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 Zenit Saint Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini has agreed in principle to become the next Italy coach, Italian football federation (FIGC) commissioner Roberto Fabbricini said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180501/ma Tue, 01 May 2018 15:41:27 +0200 ma Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri distanced himself from taking up the vacant post as Italy coach on Saturday, but left the door open to eventually accepting the job. https://www.thelocal.it/20171118/juves-allegri-coy-on-italy-job Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:25:14 +0100 juves-allegri-coy-on-italy-job Hungary was mourning on Sunday 16 people killed after a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170122/hungary-mourns-16-killed-in-italy-coach-disaster Sun, 22 Jan 2017 17:00:58 +0100 hungary-mourns-16-killed-in-italy-coach-disaster Sixteen people died when a coach bringing Hungarian teenagers home from a skiing trip crashed and burst into flames on a northern Italian motorway overnight, authorities said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170121/17-killed-as-hungarian-coach-crashes-in-verona Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:21:53 +0100 17-killed-as-hungarian-coach-crashes-in-verona 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 The driver of a coach that crashed in Spain at the weekend killing 13 foreign students, including seven Italians, who is under investigation for manslaughter, is in critical condition in hospital, officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160323/driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:02:46 +0100 driver-in-coach-crash-that-killed-7-italians-in-critical-condition UPDATED: Seven Italians and two Germans were among the 13 young female students killed in a weekend coach crash in northeastern Spain, a regional official said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160321/seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:19:10 +0100 seven-italians-feared-dead-in-spain-coach-crash 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 Forty-four people were injured, three seriously, in a coach crash in central Italy in the early hours of Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20151231/forty-four-injured-in-italy-coach-crash Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:41:42 +0100 forty-four-injured-in-italy-coach-crash Italy coach Jacques Brunel has failed to build a team mentality for the rugby World Cup because he does not communicate with players, former international Mirco Bergamasco has claimed. https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:12:35 +0200 brunel-silence-has-doomed-italys-world-cup 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 The UK-based budget coach company, Megabus, has announced its arrival in Italy, promising a whole host of €1 fares between Italy's major cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20150617/north-to-south-for-1-megabus-arrives-in-italy Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:01:45 +0200 north-to-south-for-1-megabus-arrives-in-italy AC Milan on Tuesday sacked coach Filippo Inzaghi after what has been a bitterly disappointing season, immediately replacing him with Serbian Sinisa Mihajlovic. https://www.thelocal.it/20150616/ac-milan-sack-inzaghi-as-coach Tue, 16 Jun 2015 14:35:10 +0200 ac-milan-sack-inzaghi-as-coach Silvio Berlusconi has effectively confirmed that AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi will be sacked at the end of what has been a bitterly disappointing season, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150519/berlusconi-signals-the-end-for-milan-coach-inzaghi Tue, 19 May 2015 13:09:07 +0200 berlusconi-signals-the-end-for-milan-coach-inzaghi A Palestinian football club from the southern West Bank is hoping that the turnaround led by a new coach from Italy could see it reaching a top pan-Asian championship. https://www.thelocal.it/20150506/italian-coach-has-palestinian-minnows-motoring Wed, 06 May 2015 17:19:35 +0200 italian-coach-has-palestinian-minnows-motoring AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi looks set to be sacked after his demoralized side were humiliated 3-1 by Genoa at the San Siro on Wednesday just as owner Silvio Berlusconi moved closer to selling the club to Thai magnate Bee Taechaubol. https://www.thelocal.it/20150430/inzaghi-close-to-milan-sack-after-genoa-match Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:41:23 +0200 inzaghi-close-to-milan-sack-after-genoa-match Rafael Benitez has moved closer to quitting Napoli following their exit from the Italian Cup on Wednesday, with reports already proposing several candidates to replace the veteran Spaniard. https://www.thelocal.it/20150409/napoli-lining-up-benitez-successor-reports Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:03:51 +0200 napoli-lining-up-benitez-successor-reports Former AC Milan and Italy coach Arrigo Sacchi has hit out at Italy's youth set-up by claiming it features 'too many blacks' and 'too many foreigners'. https://www.thelocal.it/20150217/ex-italy-coach-says-too-many-blacks-in-under-20-ranks Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:15:00 +0100 ex-italy-coach-says-too-many-blacks-in-under-20-ranks Italy's World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was being hotly tipped on Monday to replace his former national coach Marcello Lippi as boss of Guangzhou Evergrande after the 66-year-old announced he was stepping aside. https://www.thelocal.it/20141103/italys-cannavaro-to-replace-lippi-in-china-reports Mon, 03 Nov 2014 09:25:00 +0100 italys-cannavaro-to-replace-lippi-in-china-reports Massimiliano Allegri was on Wednesday appointed the new manager of Serie A champions Juventus less than 24 hours after Antonio Conte quit the post. https://www.thelocal.it/20140716/allegri-appointed-new-juventus-boss Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:30:00 +0200 allegri-appointed-new-juventus-boss