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 have confirmed an upcoming friendly with Albania for next month in Genoa, with match profits set to go to the flood-hit northern city, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141015/flood-hit-genoa-to-benefit-from-italy-friendly Wed, 15 Oct 2014 10:20:00 +0200 flood-hit-genoa-to-benefit-from-italy-friendly England will play fellow European heavyweights Italy in a glamour friendly game next March, the Football Association announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141002/italy-to-play-england-in-football-friendly Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:39:00 +0200 italy-to-play-england-in-football-friendly The Italian unit of the frozen food company, Findus, has produced what is thought to be the first TV commercial in Italy that touches on the subject of homosexuality. https://www.thelocal.it/20140610/findus-italy-produces-first-gay-friendly-ad Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:31:00 +0200 findus-italy-produces-first-gay-friendly-ad The world’s biggest pasta company, Barilla, has hired consultants to help it become more gay-friendly after its president sparked an outcry when he said the company would never feature gay families in its advertisements. https://www.thelocal.it/20131105/barilla-strives-to-become-gay-friendly Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:57:00 +0100 barilla-strives-to-become-gay-friendly