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Italian football great Gianluca Vialli dies

Rome (AFP) - Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former clubs announced on Friday.

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Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli dies: ex-club Sampdoria

Rome (AFP) - Former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 of pancreatic cancer, his former club Sampdoria announced on Friday.

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Football fan travelled to three matches in two continents for just £69

Rob Adcock managed to find a way to get from Manchester in the UK to Rome, Italy and then on to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates for less than the price of a Stoke-on-Trent to Swindon train ticket

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Lazio's 'Curva Nord' closed after racist abuse of Umtiti, Banda

Rome (AFP) - Lazio's "Curva Nord" terrace will be closed for one match after racist chants at a midweek away game left France international Samuel Umtiti in tears, Italian football authorities said Thursday.

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Fifty thousand faithful pay final respects to ex-pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis, global leader of the Catholic church, presided over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI on Thursday in the presence of tens of thousands of mourners in St Peter's Square in Rome.

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Jon Rahm explains benefits of banning LIV rebels from Ryder Cup as he urges decision

The 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome currently appears in jeopardy, with stars on both the US and European teams set to miss out if rebel LIV players are banned from selection

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Son of man killed in Cork housefire pays emotional tribute as he shares favourite memories

David's father Sean 'John' Lynch was killed in the tragedy. The 86-year-old is believed to have nodded off by the fire after dinner, with his little dog Romeo by his side.

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Lazio fans hurl racist abuse at tearful Umtiti in Italy

Rome (AFP) - France international Samuel Umtiti reportedly left the pitch in tears after he and Lecce teammate Lameck Banda suffered racist abuse from visiting Lazio fans in Italy's Serie A.

AFP

Pope Benedict's emotional final words before dying revealed by archbishop

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s "last comprehensible words" have been revealed, as his body now lies at St Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican City, Rome, to allow the faithful to pay respects

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Thousands queue to pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI

Thousands of Catholics began paying their respects on Monday to former pope Benedict XVI at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome, at the start of three days of lying-in-state before his funeral.

Radio France Internationale

Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has unfolded in an entirely un-papal-like manner: There were no bells tolling in St. Peter's Basilica, no solemn announcement in a Vatican City square and no mobilizing of official delegations to Rome

The Independent UK

Benedict’s resignation sparked calls for retirement protocol

Pope Benedict XVI’s 2013 resignation sparked calls for rules and regulations for future retired popes to avoid the kind of confusion that ensued

The Independent UK

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was historic

The man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul Vallely, but his choice to end his eight years as head of the Church and become Pope Emeritus will live longest in the memory

The Independent UK

Former pope Benedict dies at 95

ROME: Former pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95 in the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See said on Saturday.

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Prayers in Germany, Rome for frail ex-pope Benedict

Vatican City (AFP) - Ex-pope Benedict XVI's condition remains stable, the Vatican said Friday, as Catholics prayed for the 95-year old former pontiff whose health has seriously deteriorated.

Daily Mirror

Italian behind Matt Fitzpatrick's US Open triumph now targets Rome Ryder Cup victory

Ryder Cup vice-captain Edoardo Molinari is hoping to help Europe with his Moneyball-style stats in the same way Matt Fitzpatrick benefitted as he claimed the US Open

Reuters

Italy PM Meloni determined to bring Expo 2030 world fair to Rome

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday she would do her best to ensure that the Expo 2030 world fair is held in Rome, even though she had little time to work on the project launched by her predecessor.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy Summons Iranian Ambassador over Protests

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the “unacceptable” response to women-led protests in the Islamic republic, his office said Tuesday. Ambassador designate Mohammad Reza Sabouri has been called in to a meeting on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a note to the media,…

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Agnelli says leaving Juventus 'not easy', defends club

Rome (AFP) - Outgoing Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, who quit amid claims of false accounting at Italy's biggest football club, told shareholders Tuesday that leaving was difficult but the club "comes before everything".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope’s Lament: Icy Winds of War Buffet Humanity at Christmas

Pope Francis used his Christmas message Sunday to lament the "icy winds of war" buffeting humanity and to make an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, a 10-month-old conflict he decried as "senseless." At noon local time, Francis delivered the traditional "Urbi et Orbi'' (Latin…

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Ekin-Su and Davide fans ask if pair are engaged as he gifts her a ring in romantic video

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti had fans wondering if they have taken a big step in their romance after meeting in the ITV show's Majorcan villa this year

The Independent UK

Pope's vicar for Rome seeks full truth about Jesuit abuse

The pope’s vicar for Rome called Friday for the full truth to come out about a famous Jesuit priest accused of sexual and spiritual abuses against adult women

France 24

Is there trouble in store between Rome and Brussels?

The election in September of the far-right Giorgia Meloni as Italian premier has sent shockwaves around Europe, not least in Brussels. Meloni has raised fears that she'll roll back reforms put in place by her predecessor, encourage a harsher climate when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers and even…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pope Pledges to Release Israeli Captives Held by Hamas

Pope Francis met in Rome on Wednesday with the families of Israelis being held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Israeli Embassy in Rome. Pope Francis vowed before the Israeli delegation to work toward bringing home two Israeli civilians and…

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Italy's black prop Traore blasts racism after rotten banana Christmas gift

Rome (AFP) - Black Italy prop Cherif Traore said on Wednesday he would no longer stay silent about the racism he has suffered after a club team-mate gave him a rotten banana as a Christmas present.

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