Serie A in new racism row
Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has defended moving microphones to avoid picking up racist chants. “It’s a television product, not censorship.” The controversy exploded after La Repubblica newspaper…
Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo has defended moving microphones to avoid picking up racist chants. “It’s a television product, not censorship.” The controversy exploded after La Repubblica newspaper…
Atalanta beat local rivals Brescia 3-0 at the Stadio Rigamonti today and Marten De Roon showed Twitter users what it meant to the fans. “I need a new car!” This…
Catania CEO Pietro Lo Monaco said he was “hurt inside” at being attacked by masked Ultras, but “won’t press charges,” as he hopes it can help "real fans" turn on…
Five Napoli supporters were arrested before the match against Liverpool on Merseyside, after a clash with the local police. A statement from the police revealed that five fans were placed…
Serie C side Catania have abandoned a Coppa Italia match against Potenza after their CEO Pietro Lo Monaco was physically attacked by ultras. The 65-year-old director, who has been at…
Inter specify that a threatening letter arrived at the club headquarters and not directly to coach Antonio Conte’s home, after his wife issued a denial. The Corriere della Sera newspaper…
Inter coach Antonio Conte is reportedly receiving police protection after he was sent a bullet along with a threatening letter. According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper and the Gazzetta…
In a disturbing twist, Brescia ultras released a statement defending Hellas Verona fans after racist abuse and calling Mario Balotelli “arrogant.” This is the latest chapter in an increasingly ugly…
Hellas Verona have been handed a partial stadium ban for racist abuse against Brescia striker Mario Balotelli, closing only one sector of the stands. The punishment was handed down by…
UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against both Lazio and Celtic after their Europa League game in Glasgow. The match, which ended 2-1 for the Scottish side, was played at Celtic…
A Napoli ultra has been arrested on suspicion of driving the car that killed Inter fan Daniele Belardinelli outside San Siro last year. Fabio Manduca, 39, is facing charges of…
Lazio released a statement protesting the “deeply damaging” UEFA punishment for racist chanting against Stade Rennais, but the verdict hasn’t been announced yet. The Biancocelesti were at risk of a…
Milan ultras released a statement calling the club “weak and failing yet again to achieve the target it really wanted” after replacing Marco Giampaolo with Stefano Pioli. Giampaolo was axed…
It’s widely reported Bologna Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has been given the all-clear by his leukaemia specialists to sit on the bench for today’s game with Lazio. It kicks off at…
There are reports Sinisa Mihajlovic could be back on the Bologna bench this afternoon for the game with Lazio, pending medical approval. It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00…
There are several reasons why Brescia were punished for racist abuse of Miralem Pjanic, but not Cagliari or Verona for insults to Romelu Lukaku and Franck Kessie. The decision to…
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli testified that ultras were blackmailing the club with the threat of insulting chants that would generate fines. The arrest of 12 ultras leaders this week caused…
A civil war is threatening to break out between sets of Juventus ultras following the arrests of leaders, with strikes, threats and potential clashes. The club collaborated with police to…
Inter Coach Antonio Conte feels “Italy has regressed” over the last three years in terms of racism, but not just that. “People just want to insult others.” The former Juventus…
Juventus ultras are abandoning the Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid in protest at recent arrests of group leaders. The Bianconeri begin their tournament tomorrow evening at the Wanda Metropolitano,…