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Italian games to start late in protest at doping bans

January 30, 2009
Serie A and B matches this weekend will kick off 15 minutes late in protest at the outcome of a doping case, the Italian players' association said on Friday.

Daniele Mannini and Davide Possanzini were banned for a year by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday for arriving late for a drugs test at a match in December 2007 while playing for Serie B side Brescia.

''The board of the Italian players' association (AIC), in solidarity with players Mannini and Possanzini ...

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