This weekend's Serie A program in Italy will go ahead after the players' union (AIC) and league officials signed a new agreement.
Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o has received a three-match ban for head-butting Chievo's Bostjan Cesar in the chest at last Sunday's Serie A game.
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has claimed he did not assault a journalist after his side's 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
Marcello Lippi has returned for a second stint in charge of Italy after being named as Roberto Donadoni's replacement by the Italian Football Federation on Thursday.
Serie A strugglers Cagliari are off the bottom of the table after the Italian federal court of justice overturned a three-point penalty imposed on the Sardinians.
Stewards will be in charge of security inside Italian soccer stadiums next season, leaving police to control fans outside, government and sports officials said Thursday.
Livorno have fired coach Daniele Arrigoni for the second time this year after the 4-0 defeat by Udinese.
Spectators will be allowed into San Siro stadium for Sunday's Serie A match between AC Milan and Livorno after emergency works brought it into line with security regulations.
Italy's government announced new security measures for football stadiums on Monday, raising hopes that matches could resume this weekend, as the nation mourned the death of a policeman killed by rioting fans.
A police officer was killed Friday after fans rioted at a game between two Sicilian teams, prompting the Italian football federation to suspend all Serie A and B matches this weekend.
Serie A leaders Inter Milan have been called to appear before the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) disciplinary committee to answer charges of falsifying documents in the transfer of a goalkeeper.
AC Milan's moderate season worsened on Thursday as striker Marco Borriello was revealed to have failed a drugs test.
Francesco Saverio Borrelli has decided to stay on as head of the Italian football federation's (FIGC) match-fixing investigation a week after offering to quit.
Italy's national Olympic Committee (CONI) has appointed their own vice-president, Luca Pancalli, as the new head of the Italian Football Federation.
Former Italy and Inter Milan captain Giacinto Facchetti has died -- the Serie A club have announced.
AC Milan and Fiorentina failed to reach agreement with the Italian Football Federation at a court of conciliation on Tuesday, denting their hopes of overturning a punishment for their involvement in a Serie A match-fixing scandal.
The Italian football federation has told FIFA that it will impose extra sanctions on Juventus if the club turn to a civil court to try to overturn their relegation after a match-fixing scandal.
Antonio Matarrese was re-elected as president of the Italian football league in Rome on Tuesday almost 20 years after leaving the job.
Inter Milan have been officially awarded the 2005-06 Italian league title in the latest fallout from the country's match-fixing scandal.
Four Italian clubs found guilty in the Serie A match-fixing scandal -- Juventus, Fiorentina, Lazio and AC Milan -- will begin their appeals on July 22, the president of the appeals court has said.
Former AC Milan star Roberto Donadoni was on Thursday appointed coach of World Cup winners Italy in succession to Marcello Lippi.
World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi resigned on Wednesday, three days after guiding his team to victory over France in the final in Berlin.
World Cup winner Marcello Lippi is to discuss his future as Italy coach with the Italian Football Federation on Tuesday.
The chief prosecutor demanded the demotion of four of the biggest teams in Serie A -- champions Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio at the Italian match-fixing trial on Tuesday.
Italy's biggest football trial has resumed, a day before the World Cup semifinal with hosts Germany, with four top clubs and 26 officials facing match-fixing charges.
Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi has been suspended for four matches at the World Cup after being sent off for elbowing U.S. striker Brian McBride last week.
Italy defenders Alessandro Nesta and Gianluca Zambrotta will have scans on niggling injuries on Tuesday as they struggle to regain fitness for the World Cup, the Italian Football Federation said.
The entire board of Italian champions Juventus has resigned after days of press revelations over embarrassing telephone interceptions involving their members.
Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio is to appeal against a ban and a fine imposed following a recent straight-arm salute, claiming the gesture is fascist not racist.
Inter Milan's Walter Samuel has been banned for three matches for spitting at Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved in Saturday's Italian SuperCup win in Turin.
Messina have earned a reprieve to remain in Serie A after an appeals court overturned a decision by the Italian Football Federation to throw them out of the top flight due to their poor finances.
Messina and Torino failed Tuesday to overturn the Italian football federation's decision to expel them both from Serie A due to the poor state of their finances.
Torino and Messina have been expelled from Italy's Serie A because of the poor state of their finances, the Italian Football Federation has decided.
Francesco Totti was hit with a five-match ban on Thursday following his sending off for violent conduct in Roma's 2-0 defeat by Siena on Wednesday.
Italy's Pierluigi Collina, the most widely known referee in the world, is set to retire in June, the Gazzetta dello sport has reported.
Italy have decided not to appeal Francesco Totti's three-match ban for spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen during their Euro 2004 clash on Monday.
The derby between Lazio and Roma, abandoned due to crowd trouble, will be replayed on April 14, the Italian Football League has confirmed.
MILAN, March 29 (Reuters) - Italy coach Giovanni Trapattoni says he is ready to renew his contract with the Italian Football Federation if offered a deal.
The future of Italian giants Lazio has been thrown into doubt after shares in the club were suspended indefinitely.
Italian football clubs could be placed in financial administration, a leading parliamentarian warned on Friday.
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