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 Serie A side Roma were given the green light on Tuesday by Italian authorities to build their own stadium which they hope to occupy by the 2020/21 season. https://www.thelocal.it/20171206/football-roma-new-stadium Wed, 06 Dec 2017 10:09:19 +0100 football-roma-new-stadium Footballers usually throw their jersey to fans at the final whistle, but Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon stunned one supporter by giving him his shorts after Wednesday's Champions League draw against Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.it/20171123/gianluigi-buffon-strips-boxer-shorts-juventus Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:34:14 +0100 gianluigi-buffon-strips-boxer-shorts-juventus 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 Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri insisted Tuesday that the Serie A champions were not in crisis despite recent setbacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20171018/juve-is-not-in-crisis Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:24:12 +0200 juve-is-not-in-crisis Three people, including a 7-year-old boy, were in critical condition after a bomb scare triggered a stampede among Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in Turin on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170605/7-year-old-among-critically-injured-after-turin-bomb-scare-panic Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:05:31 +0200 7-year-old-among-critically-injured-after-turin-bomb-scare-panic At least 1,000 people were injured, seven seriously, after a bomb scare triggered a stampede among Juventus fans assembled to watch the Champions League final in Turin, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170604/football-1000-injured-in-juve-fan-panic-after-bomb-scare-police Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:16:38 +0200 football-1000-injured-in-juve-fan-panic-after-bomb-scare-police Italian police said on Saturday they had seized more than 250,000 counterfeit t-shirts and other merchandise bearing the logos of Champions League finalists Juventus and Real Madrid. https://www.thelocal.it/20170603/football-italy-police-score-with-cl-counterfeit-swoop Sat, 03 Jun 2017 19:00:56 +0200 football-italy-police-score-with-cl-counterfeit-swoop New AC Milan chief executive Marco Fassone has promised fans a "quick return" to the Champions League and the glory days of old as the fallen Serie A giants began life under Chinese ownership on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170414/ac-milans-new-owners-target-champions-league-return Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:52:14 +0200 ac-milans-new-owners-target-champions-league-return Milan’s San Siro stadium is preparing for a glitzy all-Spanish final of the Champions League final on Saturday, as fans of Real and Atletico Madrid packed the city in glorious summer sunshine. https://www.thelocal.it/20160528/milan-readies-for-glitzy-all-spanish-champions-league-final Sat, 28 May 2016 14:50:25 +0200 milan-readies-for-glitzy-all-spanish-champions-league-final Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri slammed the selfish players whose misses heaped unwelcome pressure on the Italian champions following a scoreless draw with Champions League rivals Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151022/allegri-slams-selfish-juventus-players Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:19:14 +0200 allegri-slams-selfish-juventus-players Italian media on Thursday ridiculed the latest in a long line of gaffes by David Beckham after the former England star said he wanted to see AC Milan win the Champions League this season. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/italian-media-ridicule-beckhams-ac-milan-gaffe Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:39:09 +0200 italian-media-ridicule-beckhams-ac-milan-gaffe Roma coach Rudi Garcia said there will no plans to target Barcelona's Lionel Messi and has warned his side will aim to "get a result" when the sides meet in a Champions League Group E opener on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/no-anti-messi-plan-as-roma-target-barca-result Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:22:49 +0200 no-anti-messi-plan-as-roma-target-barca-result 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 Late goals by Ogenyi Onazi and Miroslav Klose rubber-stamped Lazio's third-place finish in Serie A on Sunday after a thrilling 4-2 win at Napoli that secured a place in next season's Champions League playoffs. https://www.thelocal.it/20150601/lazio-clinch-champions-league-berth Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:59:00 +0200 lazio-clinch-champions-league-berth A late glancing header from defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa earned Roma a stunning 2-1 victory over Lazio in a fiery city derby on Monday to secure the Giallorossi's automatic entry to the Champions League. https://www.thelocal.it/20150526/roma-stun-lazio-in-fiery-city-derby Tue, 26 May 2015 10:51:30 +0200 roma-stun-lazio-in-fiery-city-derby Two unnamed Roma fans were rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed prior to the city derby against Lazio on Monday, reports in Italy said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150526/football-fans-stabbed-ahead-of-rome-derby Tue, 26 May 2015 10:34:34 +0200 football-fans-stabbed-ahead-of-rome-derby A boldly-worded message by Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has revealed the worst kept secret in Turin: the Serie A giants' confidence of a first Champions League title in 19 years is growing. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/juve-to-boldly-go-into-barcelona-final-allegri Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:09 +0200 juve-to-boldly-go-into-barcelona-final-allegri Goals from Mario Gomez and Mohamed Salah sent Fiorentina into the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday as they beat Tottenham 2-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/fiorentina-win-spot-in-champions-league-last-16 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:32:00 +0100 fiorentina-win-spot-in-champions-league-last-16 Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata struck for Juventus as the Italian champions secured a 2-1 Champions League last 16 first leg win over Borussia Dortmund in Turin on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150225/juve-move-closer-to-champions-league-glory Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:15:00 +0100 juve-move-closer-to-champions-league-glory