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Re-elected UEFA president Ceferin goes on offensive against Super League rebels
LISBON: Aleksander Ceferin railed against the rebel clubs backing a breakaway European Super League, likening the project to “Little Red Riding Hood,” as he was re-elected unopposed for a third term as UEFA president on Wednesday. The 55-year-old Slovenian lawyer, first elected in 2016 following the downfall of Frenchman Michel Platini, will now remain in the role until 2027. “I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your unanimous support.
Police probe Roma, Lazio and Salernitana over transfer dealings: media
MILAN, Italy: Police carried out searches at the offices of Serie A clubs Roma, Lazio and Salernitana on Wednesday as part of a probe into their past transfer dealings, according to Italian media reports.The investigation into Roma concerns transfers made between 2017-2019 and 2021, while the searches carried out on Lazio and Salernitana regard deals made between those two clubs between 2017 and 2021 when they were both owned by Lazio owner Claudio Lotito.Businessman Lotito was forced to relinquish Salernitana to trustees in June 2021 after promotion from Serie B as Italian FA rules banned him from owning two clubs in the same division.An end-of-year deadline for sale to new ownership was put in place, and the club would have been kicked out of the league had current owner Danilo Iervolino not had his bid accepted at the last minute.In a statement released on Wednesday, Salernitana said “the current ownership has nothing to do with the transfers being investigated as they relate to the seasons before the club changed hands.”News agency AGI reports that Lazio are being investigated for issuing invoices non-existent transactions and false accounting.Transfer trickery has become one of the major scandals in Italian football over the past year, with Juventus docked 15 points in January for using transfers to artificially boost their balance sheet.Juve are also embroiled in a criminal investigation over their finances, with the club and a raft of former directors including former chairman Andrea Agnelli accused of a variety of financial crimes.
Reaksi Lukaku Terkait Aksi Rasialis di Laga Juventus Vs Inter
Striker Inter Milan, Romelu Lukaku, merespons soal aksi rasialis yang diterimanya dalam laga melawan Juventus. Begini pernyataannya!
Lukaku representative requests action after racist incident
MILAN, Italy: Romelu Lukaku’s management company reacted with outrage after the Inter Milan forward was shown a second yellow card and then sent off for a gesture toward Juventus fans who directed racist chants at him. The incident occurred after Lukaku converted a penalty in stoppage time to earn Inter a 1-1 draw in the Italian Cup semifinals on Tuesday. Lukaku held his finger to his lips as if to silence the crowd after scoring.
'History repeats itself' as Lukaku racially abused at Juve
MILAN: Romelu Lukaku said Wednesday (Apr 5) that history was repeating itself in Italian football after the Inter Milan striker was subjected to monkey chants by Juventus fans during the two teams' stormy cup clash.
'History Repeats Itself' As Romelu Lukaku Racially Abused At Juventus
Romelu Lukaku said Wednesday that history was repeating itself in Italian football after the Inter Milan striker was subjected to monkey chants by Juventus fans during the two teams' stormy cup clash. Lukaku scored a stoppage-time penalty which secured Inter a 1-1 draw in Tuesday's first leg of the semi-final between Italy's most widely supported clubs, a game that ended with three players sent off and the two teams at each other's throats.
Serie A condemns racism after Juventus fans abuse Lukaku
Inter Milan’s forward Romelu Lukaku (C) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Cup semi-final first leg football match between Juventus and Inter Milan on April 4 2023 at the “Allianz Stadium” in Turin. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)