http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20358-roma.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20358-roma.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2103394-roma-lazio-delegations-meet-pope-francis.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Players and officials from Roma and Lazio met with Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday in a peace initiative ahead of the Italian Cup final between the two bitter rivals. The occasion happened during the general audience and is four days before the match at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. "We decided to participate ... Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2103394-roma-lazio-delegations-meet-pope-francis.html 2013-05-22T18:28:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy must adopt a zero tolerance policy towards racism in football if it is to eradicate the problem from the sport, national team coach Cesare Prandelli said Monday. A number of Italian clubs have been punished for racist incidents recently. "It is a serious problem, a problem that is not only the national team's or Milan's but It... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:41:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2097936-italy-coach-calls-zero-tolerance-to-racism.html 2013-05-20T15:41:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season. Mario Balotelli leveled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:20:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2096220-milan-secures-champs-league-spot-with-dramatic-win.html 2013-05-19T22:20:12Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2091330-balotelli-el-shaarawy-headline-italy-squad.html ROME (AP) — Mario Balotelli and AC Milan strike partner Stephan El Shaarawy headline Italy's squad for upcoming matches against San Marino and the Czech Republic, while Antonio Cassano remained left out. The Azzurri will host San Marino in a friendly in Bologna on May 31 then visit the Czechs in Prague on June 7 for a World Cup qualifier. In Group B of Eu... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:19:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2091330-balotelli-el-shaarawy-headline-italy-squad.html 2013-05-16T19:19:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2089964-ac-milan-fiorentina-fight-champions-league.html ROME (AP) — In the last weekend of Serie A, AC Milan needs to protect a two-point lead over Fiorentina in the race for third place and the final Champions League berth. Milan and Fiorentina both visit relegated squads — Siena and Pescara, respectively. Nearly everything else in the Italian league has been decided, although several big coaching changes cou... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2089964-ac-milan-fiorentina-fight-champions-league.html 2013-05-16T13:00:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2084100-sepp-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-fan-racism.html LONDON (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized Italian football authorities for the "unacceptable" decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros ($64,865) after their fans racially abused AC Milan players. Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sunday's match when visiting Roma supporters would not stop abusing Milan players... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2084100-sepp-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-fan-racism.html 2013-05-14T18:28:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2081500-blatter-appalled-racist-incident-milan-roma.html MILAN (AP) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned that AC Milan's match against Roma was suspended because of racist chanting. Sunday's game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng. The league fined Roma €50,000 (... Mon, 13 May 2013 15:58:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2081500-blatter-appalled-racist-incident-milan-roma.html 2013-05-13T15:58:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080032-palermo-siena-relegated-to-serie-italy.html MILAN (AP) — Palermo was relegated from Serie A after losing 1-0 to Fiorentina from former player Luca Toni's goal on Sunday. The result left the Sicilian side five points behind 17th-place Genoa, which drew 0-0 at home to Inter Milan. With one round remaining, Torino also secured safety with a 1-1 draw at Chievo Verona. It is six points above Palermo. ... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:05:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080032-palermo-siena-relegated-to-serie-italy.html 2013-05-12T23:05:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080580-serie-match-halted-to-fans-racism.html MILAN (AP) — The Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma was briefly suspended Sunday because of racist chanting directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli by the visiting Roma fans. Play was halted for approximately a minute and a half in the second half at the San Siro to allow Roma captain Francesco Totti to gesticulate to his team's fans to cease and d... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080580-serie-match-halted-to-fans-racism.html 2013-05-12T20:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073622-ac-milan-aiming-to-secure-champions-league-spot.html ROME (AP) — With Juventus already having won Serie A and Napoli assured of finishing second, AC Milan's battle with Fiorentina for third is the last key item to be determined in the Italian league. Milan will be hoping to secure a place in the Champions League playoff with a win against Roma on Sunday, although the Giallorossi are still attempting to clin... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:48:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2073622-ac-milan-aiming-to-secure-champions-league-spot.html 2013-05-09T10:48:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069586-roma-loses-1-0-to-chievo-euro-hopes-diminish.html ROME (AP) — Roma's European hopes were dented as a late goal saw it lose 1-0 at home to lowly Chievo Verona in Serie A on Tuesday. Cyril Thereau volleyed home a perfect cross from Boukary Drame with one of the visitors' only chances. Roma, which had snatched a last-gasp win away at Fiorentina at the weekend, dominated but struggled to carve out scoring op... