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 On the left, the smile of a footballer, happy to join his new club. On the right, another smile, but one which hides a dramatic story. AS Roma are using transfers to highlight the plight of missing children. https://www.thelocal.it/20200126/why-is-this-italian-club-posting-up-missing-people-pics Sun, 26 Jan 2020 11:21:52 +0100 why-is-this-italian-club-posting-up-missing-people-pics Italian police are investigating after AS Roma supporters allegedly distributed anti-Semitic leaflets in the north of the city on Wednesday to coincide with the anniversary of bitter city rivals Lazio. https://www.thelocal.it/20190110/italy-anti-semitic-posters-lazio-napoli-roma Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:24:22 +0100 italy-anti-semitic-posters-lazio-napoli-roma Roma revealed on Thursday they will donate an initial sum of €150,000 to the family of Liverpool fan Sean Cox, who suffered a severe brain injury after being attacked by Roma supporters. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/as-roma-donates-150000-to-liverpool-supporter-sean-cox-beaten-up Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:21:42 +0100 as-roma-donates-150000-to-liverpool-supporter-sean-cox-beaten-up More than 20 people, mainly Russian football fans, were injured on Tuesday when an escalator in a metro station in central Rome collapsed, firefighters said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181024/rome-escalator-collapse Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:53:39 +0200 rome-escalator-collapse Nine people involved in the construction project for Serie A club AS Roma's proposed new stadium were arrested on Wednesday, including the owner of the company contracted to build the state-of-the-art facility, Italian police announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20180613/nine-arrested-for-corruption-over-new-rome-stadium Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:52:43 +0200 nine-arrested-for-corruption-over-new-rome-stadium Rome is on red alert with 3,000 police officers deployed to avoid ugly scenes during Roma's Champions League return leg match against Liverpool at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180502/rome-red-alert-liverpool-roma-match Wed, 02 May 2018 11:19:32 +0200 rome-red-alert-liverpool-roma-match Two Italian men were remanded in custody on Thursday in connection with an assault on a Liverpool fan before the Champions League tie against Roma, as the club sought assurances over the safety of supporters for the return leg. https://www.thelocal.it/20180426/two-italians-charged-with-assault-on-liverpool-fan Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:10:58 +0200 two-italians-charged-with-assault-on-liverpool-fan A man in Liverpool is fighting for his life after two AS Roma fans allegedly attacked him before a match between the two teams on Tuesday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20180425/two-roma-fans-arrested-liverpool Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:16:21 +0200 two-roma-fans-arrested-liverpool The billionaire chairman of AS Roma, James Pallotta, has apologized to the mayor of Rome after he was spotted celebrating his team's surprise victory over Barcelona by leaping into a city fountain. https://www.thelocal.it/20180411/roma-owner-james-pallotta-fined-rome-fountain-roma-barcelona Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:48:25 +0200 roma-owner-james-pallotta-fined-rome-fountain-roma-barcelona Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco called on his players to have "the same mentality" against Chelsea in Tuesday's Champions League game in Rome as in London two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20171031/roma-coach-wants-same-mentality-in-chelsea-rematch Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:20:59 +0100 roma-coach-wants-same-mentality-in-chelsea-rematch Security will be in full force at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night over fears there could be trouble as an estimated 2000 Chelsea football fans travel to the city to see their team take on AS Roma in a Champions League clash. https://www.thelocal.it/20171030/rome-braces-itself-for-2000-hooligans-ahead-of-chelsea-match Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:35:49 +0100 rome-braces-itself-for-2000-hooligans-ahead-of-chelsea-match Roma will be hoping to banish the spectre of a crushing Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich last season when they host defending champions Barcelona in their Group E opener on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150915/roma-hope-to-banish-bayern-blues-against-barca Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:22:56 +0200 roma-hope-to-banish-bayern-blues-against-barca Italy international midfielder Andrea Bertolacci said he can't wait to be part of AC Milan's "important project" after officially joining the fallen Serie A giants from Roma on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/romas-bertolacci-completes-ac-milan-move Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:00:45 +0200 romas-bertolacci-completes-ac-milan-move Japanese football officials maintained a stony silence over their search for a new national team coach on Thursday, as former Roma boss Luciano Spalletti was strongly linked to the job. https://www.thelocal.it/20150212/italian-spalletti-eyed-for-japan-job-report Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:00:00 +0100 italian-spalletti-eyed-for-japan-job-report At least two Russian CSKA Moscow fans were rushed to hospital, one with suspected stab wounds, on Wednesday following clashes between supporters of the Russian club and fans of Serie A side AS Roma, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20140918/russian-football-fans-hospitalised-after-roma-violence Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:08:00 +0200 russian-football-fans-hospitalised-after-roma-violence Footballer Ashley Cole, who signed with AS Roma earlier this month, said on Tuesday that racism in Italian sport can only be tackled with a top-down approach. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/racism-can-only-be-tackled-at-the-top-cole Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:23:00 +0200 racism-can-only-be-tackled-at-the-top-cole Roma on Monday welcomed former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole before his proposed move to the Serie A runners-up. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/ex-chelesa-ashley-cole-welcomed-by-roma Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:07:00 +0200 ex-chelesa-ashley-cole-welcomed-by-roma