Latest Italian Serie B News
CAS temporarily lifts dope bans on Italian pair
March, 18 2009Italian soccer players Daniele Mannini and Davide Possanzini have had their one-year bans temporarily lifted so their doping cases can be re-examined, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday.
Article | ConversationWest Ham tracking Brescia winger Nsereko
Soccernet staff | January, 21 2009West Ham United manager Gianfranco Zola is interested in strengthening his squad by signing Savio Nsereko from Serie B club Brescia, according to the player's agent Dieter Heimen.
Article | ConversationSerie B strike off after Serie A pay up
October, 8 2008Struggling clubs in Italy's second division agreed to a 65-million euro ($89 million) handout from Serie A on Wednesday after fears they would call a strike if they did not receive the money they needed.
Article | ConversationEx-Red Fortune favours the Brescia
October, 7 2008Former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune is close to joining Serie B outfit Brescia.
Article | ConversationItalian lower league players to go on strike
August, 3 2008The Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) on Sunday proposed a strike for the first day of the lower league season and said the opening matches in Serie A and B would start 30 minutes late.
Article | ConversationTreviso midfielder Mingozzi killed in car crash
July, 15 2008Serie B club Treviso are mourning the death of midfielder Gionata Mingozzi who was killed in a car crash on Tuesday.
Article | ConversationBologna back in Serie B after three years
June, 1 2008Bologna won promotion to Italy's top flight on Sunday after beating Pisa 1-0 at home in Serie B's final round of matches.
Article | ConversationChievo return to Serie A at first attempt
May, 25 2008Chievo Verona won immediate promotion back to Serie A on Sunday after drawing 1-1 at Grosseto.
Article | ConversationCollina to oversee referee selection in Italy
July, 19 2007Former World Referee of the Year Pierluigi Collina has been given the job of selecting referees for matches in Italy's top two divisions. Collina, 47, was almost universally acknowledged to be the best referee in the world before his retirement.
Article | ConversationArezzo's match-fixing penalty upheld
June, 13 2007Italian Serie B side Arezzo failed in their bid to escape relegation to the third division on Wednesday after a civil court upheld the penalty handed down to them in last year's match-fixing scandal.
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