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Il progetto firmato Atalanta “La Scuola allo Stadio” arrivato alla 24^ edizione

23 September

Atalanta's "School at the Stadium" project has reached its 24th edition.

Antonio Percassi, Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo Football Club, Atalanta U23, Italian Sports Center, Municipality of Bergamo, CONI, David Ghislandi, The School at the Stadium, Luca Percassi, Lucia Castelli, Michael Sbravati, New Balance Arena, National Observatory on Sporting Events of the Ministry of the Interior, Brembo Award, Province of Bergamo, Roberto Samaden, Stefano Bonaccorso, Stephen Pagliuca, Umberto Marino

BERGAMO – Atalanta is renewing one of its longest-running initiatives in the local community and presenting the 24th edition of "School at the Stadium," a social-educational project for elementary and middle school students. The new edition was unveiled on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, in the conference room of the New Balance Arena, before students, teachers, and government representatives. The initiative was born from the vision of educational psychologist Lucia Castelli and Stefano Bonaccorso, technical director of the Atalanta youth team's pre-competition program. Its educational value has also been recognized by the Ministry of the Interior's National Observatory on Sporting Events. Here's what...

Un minuto di silenzio in tutti gli sport per onorare la memoria di Sandro Mazzola

19 September

A minute of silence in all sports to honor the memory of Sandro Mazzola.

CONI, FC Inter, Luciano Buonfiglio, Sandro Mazzola

ROME - News of Sandro Mazzola's passing has reached the entire Italian sports world, which has shared the condolences expressed by CONI, remembering his illustrious career with Inter Milan (four league titles, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups) and with the national team (70 caps and 22 goals for the Azzurri, he won the 1968 European Championship and participated in three World Cups, including Mexico '70, where Ferruccio Valcareggi's team reached the final). Sandro Mazzola, the only Italian player and the only player for an Italian team to have scored in two different finals...

Calcio, Bianchedi nuova capo delegazione della Nazionale: «Obiettivo Mondiale»

18 Aug

Soccer, Bianchedi named new national team delegation leader: "Our goal is to win the World Cup."«

soccer, CONI, Diana Bianchedi, FIGC, Giovanni Malagò, Luciano Buonfiglio, World Cup, Italian National Team, Italian sport

ROME - "I'm very ready. There are no easy challenges, but I'm not afraid." Diana Bianchedi, former Olympic fencing champion, is preparing to take up her new role as head of delegation for the Italian national soccer team, appointed by FIGC president Giovanni Malagò. In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Bianchedi explained that she feels a strong sense of responsibility in her new role, especially after the difficult period Italian soccer has been going through. "I'll approach it with enthusiasm, but also with the right amount of focus to make as few mistakes as possible. We're coming out of a difficult period, and I feel a great responsibility. We'll be working as a team like this in four years…"

Sofia Raffaeli stacca il pass olimpico per la ginnastica italiana

17 Aug

Sofia Raffaeli secures Olympic qualification for Italian gymnastics

Andrea Facci, CONI, FGI, Fiamme Oro Sports Group, Luciano Buonfiglio, Sofia Raffaeli, Solfia

FRANKFURT – Sofia Raffaeli earned a bronze medal worth its weight in gold at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on August 15th. Thanks to her third-place finish in the All-Around World Championships in Frankfurt with 117.550 points, behind Germany's Darja Varfolomeev, the world's leading gymnast with 119.500, and just 0.50 behind Bulgaria's Stiliana Nikolova, second with 117.600, Italian gymnasts have qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The top three gymnasts in the overall world competition, in fact, awarded their respective nations their individual Olympic passes. The pass isn't nominative; it belongs to the country, but those who earn it on the Festhalle platform…

Malagò indica Diana Bianchedi capo delegazione della Nazionale, il CONI ne verifica la compatibilità

09 Aug

Malagò appoints Diana Bianchedi as head of the national delegation; CONI verifies compatibility.

CONI, Diana Bianchedi, FIGC, Gianluca Vialli, Gianluigi Buffon, Gianmarco Amore, Gigi Riva, Giovanni Malagò

Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Giovanni Malagò has chosen Diana Bianchedi as head of delegation for the Italian national football team. Following Gigi Riva, Gianluca Vialli, and Gianluigi Buffon, this is a surprise choice that defied all expectations. The former fencing champion, deputy vice president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), welcomed the appointment with enthusiasm. A 1995 graduate in medicine and surgery, specializing in sports medicine, and inducted into the International Fencing Federation's Hall of Fame, Diana Bianchedi is 56 years old, married to foil fencer Gianmarco Amore, and has two children. In nominating Diana Bianchedi, the FIGC president spoke of a cultural revolution,…

Federciclismo commissaria la Lega Ciclismo Professionistico che si oppone al provvedimento

22 Jul

The Italian Cycling Federation appoints a commissioner for the Professional Cycling League, which opposes the measure.

CONI, Cycling Federation, General Mauro Capone, Professional Cycling League

The Federal Council of the Italian Cycling Federation has ordered the Professional Cycling League to be placed under special administration, appointing Carabinieri General Mauro Capone, who has held leadership roles in the Forestry Sports Group for over twenty years, as Commissioner. Capone will meet with members at the end of July. The decision was announced in a press release citing "repeated and serious violations of federal regulations and the agreement signed on August 13, 2024." The Professional Cycling League responded promptly, deeming the measure completely baseless and announcing legal action to protect...

Da Kanu a Khalaili: quando l’Inter ha messo il cuore davanti al calcio

13 Jul

From Kanu to Khalaili: When Inter Milan Put Heart Before Football

Anan Khalaili, Beppe Marotta, Christian Eriksen, CONI, Denzel Dumfries, Edward Bove, Evan N'Dicka, FC Inter, Khalilou Fadiga, Lionello Manfredonia, Nwankwo Kanu, Paul Zeppilli

Anan Khalaili will ultimately not become an Inter player. The Union Saint-Gilloise right-back, who would have succeeded Denzel Dumfries in Milan, who had since moved to Real Madrid, failed his medical. Nerazzurri president Beppe Marotta's explanations were very clear, while his own comments on social media were somewhere between cryptic and dismissive. But a question arises: why do potential heart problems—because that's what they are—restrain his competitive activity in Italy, while not elsewhere? The answer exists, and it's extremely precise. This isn't anything new, given...

SportAbility Day arriva a Sanremo: sport senza barriere

30 June

SportAbility Day arrives in Sanremo: barrier-free sport.

CIP, CONI, disability, inclusion, Pian di Poma, Liguria Region, Sanremo, inclusive sport, SportAbility Day, Stars in Sports

SANREMO (IMPERIA), JUNE 26, 2026 - Sport as a tool for inclusion and participation. On Saturday, July 4, Sanremo will host the first edition of SportAbility Day in the Liguria region, an event dedicated to people with disabilities promoted by Stelle nello Sport in collaboration with the "L'Amore è" association. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Pian di Poma Sports Center, where a sports village will be set up, open free of charge to young people, families, and associations. The initiative is sponsored by the Liguria Region, with the support of the Orientamenti project and the Carige Foundation, as well as the patronage of the Municipality of Sanremo, CONI, the CIP, and...