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069586-roma-loses-1-0-to-chievo-euro-hopes-diminish.html 2013-05-07T21:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2065736-ac-milan-fiorentina-champions-league-fight.html MILAN (AP) — Although the title has already been secured by Juventus, there is still much to play for at both ends of the Serie A table, with AC Milan and Fiorentina fighting for the final Champions League spot. Milan is in pole position to finish third and earn a place in the Champions League qualifiers, as it is four points ahead of Fiorentina with thre... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:48:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2065736-ac-milan-fiorentina-champions-league-fight.html 2013-05-06T11:48:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus clinched its second successive Serie A title on Sunday with a controversial 1-0 win over Palermo to secure the team's 29th league crown with three rounds remaining. Arturo Vidal gave Juventus the lead shortly before the hour mark, firing home a debatable penalty after Massimo Donati was adjudged to have pushed over Mirko Vucinic. The... Sun, 05 May 2013 20:53:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2064078-juventus-beats-palermo-1-0-to-clinch-29th-title.html 2013-05-05T20:53:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063176-fiorentina-loses-1-0-to-roma-serie.html MILAN (AP) — Fiorentina's Champions League hopes diminished as a late goal meant it lost 1-0 at home to Roma in the Serie A on Saturday, in a match where it hit the woodwork twice. Former Fiorentina striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who scored a hat trick in last weekend's 4-0 win against Siena, headed in a corner in stoppage time. The result left Fiorentina ... Sat, 04 May 2013 21:43:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063176-fiorentina-loses-1-0-to-roma-serie.html 2013-05-04T21:43:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058126-juventus-to-clinch-title-palermo.html MILAN (AP) — Defending champion Juventus needs only one point against struggling Palermo on Sunday to clinch a 29th Serie A title, and put its darkest period even further behind it. The Italian team last won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 but was then stripped of both and relegated to Serie B in a wide-ranging match-fixing scandal that rocked Italia... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:10:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058126-juventus-to-clinch-title-palermo.html 2013-05-02T16:10:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049706-juventus-beats-torino-2-0-serie-derby.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus needed two late goals to beat Torino 2-0 in the Derby della Mole on Sunday as the defending champion inched closer to its 29th title. Arturo Vidal scored three minutes from time to give Juventus the victory, shortly after Torino had been denied what looked a clear penalty. Torino defender Kamil Glik was then sent off in the final min... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:51:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049706-juventus-beats-torino-2-0-serie-derby.html 2013-04-28T20:51:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043662-balotelli-returns-to-boost-milans-european-hopes.html MILAN (AP) — Mario Balotelli will return from suspension to boost AC Milan's Champions League hopes when it hosts Catania in Serie A on Sunday. Balotelli's ban for picking up his fourth booking of the season was extended to three matches after he insulted a match official. It was later reduced to two on appeal. Without him, Milan has scored only one goal ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:42:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043662-balotelli-returns-to-boost-milans-european-hopes.html 2013-04-25T11:42:08Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2042002-deschamps-faces-senate-questions-doping-hearing.html PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps spoke to a senate-led inquiry into the fight against doping on Wednesday and afterwards said it is vital for leading figures in sport to increase awareness about the dangers of drugs in sport. The 44-year-old Deschamps spent a little under two hours answering questions in a closed-doors hearing at the senate in P... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:48:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2042002-deschamps-faces-senate-questions-doping-hearing.html 2013-04-24T17:48:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034534-juventus-beats-ac-milan-1-0-with-vidal-penalty.html ROME (AP) — Juventus edged AC Milan 1-0 with a second-half penalty in a marquee Serie A matchup Sunday that left the Rossoneri's hold on a Champions League berth dangerously loose. Arturo Vidal converted from the spot in the 57th minute after Milan's reserve goalkeeper Marco Amelia tripped Kwadwo Asamoah. Amelia replaced Christian Abbiati in the 15th afte... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:54:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2034534-juventus-beats-ac-milan-1-0-with-vidal-penalty.html 2013-04-21T20:54:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2033742-di-natale-leads-udinese-to-1-0-win-lazio.html ROME (AP) — Antonio Di Natale scored an acrobatic goal as Udinese beat Lazio 1-0 on Saturday to create a three-way tie for fifth place in Serie A in the hunt for precious Europa League spots. In the 19th minute at Stadio Friuli, Di Natale redirected a cross from Gabriel Silva with a bicycle kick for his 18th Italian league goal of the season — moving him ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:50:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2033742-di-natale-leads-udinese-to-1-0-win-lazio.html 2013-04-20T20:50:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2027728-juve-hopes-to-serie-supremacy-ac-milan.html ROME (AP) — AC Milan desperately needs a win to revive its hopes of direct qualification for the Champions League. Juventus hasn't beaten Milan in Serie A since 2011 and wants to demonstrate its supremacy as it marches toward a second consecutive Italian title. With their last two meetings decided by questionable decisions from the referee, Sunday's match... