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 Five Italian Serie-A weekend matches including Sunday's clash between Juventus and Inter Milan have been postponed due to the coronavirus, the Italian football league said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200229/italy-cancels-five-serie-a-matches-on-virus-fears Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:38:46 +0100 italy-cancels-five-serie-a-matches-on-virus-fears Italian police on Monday arrested 12 leading Juventus hardline fans as part of a major investigation into violence and extortion linked to match ticket sales. https://www.thelocal.it/20190916/italian-police-arrest-juventus-football-ultras-ticketing-racket Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:51:05 +0200 italian-police-arrest-juventus-football-ultras-ticketing-racket Italian giants Juventus claimed an eighth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday after a 2-1 win at home against Fiorentina.Here are five factors that helped the Turin giants lift a 35th Scudetto with five matches to spare, equalling the record for the earliest any team has won Serie A: https://www.thelocal.it/20190421/five-reasons-why-juventus-have-won-their-eighth-straight-serie-a-title Sun, 21 Apr 2019 18:33:08 +0200 five-reasons-why-juventus-have-won-their-eighth-straight-serie-a-title Tens of Juventus supporters have been arrested in possession of dangerous objects ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg tie against Ajax in Amsterdam, Dutch police said on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20190411/juventus-fans-arrested-in-amsterdam Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:46:33 +0200 juventus-fans-arrested-in-amsterdam Amnesty International on Saturday urged football clubs AC Milan and Juventus to shun the Italian Super Cup -- a game Saudi Arabia is set to host in January -- over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. https://www.thelocal.it/20181027/amnesty-calls-on-ac-milan-and-juventus-to-pull-saudi-gala Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:50:57 +0200 amnesty-calls-on-ac-milan-and-juventus-to-pull-saudi-gala Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off damaging rape allegations to score for Juventus as the Serie A champions beat Udinese 2-0 under the rain in northeastern Italy on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A. https://www.thelocal.it/20181007/ronaldo-scores-to-keep-juventus-perfect-amid-rape-allegation-turmoil Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:06:22 +0200 ronaldo-scores-to-keep-juventus-perfect-amid-rape-allegation-turmoil With huge revenues, a colossal audience on social media, sponsors queuing up, and his brand on products from hotels to underwear, Cristiano Ronaldo has long been more than just a football player. https://www.thelocal.it/20181006/ronaldo-is-more-than-a-footballer-hes-a-multi-national-business Sat, 06 Oct 2018 06:58:09 +0200 ronaldo-is-more-than-a-footballer-hes-a-multi-national-business Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to play for Juventus against Udinese on Saturday, despite rape claims made against him, although his coach Massimiliano Allegri admits he may be tempted to rest the embattled star. https://www.thelocal.it/20181006/embattled-ronaldo-presents-selection-headache-for-juventus Sat, 06 Oct 2018 06:50:00 +0200 embattled-ronaldo-presents-selection-headache-for-juventus Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first competitive goal for Italian champions Juventus and then added a second in Sunday's fourth Serie A game of the season, against Sassuolo in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20180916/ronaldo-scores-first-goal-in-italian-league Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:50:32 +0200 ronaldo-scores-first-goal-in-italian-league The Portuguese star, now with Juventus, is said to have thrown a tantrum at not having again won the award he has won three times in the previous four years. https://www.thelocal.it/20180831/ronaldo-furious-to-lose-out-to-modric-in-uefa-player-of-the-year-award Fri, 31 Aug 2018 18:10:44 +0200 ronaldo-furious-to-lose-out-to-modric-in-uefa-player-of-the-year-award Juventus fans will get their first glimpse of superstar summer signing Cristiano Ronaldo in rarified surroundings on Sunday, when he makes his debut for the Italian champions at the foot of the Alps a week before the start of the new Serie A season. https://www.thelocal.it/20180812/ronaldo-set-to-begin-italian-adventure-in-intimate-alpine-friendly Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:15:03 +0200 ronaldo-set-to-begin-italian-adventure-in-intimate-alpine-friendly Cristiano Ronaldo said on Monday that he's "different" from other players of his age who move to China or Qatar for mega-money deals, during an official unveiling as a Juventus player in which he said he wanted to help bring Champions League success to his new club. https://www.thelocal.it/20180717/i-want-to-show-im-not-like-others-cristiano-ronaldo-juventus-turin Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:34:52 +0200 i-want-to-show-im-not-like-others-cristiano-ronaldo-juventus-turin A Turin hit by Cristiano Ronaldo fever awaits the striker on Monday as Juventus prepare to unveil the surprise signing, that after the end of the World Cup, puts all eyes on the Italian champions and Serie A. https://www.thelocal.it/20180716/turin-juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-arrival Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:23:00 +0200 turin-juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-arrival Workers in the southern town of Melfi have announced a strike over the acquisition of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo by Turin team Juventus. https://www.thelocal.it/20180712/italian-fiat-strike-juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-acquisition Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:42:25 +0200 italian-fiat-strike-juventus-cristiano-ronaldo-acquisition Real Madrid on Tuesday announced the transfer of modern great Cristiano Ronaldo to Italian champions Juventus, with the Portuguese superstar saying the time had come "for a new stage" in his life. https://www.thelocal.it/20180711/cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-juventus-italy Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:02:04 +0200 cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-juventus-italy Spain's media said goodbye to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo while Italy's welcomed him on Friday, after persistent reports that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner will leave Real Madrid for Italian champions Juventus. https://www.thelocal.it/20180706/ronaldo-juventus-transfer Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:35:44 +0200 ronaldo-juventus-transfer Six Juventus fans were injured, two seriously, when a truck they were travelling in during the Italian champions' victory parade on Saturday night struck the electric cables of the city's tramway, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20180520/six-injured-two-seriously-in-juventus-title-parade Sun, 20 May 2018 05:42:30 +0200 six-injured-two-seriously-in-juventus-title-parade Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced on Thursday that he will leave the Turin giants after 17 years, but did not as expected declare the end of his playing career. https://www.thelocal.it/20180517/gigi-gianluigi-buffon-leaving-juventus Thu, 17 May 2018 14:40:18 +0200 gigi-gianluigi-buffon-leaving-juventus Juventus on Sunday claimed a seventh straight Serie A title, the 34th in their history, after a goalless draw against ten-man Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. https://www.thelocal.it/20180514/in-pictures-juventus-wins-serie-a Mon, 14 May 2018 14:03:17 +0200 in-pictures-juventus-wins-serie-a Juventus are practically assured of winning a seventh successive Serie A title after second-placed Napoli were held 2-2 by Torino on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180506/napoli-draw-all-but-hands-title-to-juventus Sun, 06 May 2018 19:50:35 +0200 napoli-draw-all-but-hands-title-to-juventus