Italy high official resists pressure of soccer resumption

    ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato vowed Tuesday to resist pressures to restore the soccer calendar before safety ensured in an outside stadiums.

    Riot-related death halts soccer in Italy

    BEIJING, Feb. 5 -- Italy indefinitely suspended the country's international and domestic soccer matches Friday after a policeman was killed during clashes at a derby match between Sicilian clubs Catania and Palermo, authorities said.

    Italy suspends all soccer matches for cop killing

Smoke from fans' flares hangs over Palermo and Catania players during the Italian Serie A soccer match in Catania Feb. 2, 2007. Palermo won the Sicilian derby 2-1. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    ROME, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- As an policeman was killed during a Serie A game bewteen Catania and Palermo on Friday, Italy suspended the country's international and domestic soccer matches.