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 Congratulations, Parma: the northern city has been named Italy's Capital of Culture for 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20180216/parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:21:36 +0100 parma-italy-capital-of-culture-2020 Parma's five-point penalty, which was imposed as punishment in a match-fix row which sealed their promotion to Serie A, was lifted on appeal by the Italian football federation (FIGC) on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180810/parma-have-five-point-match-fix-penalty-lifted Fri, 10 Aug 2018 10:00:12 +0200 parma-have-five-point-match-fix-penalty-lifted "There's a huge passion to make music in Italy, which makes it a great place to work and spend time," says conductor Alpesh Chauhan. At the age of just 28, Chauhan is the principal conductor of the main orchestra in Parma, the northern city chosen as Italy's Capital of Culture for 2020. https://www.thelocal.it/20180730/its-incredible-to-lead-an-orchestra-in-italy-the-place-where-music-was-born Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:57:16 +0200 its-incredible-to-lead-an-orchestra-in-italy-the-place-where-music-was-born Newly-promoted Parma are under investigation for an alleged attempt to fix the match that sealed their incredible rise from financial collapse to Serie A in just three years, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20180609/promoted-parma-under-spotlight-for-alleged-fix-attempt Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:36:55 +0200 promoted-parma-under-spotlight-for-alleged-fix-attempt Frenchman Ludovic Bicchierai has been crowned the world's best pizza-maker thanks to a dish inspired by the French fish soup, bouillabaisse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160418/italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:33:03 +0200 italy-beaten-to-pizza-world-cup-crown-by-frenchmans-bouillabaisse-pizza A couple living in the northern Italian city of Parma are planning to take legal action against healthcare providers in Parma after their baby was born without lower legs. https://www.thelocal.it/20160107/parents-plan-to-sue-after-baby-born-without-legs Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:32:35 +0100 parents-plan-to-sue-after-baby-born-without-legs Former Italian national coach Roberto Donadoni was named as Bologna's new manager on Wednesday to succeed Delio Rossi who was sacked by the Serie A strugglers earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.it/20151029/donadoni-takes-charge-at-bologna-after-rossi-sacked Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:48:37 +0100 donadoni-takes-charge-at-bologna-after-rossi-sacked AC Milan have refuted claims that club CEO Adriano Galliani skirted regulations when signing former Parma player Gabriel Paletta. https://www.thelocal.it/20151013/milan-deny-wrongdoing-in-paletta-deal Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:39:26 +0200 milan-deny-wrongdoing-in-paletta-deal Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has called for his team to forget their shock defeat to Parma and turn their focus on beating Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150413/juve-coach-wants-monaco-focus-after-parma-shock Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:35:57 +0200 juve-coach-wants-monaco-focus-after-parma-shock The Serie A Parma football club has been declared bankrupt, according to Italian media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20150319/parma-fc-declared-bankrupt Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:57:48 +0100 parma-fc-declared-bankrupt The owner of cash-strapped Parma football club, Giampietro Manenti, was arrested on Tuesday morning for alleged money laundering. https://www.thelocal.it/20150318/parma-boss-arrested-for-money-laundering Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:59:14 +0100 parma-boss-arrested-for-money-laundering Crisis-hit Serie A club Parma have been docked a further two points and seen former president Tommaso Ghirardi and club official Pietro Leonardi handed four-month bans by league disciplinary officials on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/cash-strapped-parma-docked-more-points Fri, 13 Mar 2015 16:47:22 +0100 cash-strapped-parma-docked-more-points A financial rescue plan to enable cash-strapped Parma see out the remainder of the Serie A season is in place, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150305/cash-strapped-parma-rescue-plan-in-place Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:28:27 +0100 cash-strapped-parma-rescue-plan-in-place In the 1990s Parma threatened to upset the established order in Italy by winning four European trophies and finishing second in Serie A, but now they are staring into the abyss. https://www.thelocal.it/20150225/parmas-dream-days-turn-into-nightmares Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:05:48 +0100 parmas-dream-days-turn-into-nightmares Cash-strapped Serie A club Parma could be told on March 19th they can no longer operate as a going concern in Italy's top flight after a date for a bankruptcy hearing was set by a court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150224/future-of-cash-strapped-parma-to-be-decided-in-march Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:19:00 +0100 future-of-cash-strapped-parma-to-be-decided-in-march Parma captain Alessandro Lucarelli hit out at league and federation officials on Sunday as the beleaguered Serie A club's game with Udinese was postponed due to a lack of funds to pay stadium stewards. https://www.thelocal.it/20150223/serie-a-club-too-broke-to-pay-stadium-staff Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:44:00 +0100 serie-a-club-too-broke-to-pay-stadium-staff Parma owner and president Tommaso Ghirardi has confirmed the sale of the Serie A club after reported new owner Pietro Doca played down reports he would soon take charge. https://www.thelocal.it/20141218/debt-ridden-parma-in-new-hands Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:30:00 +0100 debt-ridden-parma-in-new-hands Italian police have seized thousands of wheels of Parmesan, after milk used to produce the cheese was found to be contaminated. https://www.thelocal.it/20140620/thousands-of-toxic-parmesan-wheels-seized Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:56:00 +0200 thousands-of-toxic-parmesan-wheels-seized An Italian man has gone missing with his eight-year-old son, who is at the centre of a custody battle with his American mother. In a YouTube video released by the father on Wednesday, the boy claims he was threatened by his mother to "say bad things" about his father. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/italian-dad-goes-on-the-run-with-american-son Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:55:00 +0100 italian-dad-goes-on-the-run-with-american-son An advertisement featuring a slice of Parma ham on the bottom of a naked woman is causing a stir on the luxury Italian island of Capri. https://www.thelocal.it/20131024/fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:02:00 +0200 fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman