Lega Serie A
The Italian Job
English football club Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium is being used as a blueprint for a wave of new-build stadia in Italian football’s top-flight Serie A. Elisha Chauhan spoke to the club’s CEO and Juventus, the only club in the league to currently own its stadium, about what will be required to make the new venues successful.
Serie A jumps through more hoops
Italy has more laws on its statute books than any other European country but Italians are famous for considering them to be mere suggestions, polite recommendations, even paternalistic forms of advice, rather than binding rules...
AC Milan CEO resigns after criticism
Italian Serie A’s AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has revealed that he will leave the football club next month after 27 years.
Roma president hits out at investor UniCredit
AS Roma president James Pallotta has rejected speculation surrounding possible Chinese investment in the Italian Serie A football club, criticising Italian banking group UniCredit’s “foolish and embarrassing” comments on the matter.
UniCredit open to selling AS Roma stake
Italian banking group UniCredit has said it would consider the sale of its indirect stake in Serie A football club AS Roma, following reports linking a Chinese investor with the American-owned club.
Italy uses Brighton as model to overcome stadia issues
Italy’s deputy prime minister Angelino Alfano has cited English Championship football club Brighton and Hove Albion as a role model for Italian clubs in a campaign to improve ageing football stadia.
Inter names new owner Thohir president
Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has appointed new owner Erick Thohir president.
Juventus and Livorno reject £18.5m Chelsea bill
Italian Serie A football clubs Juventus and Livorno have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), following FIFA’s order for the teams to help foot English Premier League (EPL) Chelsea’s bill for its former player Adrian Mutu.
Lazio again ordered to close stand for racism
Italian Serie A football club Lazio will only need to close one of its stands, following an appeal on UEFA’s sanction for a full stadium closure for its fans’ racist behaviour.
Thohir completes Inter Milan takeover
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has confirmed that the Italian Serie A football club has been sold to Indonesian media mogul Erick Thohir.
Milan fan chanting forces San Siro closure
Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has been ordered to play its next home fixture behind closed doors, following inappropriate chanting by its fans.
Napoli stays put after new stadium deal
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has made a deal with Naples Council for the Italian Serie A football club to remain at its Stadio San Paolo home, which will now be redeveloped.
Moratti: Inter Milan to be sold within a week
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has revealed that a deal to sell the Italian Serie A club to Indonesian media mogul Erick Thohir could be struck within a week.
Napoli owner threatens to move stadium
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has threatened to move the Italian Serie A football club outside the city unless Naples mayor Luigi De Magistris specifies how much the city wants for the council-owned San Paolo Stadium by tomorrow.
Juventus continues financial upturn
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has again recorded a substantial decrease in its year-on-year financial losses as its revenues for the year ending June 30, 2013 were boosted by its run to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
Inter forced to close stand following fan racism
Italian Serie A side Inter Milan has been forced to close one of its stands at its San Siro ground as punishment for racist chanting by fans.
Lazio closes stand following racist chanting
Italian Serie A football club Lazio will have to close part of its home stadium as a result of alleged racist chants from fans.
Moratti: Asian owner will open a new world for Inter
Indonesian tycoon Erick Thohir appears closer to conclude his long-running bid to acquire a majority stake in Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan after its president, Massimo Moratti, stated that a deal is necessary for the long-term future of the club.