Tag: Italy
ENI boss questioned for corruption in Nigeria
Claudio Descalzi, chief executive officer of the Italian oil and natural gas company Eni since May 2014 is under investigation…
Pirlo sidelined for a month
Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo will miss the first month of Serie A action after picking up a hip injury, the…
Balotelli’s exit a sign of the times for fallen giants Milan
Mario Balotelli’s departure from AC Milan for Liverpool provoked few tears among Italian football fans with many saying ‘good riddance’…
Conte vows to work Juventus magic on Italy
Former Juventus boss Antonio Conte has vowed to restore World Cup flops Italy to their traditional status as major powers…
Antonio Conte named as new Italy coach
Former Juventus boss Antonio Conte was named the new coach of Italy on Thursday on a two-year contract, the Italian…
Spain, Italy struggle with increase in illegal African migrants
Spain and Italy said on Wednesday they had rescued more than 2,300 African immigrants in just over 24 hours, plucking…
Couples battle in Italy over IVF twins implanted in wrong woman
An Italian judge will decide who are the legal parents of IVF twins whose embryo was implanted into the wrong…
Italy slides back into recession, falls behind EU neighbours
The Italian economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter, dragging the eurozone’s third-biggest economy back into recession…
Italian legend Del Piero wants to play on
Former Italy and Juventus great Alessandro Del Piero on Monday said he wants to play on, despite being 39 and…
Four die in flash flood at Italy festival
Four people died in a flash flood that tore through a festival in Italy on Saturday night, sweeping away residents,…
FIFA calls for Italian FA probe into Pogba racism case
FIFA on Monday called for an investigation into alleged racist comments made by the front runner in the race for…
Sudanese Christian woman spared death sentence arrives in Italy
A Sudanese Christian woman who was sentenced to death for renouncing Islam, then acquitted after intense international pressure, arrived on…
Italy to intensify fight against trafficking of Nigerians
The Consul-General of Italy in Nigeria, Stefano Leo, on Sunday disclosed his Government’s plan to intensify it’s fight against Nigerians…
Boat migrant death toll in Italy rises to 45
Rescuers recovering the bodies of migrants left to die in the suffocating hull of an overcrowded fishing boat said on…
Italian manager, Prandelli resigns after dismal outing
The post-mortem into Italy’s second consecutive World Cup humiliation was launched in scathing fashion by coach Cesare Prandelli, who has…