AIC and Lega Serie A row over Coronavirus
The Players’ Association and Minister for Sport reiterate their desire to halt football during the Coronavirus outbreak, but the Lega Serie A warn “contrasting messages from the Government only increase…
The Players’ Association and Minister for Sport reiterate their desire to halt football during the Coronavirus outbreak, but the Lega Serie A warn “contrasting messages from the Government only increase…
Serie A will continue behind closed doors for this weekend, but an emergency summit has been called for Tuesday to decide whether all football will be suspended during the Coronavirus…
Parma-SPAL will kick off at 12.45 GMT, 13.45 local time, 75 minutes later than expected after it was decided not to suspend the entire Serie A season due to the…
The Coronavirus is spreading throughout the Italian Government and local authorities, as now President of Piedmont Alberto Cirio – who had fought to keep Juventus-Inter open – has tested positive.…
The Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi has written to the Government and FIGC about the Coronavirus outbreak. “Stopping football is the most useful action for the country at this moment.”…
The Italian government has issued another decree, restricting movement throughout northern Italy, with as many as 14 provinces and four regions affected. The rapid spread of the Coronavirus shows no…
Mario Balotelli agrees with the Players’ Association that football should stop in Italy until the Coronavirus is under control. “Money isn’t worth our health, we have to wake up.” The…
Players' Association President Damiano Tommasi has called for the total suspension of all football in Italy after the extension of Coronavirus restrictions. He had already said earlier today via a…
Minister for Sport Vincenzo Spadafora maintains “there is still a possibility” Serie A games can be shown free to air in Italy during the Coronavirus outbreak. All sporting events must…
A new Government decree will reportedly lock down several regions in northern Italy, so nobody can leave or enter unless for emergencies or unavoidable work commitments, due to the Coronavirus…
The latest Italian Government figures on the Coronavirus outbreak show another leap forward, with 233 dead and 5,061 testing positive. The highly-contagious respiratory disease has taken hold in Italy, with…
Fabio Liverani was the most critical of the decision to play behind closed doors amid the Coronavirus outbreak, but the Lecce coach accepts it now that “everyone is affected the…
The Italian Players’ Association released a statement on the Coronavirus outbreak. “We hope the season can end regularly, but that comes second to the health of our athletes and those…
FIGC President Gabriele Gravina “would not rule out suspending the whole season” if a Serie A player were to test positive for the Coronavirus. The latest confirmed data from the…
Former Minister for Sport Luca Lotti said the Serie A clubs discussing the fixture changes after the Coronavirus outbreak were “like arguing families in a condo meeting.” The Government finally…
The death toll in Italy from Coronavirus has climbed to 148, an increase of 41 from yesterday, with 3,296 diagnosed positive for the disease. A Government decree last night shut…
Italian Players’ Association President Damiano Tommasi warns “UEFA must take into consideration the possibility of moving Euro 2020” amid the Coronavirus outbreak. All sporting events in Italy will be played…
Juventus-Inter will be played this Sunday evening with Milan-Genoa in the afternoon, as the Serie A Week 26 fixtures are officially shuffled along to replace the Week 27 games. The…
Almost 24 hours after the Government decree ruling all sport will be played behind closed doors, the Lega Serie A still hasn’t confirmed what – if any – fixtures are…
Italian sporting events will be behind closed doors until April 3, but the players and staff have also been given restrictions to slow the spread of Coronavirus. The Government decree…