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Policeman killed in football-related violence in Italy

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Saturday, February 3, 2007

InCatania,Italy,a police officer has died as a consequence offootball violence.In the hospital 40-year-old Filippo Raciti succumbed to his injuries. A small explosive device had struck him in the face. Several hooligans have been arrested but no suspect has been arrested for the death of Raciti yet.

Clashes erupted after theSerie ASicilian derbybetween Catania andPalermo.The match, which started earlier because of public safety concerns, had already been interrupted once, after 58 minutes. After a controversial goal fromCaracciolo(which may or may not have beenoffside), fans started rioting and tear gas drifted onto the field. "We had to go back to the changing rooms because we couldn't breathe. If we cannot get into our heads that football is a sport we cannot live in the world of football." said Palermo coachFrancesco Guidolinreacted.

After 40 minutes the players were able to resume the match, which Palermo won 2-1.Di Micheleused his hand to score the winning goal, which the referee didn't notice. After the game was over, aggression continued outside the football stadium, with dozens of injured taken to the hospital.

In response to the ongoing football violence in Italy and after this particular incident,Italian Football FederationcommissionerLuca Pancallisuspended all professional, amateur and national team matches. He had warned about such a measure earlier last Sunday after riots in several cities. Catania chairman and owner Antonino Pulvirenti stated his intention to leave the football world. In a reaction to the events, Maurizio Zamparini, chairman of the Palerma football team, called for stricter football laws, such as in theUnited Kingdom.Italian prime ministerRomano Prodistated: "...we need a strong and clear signal to avoid the degeneration of this sport which we are seeing more dramatically and more often."

The day after the events, graffiti appeared in the headquarters of local newspaperIl TirrenoinLivornoand in the city ofPiacenza,hailing the events as revenge for the death in 2001 of anti-globalization activistCarlo Giuliani.Giuliani was killed during demonstrations against aGroup of Eightsummit in 2001.


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