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 Test results published by La Nazione allegedly showed Fiorentina captain Astori had an irregular heartbeat. https://www.thelocal.it/20181210/two-italian-doctors-being-investigated-over-footballer-astoris-death Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:30:07 +0100 two-italian-doctors-being-investigated-over-footballer-astoris-death Serie A club Fiorentina announced that their training ground will be renamed in tribute to former captain Davide Astori, who died aged 31 earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.it/20180320/fiorentina-rename-training-ground-in-tribute-to-davide-astori Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:33:45 +0100 fiorentina-rename-training-ground-in-tribute-to-davide-astori Thousands of mourners and the cream of Italian football gave an emotional sendoff on Thursday to Fiorentina player Davide Astori, whose sudden death at the age of 31 has shocked the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20180308/pictures-davide-astori-funeral-fiorentina-florence-italy Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:23:37 +0100 pictures-davide-astori-funeral-fiorentina-florence-italy Italian footballer Davide Astori likely died from a cardiac arrest linked to the slowing of his heart rate, local media reported on Tuesday following the initial results of his autopsy. https://www.thelocal.it/20180307/italy-footballer-davide-astori-died-of-heart-attack-autopsy Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:57:46 +0100 italy-footballer-davide-astori-died-of-heart-attack-autopsy Rome prosecutors on Tuesday requested a life sentence for one of Italy's most notorious football hooligans over the fatal shooting of a rival fan before the 2014 Italian Cup final. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/italian-judge-asked-to-jail-roma-ultra-for-life-for-shooting-rival-fan Wed, 20 Apr 2016 11:31:26 +0200 italian-judge-asked-to-jail-roma-ultra-for-life-for-shooting-rival-fan Goal-shy title contenders Inter Milan found their scoring boots in timely fashion on Sunday with a 4-0 win over Frosinone that fired Roberto Mancini's men two points clear in Serie A. https://www.thelocal.it/20151123/free-scoring-inter-go-two-points-clear Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:09:38 +0100 free-scoring-inter-go-two-points-clear Fiorentina returned to the top of the Serie A table on Sunday with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Frosinone as Napoli squandered their chance to grab pole position with a 0-0 draw at Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20151102/fiorentina-back-on-top-of-serie-a Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:21:45 +0100 fiorentina-back-on-top-of-serie-a First-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Gervinho in a 2-1 win over leaders Fiorentina fired Roma to the top of Serie A as the Giallorossi underlined their scudetto credentials in style on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151026/salah-and-gervinho-fire-roma-top-of-serie-a Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:26:15 +0100 salah-and-gervinho-fire-roma-top-of-serie-a 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 Europa League semi-finalists Fiorentina secured their place in next season's competition with a stunning 3-2 win at Palermo, as Verona striker Luca Toni moved top of the Serie A scoring charts on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150525/fiorentina-score-spot-in-europa-league Mon, 25 May 2015 10:40:19 +0200 fiorentina-score-spot-in-europa-league The draw for the semi-finals of the Europa League on Friday kept alive the possibility of an all-Italian final as Serie A sides Napoli and Fiorentina avoided each other. https://www.thelocal.it/20150424/italian-clubs-kept-apart-in-europa-league-semis Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:40:49 +0200 italian-clubs-kept-apart-in-europa-league-semis Juventus thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 on Tuesday to overturn a 2-1 semi-final, first leg deficit and reach the Italian Cup final. https://www.thelocal.it/20150408/juventus-blitz-fiorentina-to-reach-cup-final Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:40:12 +0200 juventus-blitz-fiorentina-to-reach-cup-final 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 Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has played down reports that winger Juan Cuadrado could soon leave the club for Chelsea amid reports the Premier League side are preparing a bid for the Colombian international. https://www.thelocal.it/20150122/fiorentina-deny-chelsea-to-snap-up-cuadrado Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:48:00 +0100 fiorentina-deny-chelsea-to-snap-up-cuadrado Chelsea are preparing a bid for Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado although La Viola would not sell the Colombian for less than €35 million, reports in Italy said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150121/chelsea-prep-bid-for-fiorentinas-cuadrado-reports Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:42:00 +0100 chelsea-prep-bid-for-fiorentinas-cuadrado-reports A video has been released of the moments of the fatal shooting of Napoli football fan Ciro Esposito at the Italy Cup final in Rome on May 3rd. The lawyers of the victim’s family are hoping that the clip will shed light on what happened. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/video-released-of-fatal-moment-napoli-fan-shot Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:24:00 +0200 video-released-of-fatal-moment-napoli-fan-shot Hardline Napoli supporters have pledged to get revenge against the “Roman bastard” who shot Ciro Esposito, who remains critically ill in hospital, ahead of a football game in Rome last Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140507/napoli-fans-want-revenge-over-football-shooting Wed, 07 May 2014 13:47:00 +0200 napoli-fans-want-revenge-over-football-shooting A 30-year-old Napoli fan, who was shot outside Rome’s Olympic Stadium ahead of a football match on Saturday night, was arrested shortly after having a life-saving operation. https://www.thelocal.it/20140505/napoli-fan-arrested-after-life-saving-operation Mon, 05 May 2014 13:11:00 +0200 napoli-fan-arrested-after-life-saving-operation The Italian Cup final between Fiorentina and Napoli was delayed on Saturday following pre-match shootings, with reports suggesting four men had been injured, one seriously. https://www.thelocal.it/20140503/four-men-shot-ahead-of-rome-football-game-reports Sun, 04 May 2014 00:17:00 +0200 four-men-shot-ahead-of-rome-football-game-reports