federation announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160315/italy-coach-conte-to-leave-after-euro-2016-federation Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:29:36 +0100 italy-coach-conte-to-leave-after-euro-2016-federation Italy coach Antonio Conte is due in court to face match-fixing allegations on April 4th but should know his fate before Euro 2016 begins, Italian media said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/italy-coachs Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:00:41 +0100 italy-coachs Lost for over 200 years, a cantata co-written by classical maestros Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri rang out in public for the first time on Tuesday, shedding new light on their reputed intense rivalry. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/mozart-salieri-cantata Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:17:40 +0100 mozart-salieri-cantata Massimiliano Allegri has been urged to "walk to Chelsea" and take up the "fantastic offer" that has been tabled for the Juventus coach by the Premier league giants. https://www.thelocal.it/20160209/allegri-urged-to-fill-mourinhos-chelsea-shoes Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:40:24 +0100 allegri-urged-to-fill-mourinhos-chelsea-shoes UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN refugee chief, tasked with handling the world's worst refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/italys-antonio-grandi-to-be-new-un-refugee-chief Thu, 12 Nov 2015 08:52:06 +0100 italys-antonio-grandi-to-be-new-un-refugee-chief Rumours that Starbucks could soon be serving up Frappuccinos in Italy have been met with aghast by coffee specialists and café owners alike. https://www.thelocal.it/20151016/starbucks-rumours-get-italians-in-a-froth Fri, 16 Oct 2015 11:13:11 +0200 starbucks-rumours-get-italians-in-a-froth Roma have announced the signing of VfB Stuttgart defender Antonio Ruediger on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent, the Serie A club have announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/german-ruediger-joins-roma-on-loan-deal Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:00:33 +0200 german-ruediger-joins-roma-on-loan-deal Italy football coach Antonio Conte is among 104 people who could face trial as part of an investigation into match-fixing. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/italy-coach-could-face-match-fixing-trial Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:19:54 +0200 italy-coach-could-face-match-fixing-trial Italy coach Antonio Conte has called up AC Milan attacking midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura as the beaten 2012 finalists look to take another step towards qualification for the 2016 European Championships against Croatia on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150610/conte-calls-up-bonaventura-for-croatia-match Wed, 10 Jun 2015 09:40:35 +0200 conte-calls-up-bonaventura-for-croatia-match Italy coach Antonio Conte has called up six Juventus stars into a 28-man squad that will face Croatia in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday before hosting Portugal in Geneva four days later. https://www.thelocal.it/20150608/juve-stars-called-up-for-italy-versus-croatia Mon, 08 Jun 2015 09:40:20 +0200 juve-stars-called-up-for-italy-versus-croatia Italy coach Antonio Conte has called for patience from critics ahead of a friendly against England which he hopes will give him an idea of much work is still required for his side to be competitive at next year's European Championships. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/conte-wants-patience-as-italy-rebuild Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:19:38 +0200 conte-wants-patience-as-italy-rebuild Former Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been given a warm welcome on his return to Turin but the Italy boss could be under the spotlight when the Azzurri host England in a friendly on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150330/conte-set-for-tense-friendly-against-england Mon, 30 Mar 2015 10:37:25 +0200 conte-set-for-tense-friendly-against-england