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:32:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2027728-juve-hopes-to-serie-supremacy-ac-milan.html 2013-04-18T15:32:51Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2026588-roma-beats-inter-3-2-cup-to-set-up-derby-final.html MILAN (AP) — Roma came from behind to win 3-2 at Inter Milan in the second leg of the Italian Cup semifinals on Wednesday to set up a capital derby final against Lazio. Mattia Destro, who spent time in Inter's youth ranks, scored twice for Roma before a stunning long-range lob from teammate Vasilis Torosidis helped their team progress 5-3 on aggregate. "I... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:16:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2026588-roma-beats-inter-3-2-cup-to-set-up-derby-final.html 2013-04-17T21:16:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2018458-10-man-milan-draws-1-1-napoli-serie.html MILAN (AP) — AC Milan and Napoli played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at San Siro in a battle for an automatic Champions League spot on Sunday. It was a mixed night for Mathieu Flamini, who fired Milan into the lead in the 30th minute but was sent off 18 minutes from time. Milan's lead lasted just three minutes before Goran Pandev took advantage of poor de... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2018458-10-man-milan-draws-1-1-napoli-serie.html 2013-04-14T22:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006468-hernanes-totti-trade-goals-rome-derby-ends-1-1.html ROME (AP) — Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby Monday that left both clubs still battling for Europa League spots. Hernanes also fouled Miralem Pjanic to give away a penalty for Roma in the 56th minute that was converted by 36-year-old captain Francesco Totti. Hernanes scored in t... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:07:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006468-hernanes-totti-trade-goals-rome-derby-ends-1-1.html 2013-04-08T21:07:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006062-fans-stabbed-ambulance-attacked-rome-derby.html ROME (AP) — At least four fans have been stabbed and an ambulance attacked in clashes ahead of the Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. The ANSA news agency reports an ambulance was abandoned after fireworks, rocks and sticks were thrown at it Monday. After hearing of the news, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno made an appeal for calm ahead of the match Monday night. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:01:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2006062-fans-stabbed-ambulance-attacked-rome-derby.html 2013-04-08T19:01:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1988340-juventus-beats-bitter-rival-inter-milan-2-1.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus beat bitter rival Inter Milan 2-1 in an entertaining match at San Siro and remained nine points clear at the top of Serie A after Napoli won 5-3 in a thrilling game at Torino on Saturday. It took Juventus less than three minutes to take the lead with a stunning strike from Fabio Quagliarella. Rodrigo Palacio leveled in the 55th but J... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:10:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1988340-juventus-beats-bitter-rival-inter-milan-2-1.html 2013-03-30T23:10:58Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984792-roma-captain-francesco-totti-wants-contract.html ROME (AP) — Roma captain Francesco Totti is hoping to renew his contract with the club as soon as possible and has not ruled out making an Italy comeback for next year's World Cup. Totti has spent his entire career at Roma, and there was a party atmosphere at the club's training ground Thursday as players celebrated the 20th anniversary of his Serie A deb... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984792-roma-captain-francesco-totti-wants-contract.html 2013-03-28T17:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984240-juventus-to-win-bitter-rival-inter.html MILAN (AP) — Juventus travels to bitter rival Inter Milan on Saturday, hoping Andrea Stramaccioni's team doesn't spoil its Serie A title chances as it did its unbeaten record in November. Inter won 3-1 to end Juventus' 49-match unbeaten run, just as it seemed Antonio Conte's side was closing in on Milan's record of 58 matches without defeat. That match re... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:13:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1984240-juventus-to-win-bitter-rival-inter.html 2013-03-28T13:13:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1977692-totti-balotelli-italy-torn.html ROME (AP) — In the slowly shifting landscape of Italian football, the past week has marked a relatively quick change of focus. From old to new. Past to present. From Francesco Totti to Mario Balotelli. The homegrown Roman senator vs. the son of Ghanaian immigrants. It all started a week ago, when the Azzurri opened their training camp and Italian media la... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:03:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1977692-totti-balotelli-italy-torn.html 2013-03-25T12:03:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1960834-napoli-beats-atalanta-3-2-ac-milan-wins-2-0.html MILAN (AP) — Napoli kept its slim Serie A title hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Atalanta on Sunday, while AC Milan maintained its challenge for second by beating struggling Palermo 2-0, with both goals coming from Mario Balotelli. Goran Pandev scored the winner for Napoli nine minutes from time after it had twice been pegged back by Atalanta. Edison Cavan... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/1960834-napoli-beats-atalanta-3-2-ac-milan-wins-2-0.html 2013-03-17T22:37:01Z