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 Supporters of Italian football giants Juventus are controlled by mobsters linked to the notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia, justice officials said Friday as the sale of tickets to hardline ultra fans was investigated. https://www.thelocal.it/20170930/juventus-fans-in-mafia-grip-say-italian-justice-officials Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:22:13 +0200 juventus-fans-in-mafia-grip-say-italian-justice-officials Beaten 2012 finalists Italy were given a raucous welcome by fans at their Euro 2016 Montpellier base on Wednesday after arriving in the southern French city from Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/italy-given-raucous-welcome-by-waiting-azzurri-fans Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:00:31 +0200 italy-given-raucous-welcome-by-waiting-azzurri-fans Police have charged a 19-year-old AC Milan supporter with attempted murder after two people were stabbed in a central Rome bar on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20160523/rampaging-fans-stab-two-in-bar-brawl-after-coppa-italia-final Mon, 23 May 2016 11:31:20 +0200 rampaging-fans-stab-two-in-bar-brawl-after-coppa-italia-final Palermo's Serie A relegation woes deepened in a trouble-hit 3-0 defeat to Lazio that saw the match stopped twice by the referee as rocket flares came dangerously close to hitting players. https://www.thelocal.it/20160411/palermo-woes-deepen-as-flares-rain-down-on-players Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:07:47 +0200 palermo-woes-deepen-as-flares-rain-down-on-players Lazio could face a UEFA racism probe after Sparta Prague's Ivory Coast midfielder Tiemoke Konate was targeted with monkey chants during a 3-0 Stadio Olimpico win that ended Italian interest in Europe this season. https://www.thelocal.it/20160318/lazio-facing-racism-probe-as-italian-euro-hopes-end Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:54:42 +0100 lazio-facing-racism-probe-as-italian-euro-hopes-end As the world marked the death of music legend David Bowie on Monday, some fans are struggling to come to terms with the loss of their hero, with a woman from Rome setting up a petition calling on God to bring him back. https://www.thelocal.it/20160112/italians-petition-god-to-bring-back-david-bowie Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:59:56 +0100 italians-petition-god-to-bring-back-david-bowie The moment of truth has arrived for thousands of Italian Star Wars fans. Today is the big day: 'The Force Awakens', the latest film in the sci-fi saga, finally hits Italian cinemas. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/star-wars-fans-rejoice-as-force-awakens-in-italy Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:45:24 +0100 star-wars-fans-rejoice-as-force-awakens-in-italy Angry Lazio supporters dumped bags of manure at the club’s training ground on Friday, leaving the players in no doubt as to their current standing in fans’ affections. https://www.thelocal.it/20151212/lazio-fans-make-manure-protest Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:13:19 +0100 lazio-fans-make-manure-protest A Dutch restoration company has offered to help Rome with repairs after fans of Feyenoord football club wrecked havoc in the capital last week. https://www.thelocal.it/20150225/dutch-firm-offers-to-help-restore-rome-after-football-riot Wed, 25 Feb 2015 12:55:00 +0100 dutch-firm-offers-to-help-restore-rome-after-football-riot A Dutch woman has raised over €7,000 online to pay for damages wrought in Rome last week by scores of football fans from the Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.it/20150223/dutch-give-7k-to-apologize-for-rome-riot Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:06:00 +0100 dutch-give-7k-to-apologize-for-rome-riot One of Rome's best-known squares was left looking like a war-zone after clashes between police and supporters of Feyenoord on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/rome-riot-feyenoord-fans-clash-with-police Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:55:00 +0100 rome-riot-feyenoord-fans-clash-with-police Ugly flare-throwing incidents at Milan's storied San Siro stadium deflected the glare from under-par Italy on Sunday as they scraped a precious Euro 2016 qualifying point at home to impressive Group H leaders Croatia. https://www.thelocal.it/20141117/croatia-flares-deflect-glare-from-outplayed-azzurri Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:04:00 +0100 croatia-flares-deflect-glare-from-outplayed-azzurri 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 Atalanta fans hurled bananas at AC Milan's Guinean defender Kevin Constant on Sunday in the latest racist storm to hit European football. https://www.thelocal.it/20140512/football-fans-hurl-bananas-at-milans-guinean-player Mon, 12 May 2014 10:16:00 +0200 football-fans-hurl-bananas-at-milans-guinean-player A 48-year-old man suspected of shooting three Napoli fans ahead of the Italian Cup final in Rome on Saturday has tested negative for gunshot residue, the Italian news agency Ansa reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140506/gunshot-test-on-football-shooting-suspect-negative Tue, 06 May 2014 18:47:00 +0200 gunshot-test-on-football-shooting-suspect-negative Three fans of Ajax are in hospital, one in a serious condition, after being stabbed prior to the Dutch side's Champions League clash with AC Milan on Wednesday, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20131212/ajax-fans-stabbed-before-milan-clash Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:56:00 +0100 ajax-fans-stabbed-before-milan-clash AC Milan will play its next game at its San Siro stadium behind closed doors, the Italian football authority ruled on Monday, as punishment for fans' discriminatory chants at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20131008/ac-milan-forced-to-play-in-empty-stadium Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:42:00 +0200 ac-milan-forced-to-play-in-empty-stadium