The Local Italy 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 Wife hints at Totti retirement Long-serving Roma captain Francesco Totti could retire at the end of the current season and is already considering his options elsewhere within football, his wife said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160104/wife-hints-at-totti-retirement Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:59:53 +0100 wife-hints-at-totti-retirement Pelle fires Italy top of group with Malta win Southampton striker Graziano Pelle scored off Antonio Candreva's pinpoint cross to hand Italy a precious 1-0 win over Malta in Florence on Thursday that sent the hosts top of their Euro 2016 qualifying table. https://www.thelocal.it/20150904/pelle-fires-italy-top-of-group-with-malta-win Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:35:34 +0200 pelle-fires-italy-top-of-group-with-malta-win Footballer charged with defacing Colosseum A Bulgarian international footballer has been charged with vandalism after carving his initials into Rome’s famous Colosseum with a coin. https://www.thelocal.it/20150716/soccer-star-booked-for-vandalizing-colosseum Thu, 16 Jul 2015 18:26:15 +0200 soccer-star-booked-for-vandalizing-colosseum AS Roma announce US soccer academy deal AS Roma on Wednesday announced a partnership with seven American soccer teams with the aim of helping produce a steady stream of elite players with strong links to the Serie A club. https://www.thelocal.it/20150129/roma-announce-us-soccer-academy-deal Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:15:00 +0100 roma-announce-us-soccer-academy-deal