[FML] Serie A 2009/2010 (30 Viewers)

Dec 31, 2008
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Official:[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular] Fiorentina-Milan snowed off[/FONT]
Saturday 19 December, 2009
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Tonight’s game between Fiorentina and Milan has been postponed until further notice due to snow.
[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Heavy snowfall has caused chaos in Italy this weekend, as Bologna-Atalanta was postponed until Sunday at 12.00 GMT, while four Serie B games were called off.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]Fans heard of the problems at the Stadio Franchi and turned up several hours early to help with the clearing up efforts in the stands.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]A decision on whether to go ahead was announced for 16.00 GMT, but that too was postponed as a meeting with the authorities dragged on.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]There were several options, including rescheduling the game or even playing behind closed doors to ensure the safety of supporters who would otherwise travel to and from the stadium in icy conditions.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The council has now opted to reschedule the game for an as yet undetermined date.
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular]The game was set to be shown live on ESPN at 19.45 GMT this evening.[/FONT]
 

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