Italians to play soccer with no fans
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A Roma's supporter throws a flare during the Italian Serie A top league soccer match between Roma and Milan at Rome's Olympic stadium, Sunday, in this Jan. 15, 2006 file photo. England was long notorious as the home of the soccer hooligan, but CCTV cameras, tougher policing and higher ticket prices have tamed stadium violence. Now Italy, France and the Netherlands are becoming known as the European countries where the worst soccer violence takes place. Thanks to Italy's World Cup final victory over France last July in Germany, Italian soccer managed to recover from a match-fixing scandal that had greatly undermined its credibility. But last Friday's violence promises to be a harder crisis to overcome. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
AP - Only six soccer stadiums in Italy meet security requirements, meaning that league games in other arenas will be played without fans following last week's death of a police officer during riots at a game in Sicily. |
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