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Roma punished with partial stadium closure

The south stand at Rome's Stadio Olimpico will be closed for Roma's next match there as punishment for a banner displayed by fans against Napoli last weekend.

Published: 8 April 2015 08:20 CEST
Roma punished with partial stadium closure
Police officers wait in the stands before the Italian Serie A football match between AS Roma and Napoli on April 4th at the Olympic stadium in Rome. Photo: Gabriel Buoys/AFP

Fans unfurled a banner criticising the mother of a Napoli supporter who was killed in Rome last May in an incident on the fringes of the Italian Cup final.

The south stand, behind one of the goals, is where Roma's hardcore 'ultra' fans hold sway.

The banner read: "How sad: making money from death through books and interviews."

The banner was a clear reference to Antonella Leardi who recently published a book in memory of her son Ciro Esposito, who was shot dead during clashes between rival fans – although Napoli were playing Fiorentina in the Italian Cup final, some Roma fans had mobilised in a bid to cause trouble.

The Italian Football Federation (FICG) said the 'Curva Sud' stand will be closed for Roma's clash with Atalanta on April 19th.

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SHOPPING

Danish retailers warn of ‘tsunami of lay-offs’ if malls stay closed

Six Danish trade bodies have warned of "a streak of bankruptcies and "a tsunami of lay-offs" if the country's parties do not rapidly agree to reopen shopping malls.

Published: 29 April 2020 11:03 CEST
Danish retailers warn of 'tsunami of lay-offs' if malls stay closed
The Fields shopping mall in Ørestad, Copenhagen, after the closure on March 18. Photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix
In an joint letter to Danish MPs currently debating the next stage of reopening, Dansk Detail, which represents many of the country's clothing retailers, and five other trade bodies called for malls to be reopened. 
 
“Time is short,” they wrote. “We cannot wait any longer. Let's together do what's necessary to save thousands of workplaces.” 
 
In the letter, which was was published in several Danish newspapers, the groups said the six weeks of restrictions had hit their members extremely hard. 
 
“We faced with the prospect of extensive shop closures and a series of bankruptcies among suppliers and shop-owners,” they wrote.
 
“We've seen the first ones. Several more will follow. If we do not act now, we are facing a picture so bleak that it will make the financial crisis fade into insignificance.” 
 
 
Jens Birkeholm, the Director of both Dansk Detail and the shoe retailer's trade body Skobranchen, tweeted the letter out on Tuesday. 
 
 
In a following tweet, he said that less than 15 percent of his members had yet received money from the Danish government under the generous financial rescue package announced last month. 
 
The letter painted a depressing picture of the industry's conditions, warning that many shops would already struggle to sell their spring collections later in the year. 
 
“Shops in malls both small and large lie deserted, forced to close, without customers, without staff and without revenues,” the groups wrote. “If our goods aren't sold now, they are worth nothing. That's how it is with the change in seasons.” 
 
The six groups were Dansk Detail, Skobranchen, DM&T, DSF, Sportsbranchen, and Wear.
 
 
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