Italy cracks down on soccer fan violence
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The Italian Cabinet approved measures Wednesday that could force many of the teams in the nation's top soccer leagues to play in empty stadiums.
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Four Manchester United fans are sentenced to more than two years' jail in Italy over a fight with Roma fans.
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ROME -- Only six soccer stadiums in Italy meet security requirements, meaning that league games in other arenas will be played without fans following last week's death of a police officer during riots at a game in Sicily.
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Police have arrested scores of people in a crackdown on organized crime in southern Italy, including on clans that had a grip on the local tourist industry, authorities said Tuesday.
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Milan and Inter believe their famous San Siro home will be able to host European ties despite being ordered to play games behind closed doors in a government-backed security clampdown.
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Four Manchester United fans are jailed in Italy for their part in a fight with Roma fans.
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Soccer fans won't be allowed into stadiums in Italy for games unless security measures are met, a decision that comes days after rioting at a game in Sicily in which a police officer was killed.Comment
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Italian police are investigating whether footballer Paolo di Canio gave a fascist salute after his team's win.
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Italian police are investigating whether footballer Paolo Di Canio gave a fascist salute after his team's win.
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The Italian league resumes Sunday, more than a week after all professional soccer in Italy is suspended because of fan violence.
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STOCKHOLM, Jan 13  Sweden, hit by serious soccer crowd trouble at the end of last season, wants to ban hooligans from sports events, the government said today.
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Italian PM Romano Prodi vows to curb football violence after a policeman is killed in clashes between Sicilian fans.
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Roma have paid a high price for the violent incident midway through their Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev last week. UEFA have acted severely in defence of their injured referee
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Police arrested 29 people following rioting at a Serie A match in which a police officer died, and preliminary autopsy results showed the officer might not have been killed by an explosive device as believed.
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Police broke up two brief but violent disturbances involving English soccer fans Saturday, arresting more than 300 people the day before England plays Ecuador in a World Cup second-round match.
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Italy's soccer industry urged government and sporting authorities meeting on Monday to lift a ban on soccer matches as the nation paused for the funeral of a policeman killed by rioting fans.
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A curious incident occurred on Thursday which had Roberto Mancini and a Milan fan involved. Apparently a quarrel between the Inter coach and a rossonero fan nearly degenerated into a fight.