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 An Italian football fan was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Thursday after admitting assaulting a Liverpool supporter before a Champions League game, leaving the victim with catastrophic head injuries. https://www.thelocal.it/20190301/italy-football-roma-fan-simone-mastrelli-jailed-attack-sean-cox-liverpool Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:56:18 +0100 italy-football-roma-fan-simone-mastrelli-jailed-attack-sean-cox-liverpool Roma revealed on Thursday they will donate an initial sum of €150,000 to the family of Liverpool fan Sean Cox, who suffered a severe brain injury after being attacked by Roma supporters. https://www.thelocal.it/20181116/as-roma-donates-150000-to-liverpool-supporter-sean-cox-beaten-up Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:21:42 +0100 as-roma-donates-150000-to-liverpool-supporter-sean-cox-beaten-up A Liverpool fan was injured after being attacked in the centre of Naples ahead of Wednesday's Champions League game, Italian police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181003/liverpool-fan-beaten-up-in-naples-champions-league Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:18:35 +0200 liverpool-fan-beaten-up-in-naples-champions-league Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio has brushed off reported interest from Liverpool by claiming he is fully focused on regaining his fitness after signing an extension with the Italian champions. https://www.thelocal.it/20151019/juves-marchisio-cools-liverpool-talk Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:34:39 +0200 juves-marchisio-cools-liverpool-talk Some 'tifosi' might be licking their lips, but for some pundits AC Milan fans got the rawest deal on Tuesday when Mario Balotelli became the latest Premier League flop to return 'home' in a quest to resurrect his career. https://www.thelocal.it/20150826/mario-balotellis-return-home-divides-fans Wed, 26 Aug 2015 10:16:51 +0200 mario-balotellis-return-home-divides-fans UPDATED: Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli said he is ready to resurrect his career as he re-joined AC Milan on a season-long loan deal that has divided fans and pundits in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150825/balotelli-to-sign-milan-loan-deal-report Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:14:03 +0200 balotelli-to-sign-milan-loan-deal-report Italian striker Mario Balotelli is set for a return to Italy after a lacklustre performance in just one season with Liverpool FC, according to British media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150730/mario-balotelli-set-for-return-to-italy-reports Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:06:18 +0200 mario-balotelli-set-for-return-to-italy-reports Luciano Barelli was 35 years old and an AC Milan fan when he escaped with his life from the Heysel football stadium disaster that claimed the lives of 39 fans on May 29th, 1985. https://www.thelocal.it/20150527/stupid-milanista-youre-going-to-die-for-juventus Wed, 27 May 2015 16:52:01 +0200 stupid-milanista-youre-going-to-die-for-juventus Mario Balotelli's departure from AC Milan for Liverpool provoked few tears among Italian football fans with many saying 'good riddance' to the controversial striker. https://www.thelocal.it/20140822/tears-and Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:39:43 +0200 tears-and Mario Balotelli said his goodbyes to fellow A.C. Milan teammates and staff after training on Thursday, the club's website reported, suggesting that only personal terms remain to be finalized before his shock move to Liverpool. https://www.thelocal.it/20140822/balotelli-says-farewells-to-ac-milan-teammates Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:15:00 +0200 balotelli-says-farewells-to-ac-milan-teammates Mario Balotelli is on the brink of a shock move to Liverpool, media in England and Italy reported on Thursday, two weeks after Reds boss Brendan Rodgers ruled out a bid for the controversial striker. https://www.thelocal.it/20140821/super-mario-on-brink-of-shock-liverpool-move Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:25:00 +0200 super-mario-on-brink-of-shock-liverpool-move