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 Italy coach Giampiero Ventura handed teenaged AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma his debut but began his reign with a 3-1 defeat to France in Bari on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160902/ventura-begins-life-as-italy-coach-with-loss-to-france Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:36:18 +0200 ventura-begins-life-as-italy-coach-with-loss-to-france Violent clashes between fans of Lazio and Galatasaray have led to hundreds of arrests and one stabbed fan in hospital ahead of the sides' Europa League fixture at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Thursday, reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160225/one-person-stabbed-as-football-fans-clash-ahead-of-rome-game Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:56:04 +0100 one-person-stabbed-as-football-fans-clash-ahead-of-rome-game Gonzalo Higuain struck once in each half as Napoli made amends for their dismal start to the season by handing Lazio their first 5-0 rout in Serie A since 1984 on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150921/higuain-and-insigne-star-as-napoli-pummel-lazio Mon, 21 Sep 2015 10:05:49 +0200 higuain-and-insigne-star-as-napoli-pummel-lazio Serie A giants Roma have followed in the footsteps of clubs from across Europe by launching an initiative aimed at gathering funds to help ease the burden of the ongoing refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150907/italian-giants-roma-launch-refugee-initiative Mon, 07 Sep 2015 18:06:15 +0200 italian-giants-roma-launch-refugee-initiative A Bulgarian international footballer has been charged with vandalism after carving his initials into Rome’s famous Colosseum with a coin. https://www.thelocal.it/20150716/soccer-star-booked-for-vandalizing-colosseum Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:26:15 +0200 soccer-star-booked-for-vandalizing-colosseum A match-fixing scandal in Italy that has rocked Catania took a new twist on Monday when the Serie B club's president admitted to buying the results of five league games in a bid to "save the club". https://www.thelocal.it/20150629/catania-chief-confesses-to-match-fixing-prosecutor Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:04:18 +0200 catania-chief-confesses-to-match-fixing-prosecutor After their weekend derby disappointment, Juventus will need favours from elsewhere if they are to secure a fourth consecutive Serie A title in front of their own fans on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150428/favours-needed-again-as-juve-look-to-clinch-title Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:15:37 +0200 favours-needed-again-as-juve-look-to-clinch-title Palermo striker Paulo Dybala has hinted he would prefer a move to Juventus, potentially ending the hopes of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea to lure the Argentinian starlet away from Serie A. https://www.thelocal.it/20150422/striker-dybala-hints-at-juve-over-chelsea Wed, 22 Apr 2015 16:26:11 +0200 striker-dybala-hints-at-juve-over-chelsea 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 The president of Serie A side Roma, James Pallotta, has hit back at Lazio counterpart Claudio Lotito in a row over a 'selfie' picture taken by Francesco Totti during the sides' 2-2 derby draw on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150113/row-erupts-over-tottis-inappropriate-selfie Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:18:00 +0100 row-erupts-over-tottis-inappropriate-selfie 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