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Mertens, Icardi offer Koulibaly support
Mertens, Icardi offer Koulibaly support
Dries Mertens, Mauro Icardi and Kwadwo Asamoah are among the players to show support to Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, after he was racially abused by Inter fans. The centre-back was subjected to vile chants throughout last night’s match, with the Partenopei asking repeatedly for the match to be suspended, but to no avail. Nerazzurri captain Mauro […]
Inter fans barred from Empoli
Inter fans barred from Empoli
Inter fans will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s match at Empoli, following a decision from the Florence prefecture. The Nerazzurri have been given a two-game stadium ban, with a further one for the Curva Nord, after fans racially abused Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly. According to Sky, the Florence prefecture has now also decided that visiting […]
Inter slam racist fans
Inter slam racist fans
Inter have condemned the fans who racially abused Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly – “since 1908, Inter has represented integration, innovation and progressiveness”. The Nerazzurri were actually founded after a split from Milan, who wanted to have only Italian and Swiss players. That is the origin of their full name, Internazionale, with their founding document describing […]
OFFICIAL: Stadium ban for Inter
OFFICIAL: Stadium ban for Inter
Inter have been ordered to play two domestic games behind closed doors for racially abusing Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, who is suspended himself. The FIGC’s sporting judiciary ruled on Thursday that Inter’s Curva Nord would also be closed for an extra match, on the grounds of ‘offensive chants’ towards Napoli fans, ‘a great majority of which […]
‘Racism a fight with stupid people’
‘Racism a fight with stupid people’
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri claims tackling racism is ‘a fight against stupid people’ after more allegations against his club and Kalidou Koulibaly’s ordeal. Chelsea fans were allegedly heard chanting discriminatory remarks during Chelsea’s 2-1 win at Watford on Boxing Day, just weeks after they came under fire for similar behaviour in matches against Manchester City […]
Raiola: Italy has no future, if…
Raiola: Italy has no future, if…
Super-agent Mino Raiola warns ‘Italian football has no future if it fails to defeat the cancer’ that is racism. Raiola has several black players among his clientele, including Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Moise Kean, and he was angered by the monkey chants subjected to Kalidou Koulibaly during Napoli’s 1-0 loss to Inter on Wednesday. […]
FIGC: Inter-Napoli ref was ‘perfect’
FIGC: Inter-Napoli ref was ‘perfect’
FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina insists Paolo Mazzoleni officiated ‘perfectly’ during Inter-Napoli and that ‘if players left the field then it would break the rules’. “We all have to take some responsibility and keep the tone low,” he continued to Sky Sport Italia. “We must have faith in the institutions. These continuous attacks aren’t good for […]
OFFICIAL: Serie A to go ahead
OFFICIAL: Serie A to go ahead
The FIGC has confirmed that Serie A will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite the ugly fallout from Inter-Napoli on Wednesday. Serie A had been threatened with suspension after fans were stabbed and killed outside San Siro, while Kalidou Koulibaly was subjected to racist abuse. However, FIGC chief Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia: […]
Serie A Week 19 referees
Serie A Week 19 referees
The referees for Serie A Week 19 have been announced, with all 10 on Boxing Day given the Saturday off. The players are not the only ones being rested during a packed festive period as it is all-change on the referee front, with just three 72 hours separating Wednesday’s games and those this weekend. Federico […]
Salvini calls emergency meeting
Salvini calls emergency meeting
Deputy Italian PM Matteo Salvini will call an emergency meeting in the New Year after asserting ‘you can’t die for a football match in 2018’. Four Napoli fans were stabbed and an Inter supporter died from being hit by a van outside San Siro on Wednesday, prompting Salvini [pictured, right] to take action. “You can’t […]