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 Outspoken Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has courted controversy by claiming Gianni Infantino "bought" votes on his way to being elected president of Fifa. https://www.thelocal.it/20160301/new-fifa-president-bought-votes-claims-serie-a-chairman Tue, 01 Mar 2016 09:08:12 +0100 new-fifa-president-bought-votes-claims-serie-a-chairman Uefa General Secretary Gianni Infantino vowed on Tuesday to withdraw from Fifa's presidential election if Michel Platini, the Uefa president who is serving a 90-day ban from all football-related activities, is allowed to stand. https://www.thelocal.it/20151110/infantino-to-withdraw-from-fifa-election-if-platini-stands Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:50:05 +0100 infantino-to-withdraw-from-fifa-election-if-platini-stands An educational charity launched by Pope Francis said on Thursday it will no longer accept money from South America's football confederation until allegations of massive corruption in world football are laid to rest. https://www.thelocal.it/20150612/papal-charity-shuns-cash-over-fifa-scandal Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:53:33 +0200 papal-charity-shuns-cash-over-fifa-scandal UPDATED - Italian police said Tuesday that Argentinian businessman Alejandro Burzaco, who has been indicted by US authorities in the Fifa corruption scandal, has turned himself in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150609/argentinian-fifa-suspect-held-in-italy Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:19:24 +0200 argentinian-fifa-suspect-held-in-italy