WTF This is just unbelievable, its right to suspend the league. Catania should be thrown out of the league, they've done this for the second time this season. Passion is one thing, but this is just wrong.
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This is insane. RIP for the dead policeman...such a tragedy, that the country representing the WORLD CHAMPIONS has to go thru one scandal after another every year.
Really...no words to express how disappointing this news is, from an ITALIAN-FOOTBALL FAN perspective.
People may joke and laugh saying well Juve will not get promoted, while Inter will never win a normal scudetto. But in the end, it is Italian Calcio that loses, not just Juve, Inter, Palermo, Catania.
I may be overreacting, but I hope this whole fiasco ends soon, and everything goes back to normal.
Really...no words to express how disappointing this news is, from an ITALIAN-FOOTBALL FAN perspective.
People may joke and laugh saying well Juve will not get promoted, while Inter will never win a normal scudetto. But in the end, it is Italian Calcio that loses, not just Juve, Inter, Palermo, Catania.
I may be overreacting, but I hope this whole fiasco ends soon, and everything goes back to normal.
this is nothing new tbh, this is the culture of italian football which is dominated by rival ultra factions and mass town rivalries, im not so much surprised as what happened, but more in the fact this weeks football has been suspended, u dont happen to think turk was in this fight do u? i havnt heard from him for ages. 
What a shame for italian football
They should keep files on the ultras and ban them if anything happens. And please increase the secuirty check. I have been to a share of matches myself, but I really don't see the need for bags etc. I bet some people are smuggling all kind of things from those bags. Nobody should die over a game of soccer, never mind those who are there to make sure people are safe. R.I.P for the policeman, and my sincere condolence for the families involve. And I hope those convicted for the crime stays there for forseable future.
Italian league halted by violence
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called off all this weekend's Serie A and Serie B games after a policeman was killed at a match on Friday.
A 38-year-old officer died as violence flared during and after the Serie A game between Sicilian rivals Catania and Palermo, which Palermo won 2-1.
The game had already been given an early evening slot on Friday because of fears over public safety.
FIGC has now cancelled the weekend's other games in the top two divisions.
The game was suspended after an hour when tear gas, used by police to break up the fighting outside the ground, drifted onto the field.
There was fighting outside the ground, reported ANSA news agency, because Palermo fans could not get into Catania's Stadio Massimino until the second half.
The two teams fled the pitch for the dressing-room, with the game suspended for 30 minutes.
Prior to kick-off, a minute's silence had been held following the death of a club official from lower league club Sammartinese at a game last weekend.
Catania club executive Pietro Lo Monaco reacted to news of the officer's death by announcing he would leave football.
"I've heard that a policeman has died," he said. "To speak of football right now seems useless. For me this is the end. I will leave the football world.
"I don't recognise myself in this world anymore. I have loved football intensely but after this right now it seems absurd."
The Catania prosecutor's office has announced an investigation into the incident.
Palermo had taken the lead through Andrea Caracciolo, but Catania equalised within 60 seconds of the teams coming back out thanks to Fabio Caserta.
Palermo won the game with a controversial David di Michele goal in the 83rd minute.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/football/6326513.stm
Published: 2007/02/02 21:55:27 GMT
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called off all this weekend's Serie A and Serie B games after a policeman was killed at a match on Friday.
A 38-year-old officer died as violence flared during and after the Serie A game between Sicilian rivals Catania and Palermo, which Palermo won 2-1.
The game had already been given an early evening slot on Friday because of fears over public safety.
FIGC has now cancelled the weekend's other games in the top two divisions.
The game was suspended after an hour when tear gas, used by police to break up the fighting outside the ground, drifted onto the field.
There was fighting outside the ground, reported ANSA news agency, because Palermo fans could not get into Catania's Stadio Massimino until the second half.
The two teams fled the pitch for the dressing-room, with the game suspended for 30 minutes.
Prior to kick-off, a minute's silence had been held following the death of a club official from lower league club Sammartinese at a game last weekend.
Catania club executive Pietro Lo Monaco reacted to news of the officer's death by announcing he would leave football.
"I've heard that a policeman has died," he said. "To speak of football right now seems useless. For me this is the end. I will leave the football world.
"I don't recognise myself in this world anymore. I have loved football intensely but after this right now it seems absurd."
The Catania prosecutor's office has announced an investigation into the incident.
Palermo had taken the lead through Andrea Caracciolo, but Catania equalised within 60 seconds of the teams coming back out thanks to Fabio Caserta.
Palermo won the game with a controversial David di Michele goal in the 83rd minute.
Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/football/6326513.stm
Published: 2007/02/02 21:55:27 GMT
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- A year break would help
- Take away the chance to get EURO 2012 for Italy
- Take out all Italian clubs from Europe starting now for a year or 2
- Ban Ultras from Stadiums and add more security
- Severe fines for the teams
- Start 2007-2008 serie A with 40 clubs because some teams could disappear including Juve.
- Take away the chance to get EURO 2012 for Italy
- Take out all Italian clubs from Europe starting now for a year or 2
- Ban Ultras from Stadiums and add more security
- Severe fines for the teams
- Start 2007-2008 serie A with 40 clubs because some teams could disappear including Juve.
How many more people have to die before Figc & the police get their act together & do something about this. Sorting out football hooligans is something they should have done YEARS ago, but did they? NO! Weapons/flares/fireworks should have been banned ages ago, especially as the rival fans have engaged in fighting for decades. I hope FIFA sort them out.
RIP Inspector Filippo Raciti. (He was killed by a homemade bomb!)
They should play the rest of the games behind closed doors rather than cancel football for a year - that would bring hardship to many clubs & small clubs might go under.
BTW guess who the referee was: - Farina!umpkin:
RIP Inspector Filippo Raciti. (He was killed by a homemade bomb!)
They should play the rest of the games behind closed doors rather than cancel football for a year - that would bring hardship to many clubs & small clubs might go under.
BTW guess who the referee was: - Farina!
umpkin: