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 Antonio Conte is due in court to face match-fixing allegations on April 4th but should know his fate before Euro 2016 begins, Italian media said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/italy-coachs Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:00:41 +0100 italy-coachs Betting syndicates in northern Italy and Sicily allegedly made hundreds of thousands of euros through match-fixing at top tier tennis tournaments. https://www.thelocal.it/20160118/italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:19:06 +0100 italy-implicated-in-tennis-match-fixing-scandal Roma coach Rudi Garcia has lamented his side's difficulty in finishing off opponents as he contemplates a tough trip to face champions Barcelona that could decide the Italians' Champions League fate. https://www.thelocal.it/20151105/roma-boss-troubled-as-barca-clash-looms Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:00:38 +0100 roma-boss-troubled-as-barca-clash-looms A former Serie B player with links to a "gypsy gang" that placed illegal bets on Asian betting networks has revealed how he corrupted up to 60 professional players before being snared by police wire taps. https://www.thelocal.it/20151012/football-how-to-corrupt-60-players-by-former-serie-b-pro Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:38:06 +0200 football-how-to-corrupt-60-players-by-former-serie-b-pro Italy football coach Antonio Conte is among 104 people who could face trial as part of an investigation into match-fixing. https://www.thelocal.it/20150708/italy-coach-could-face-match-fixing-trial Wed, 08 Jul 2015 12:19:54 +0200 italy-coach-could-face-match-fixing-trial Uefa said on Tuesday it had been shocked by reports that Italian second division games have been fixed for €100,000. https://www.thelocal.it/20150630/uefa-worried-by-italian-match-fixing Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:05:52 +0200 uefa-worried-by-italian-match-fixing The president of Italy's football federation (FIGC), Carlo Tavecchio, pledged to eradicate the "criminals and tricksters" following the eruption of a sports betting scandal which an investigating magistrate said underlined the "sick" nature of Italian football. https://www.thelocal.it/20150520/italys-football-chief-pledges-action-against-criminals Wed, 20 May 2015 15:08:57 +0200 italys-football-chief-pledges-action-against-criminals UPDATED: More than 50 people have been arrested and 30 are under investigation as part of an inquiry into match-fixing in Italian football, with some of the alleged fraud linked to mafia organizations. https://www.thelocal.it/20150519/over-50-arrested-in-italy-match-fixing-sweep Tue, 19 May 2015 12:30:00 +0200 over-50-arrested-in-italy-match-fixing-sweep Italian pair Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been provisionally suspended for 40 days pending a corruption inquiry, Italian press said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150213/italian-tennis-stars-face-ban-for-match-fixing Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:48:17 +0100 italian-tennis-stars-face-ban-for-match-fixing Antonio Conte, the coach of Italy’s national football team, could face a sporting fraud trial as part of an investigation into match-fixing. https://www.thelocal.it/20150209/italy-football-coach-faces-sport-fraud-trial Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:03:00 +0100 italy-football-coach-faces-sport-fraud-trial 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 International football sensations from Ronaldinho to Messi and Baggio will take to the pitch in Rome next week for a charitable "peace match" organised by Pope Francis, organisers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140826/messi-and-ronaldinho-to-play-in-romes-match-for-peace Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:47:00 +0200 messi-and-ronaldinho-to-play-in-romes-match-for-peace