- 22h ago
Italian prosecutors drop sports fraud case against former referee chief Gianluca Rocchi after two-year investigation
Milan public prosecutor requests dismissal of sports fraud charges against ex-referee designator Gianluca Rocchi, citing lack of evidence of a structured match-fixing system. Inter Milan, briefly under investigation, has also been cleared.
- yesterday
Yann Sommer, 37, joins Club Brugge on a free transfer through 2029 after three seasons at Inter Milan
The 37-year-old leaves Italy as a free agent after three seasons with Inter and succeeds the retired Simon Mignolet.
- yesterday
Former Croatia defender Dario Simic arrested in anti-corruption probe over Adriatic campsite permits
The 50-year-old former footballer, who won two Champions League titles with AC Milan, was taken into custody in Zagreb on Tuesday alongside a former tourism official and a local businessman over alleged illegal permitting for a 10-pitch campsite in Tisno.
- 2d ago
Roma open Gasperini's second season with Dybala renewal done, transfer push promised, and Champions League ambitions set
Gian Piero Gasperini's squad assembled at Trigoria on 13 July, with Paulo Dybala signing a one-year extension and the coach calling for fast market moves after a World Cup-induced stall.
- 3d ago
Milan police arrest six more Latin Kings over May stabbing death of Gianluca Ibarra Silvera at Certosa station
A 19-year-old Dominican and five Peruvians aged 18 to 22 were taken into custody in Milan and Monza provinces, accused of participating in the coordinated attack that killed the 22-year-old near the tracks on 26 May.
- 3d ago
Manchester United close in on Youri Tielemans signing as Ederson move stalls and Andrey Santos deal confirmed
A £35m release clause has opened the door for the 29-year-old Belgian captain to switch from Aston Villa to Old Trafford, with the deal for Atalanta's Ederson on hold after a late World Cup call-up.
- 3d ago
Paolo Fresco, Fiat president who secured GM alliance, dies at 93
The Italian manager, dubbed 'the American' for his decades at General Electric, led the Turin automaker from 1998 to 2003 and masterminded the 2000 alliance with General Motors.
- 5d ago
Italy appoints Paolo Maldini technical director and Leonardo advisor after 2026 World Cup qualification failure
FIGC president Giovanni Malagò announced the appointments on Saturday, tasking the pair with choosing a new head coach and guiding all national teams ahead of Euro 2028 and the 2030 World Cup.
- 5d ago
Italy rewrites speed camera rules overnight: 1,204 devices go dark as new homologation mandate takes effect
A decree published on 11 July 2026 requires every speed camera in Italy to hold formal homologation, a standard missing since the 1992 Highway Code – shutting down 1,204 devices at midnight and leaving 2,856 active across the country.
- 5d ago
Capri bids farewell to Peppino di Capri: the island honors the 'dreamer' who reshaped Italian music over seven decades
The coffin of the singer who spent nearly seven decades reshaping Italian music was carried into Santo Stefano church on 12 July, accompanied by Bach and a crowd that overflowed into the piazzetta of his native Capri.
- 5d ago
Farmers' markets land in 71 Italian hospitals as Coldiretti pushes food prevention and Mediterranean diet
Coldiretti, along with Fondazione Campagna Amica and Aletheia, brought fresh local produce inside healthcare facilities on 10 July, marking a first in national health policy.
- 6d ago
Vasco Rossi sells out 550,000 tickets for Rome residency in 30 minutes as Ultimo reaches 500,000 in parallel surge
Italian rock icon Vasco Rossi sold all 550,000 tickets for his 10-date Giubileo residency at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico within half an hour of the general sale on 10 July 2026, while younger singer-songwriter Ultimo reported 500,000 tickets sold for his 2027 stadium tour.
- 6d ago
Milan court convicts ex-unionist in '30 seconds' case that overturned two acquittals, gives 14-month sentence
An Italian appeals court has handed a 14-month prison sentence to a former Malpensa Airport trade unionist in a case that drew national outrage after judges in two earlier trials acquitted him, reasoning that the sexual assault lasted no more than 30 seconds and the victim could have resisted.
- 6d ago
France advances to World Cup semis after 2-0 win over Morocco; Paris peaceful, London clashes, teen dies in celebration
France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston on Thursday to reach the 2026 World Cup semifinals. Celebrations in Paris were largely peaceful with 5,000 police deployed, while four arrests were made after clashes in London and a teenage girl died falling from a truck in northern France.
- 6d ago
Algerian migrant slashes woman's face on Milan metro, shouted 'I am a man and Muslim'
A 27-year-old Algerian irregular migrant attacked a young Moroccan woman on the platform of Milan's Duomo metro station, cutting her face and lip with a knife after allegedly yelling 'What are you looking at? I am a man and a Muslim'. The man was arrested at the scene.
- Jul 9
One dead, one injured in explosion at Italian munitions decommissioning plant
A Thursday morning explosion at a military munitions decommissioning plant in Casalbordino, Italy, left one worker dead and another injured, marking the third fatal incident at the site since 2020.
- Jul 9
Milan court issues first conviction for online hate against senator Liliana Segre
A Milan court sentenced one defendant to four months suspended and €1,500 compensation for defaming Holocaust survivor and senator for life Liliana Segre on social media. Other defendants apologized and paid damages to the Shoah Memorial Foundation.
- Jul 9
Gulf conflict escalation pushes oil past $82 and gas to 3-month high, European stocks hold steady
Renewed US-Iran hostilities and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent European gas to 51.5 euros per megawatt hour and Brent crude above $82 a barrel on 13 July 2026, while European equities posted modest gains and Asian chipmakers tumbled.
- Jul 9
Trump declares US-Iran ceasefire over after mutual strikes; Tehran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump declared the three-week-old US-Iran ceasefire dead on Wednesday after a night of tit-for-tat military strikes, while Tehran warned it could seal the Strait of Hormuz and retaliate two-for-one against any further American attacks.
- Jul 8
Italian police arrest 8 in child pornography crackdown, 49 under investigation across 35 cities
Coordinated operations by prosecutors in Catania and Naples targeted Telegram groups and dark web networks exchanging child sexual abuse material, with searches in over 30 cities.
