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 AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi received an offer from China to take a majority stake in the seven-time European champions with an agreement not far away, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160415/chinese-make-bid-for-berlusconis-ac-milan Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:30:15 +0200 chinese-make-bid-for-berlusconis-ac-milan The Italian football federation (FIGC) on Monday confirmed Montpellier as Italy's base for the 2016 European Championships to be held in France this summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20160201/montpellier-confirmed-as-italys-euro-2016-hq Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:29:58 +0100 montpellier-confirmed-as-italys-euro-2016-hq Dozens of Serie A and B officials and players including Adriano Galliani, Hernan Crespo and Ezequiel Lavezzi have been targeted by an Italian police investigation into alleged tax evasion and false accounting, reports in Italy said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160126/galliani-crespo-lavezzi-targeted-as-police-probe-tax-evasion Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:26:55 +0100 galliani-crespo-lavezzi-targeted-as-police-probe-tax-evasion Leaders Inter Milan host Verona on Wednesday looking to build on their positive start in Serie A as champions Juventus aim to continue their climb back up the table. https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/inter-look-to-reinforce-lead-juve-continue-fightback Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:09:04 +0200 inter-look-to-reinforce-lead-juve-continue-fightback Gonzalo Higuain struck once in each half as Napoli made amends for their dismal start to the season by handing Lazio their first 5-0 rout in Serie A since 1984 on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150921/higuain-and-insigne-star-as-napoli-pummel-lazio Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:05:49 +0200 higuain-and-insigne-star-as-napoli-pummel-lazio Police in Frosinone, a town near Rome, have taken measures to try to stop fans from watching football games from the balconies of houses near the stadium following the newly promoted Serie A side's game against AS Roma on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/italy-police-stop-watching-matches-from-balcony Wed, 16 Sep 2015 12:29:45 +0200 italy-police-stop-watching-matches-from-balcony Southampton striker Graziano Pelle scored off Antonio Candreva's pinpoint cross to hand Italy a precious 1-0 win over Malta in Florence on Thursday that sent the hosts top of their Euro 2016 qualifying table. https://www.thelocal.it/20150904/pelle-fires-italy-top-of-group-with-malta-win Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:35:34 +0200 pelle-fires-italy-top-of-group-with-malta-win How about a Uefa cup for your living room table? Or perhaps the Coppa Italia in your bathroom? Football fans now have the opportunity to get their hands on a slice of sporting history as debt-ridden Parma FC sells off all its assets - including trophies. https://www.thelocal.it/20150814/failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:42:06 +0200 failed-fc-parma-auction-off-silverware Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah joined Roma on Thursday on a season-long deal from Chelsea and could soon be joined in the Italian capital by unsettled Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko. https://www.thelocal.it/20150807/salah-joins-roma-on-loan-as-dzeko-jets-in-for-medical Fri, 07 Aug 2015 11:01:07 +0200 salah-joins-roma-on-loan-as-dzeko-jets-in-for-medical Uefa said on Tuesday it had been shocked by reports that Italian second division games have been fixed for €100,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/uefa-worried-by-italian-match-fixing Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:05:52 +0200 uefa-worried-by-italian-match-fixing A match-fixing scandal in Italy that has rocked Catania took a new twist on Monday when the Serie B club's president admitted to buying the results of five league games in a bid to "save the club". https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/catania-chief-confesses-to-match-fixing-prosecutor Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:04:18 +0200 catania-chief-confesses-to-match-fixing-prosecutor When it comes to history, soccer's classic derby matches are put in the shade by the Calcio Storico Fiorentino, a fixture that has been played in Florence since the 16th Century. https://www.thelocal.it/20150625/is-this-italys-most-violent-sport Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:04:06 +0200 is-this-italys-most-violent-sport Police have arrested seven people in an investigation into match-fixing at FC Catania. The men are accused of fixing matches in order to keep the club in Serie B. https://www.thelocal.it/20150623/fc-catania-rocked-by-match-fixing-scandal Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:14:00 +0200 fc-catania-rocked-by-match-fixing-scandal Maurizio Sarri has officially been appointed Napoli coach, replacing Spaniard Rafael Benitez who has taken over at Real Madrid, the Serie A club announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20150612/sarri-replaces-benitez-at-napoli Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:49:10 +0200 sarri-replaces-benitez-at-napoli Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has called on his Juventus teammates to take the frustration of losing the Champions League final out on Croatia when they meet in a Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/bonucci-leads-italy-charge-against-sanctioned-croatia Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:30:12 +0200 bonucci-leads-italy-charge-against-sanctioned-croatia Fiorentina have sacked Vincenzo Montella after claiming the coach, who steered La Viola to the semi-finals of the Europa League, lacked respect for the club that had "given him so much". https://www.thelocal.it/20150609/fiorentina-sack-montella-over-lack-of-respect Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:07:23 +0200 fiorentina-sack-montella-over-lack-of-respect