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| Doors locked for many Italy games | Doors locked for many Italy games |
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| Football matches in Italy are resuming this weekend but many of the games are being played behind closed doors. | |
| All play was suspended a week ago after rioting fans killed a policeman outside a stadium in Sicily. | All play was suspended a week ago after rioting fans killed a policeman outside a stadium in Sicily. |
| Under tough new measures brought in by the government those stadiums not in line with security will remain closed to fans. | Under tough new measures brought in by the government those stadiums not in line with security will remain closed to fans. |
| One of those closed is the famous San Siro stadium for AC Milan's game with Livorno. | |
| Eleven of 22 matches in Italy's top two divisions are being played behind closed doors. | |
| Only six of the 18 stadiums in the top league Serie A are in line with the new regulations. | Only six of the 18 stadiums in the top league Serie A are in line with the new regulations. |
| If a law passed then we must respect it Adriano GallianiAC Milan vice-president | If a law passed then we must respect it Adriano GallianiAC Milan vice-president |
| In Serie B, the football federation says only two stadiums come up to the required standard but a further seven have been exemptions because their capacity is less than 10,000. | |
| Under the new rules all the top stadiums will have to be fitted with closed circuit television cameras, numbered seating and electronic turnstiles. | Under the new rules all the top stadiums will have to be fitted with closed circuit television cameras, numbered seating and electronic turnstiles. |
| Sports Minister Giovanna Melandri says security must come before everything else, but she said some stadiums only needed a few weeks to come up to standard. | Sports Minister Giovanna Melandri says security must come before everything else, but she said some stadiums only needed a few weeks to come up to standard. |
| There has been an angry reaction by some clubs. | There has been an angry reaction by some clubs. |
| Many will have to re-imburse season ticket holders denied access to the games. | Many will have to re-imburse season ticket holders denied access to the games. |
| But earlier threats from the clubs that they would not play behind without spectators have now been dropped. | But earlier threats from the clubs that they would not play behind without spectators have now been dropped. |
| The vice president of AC Milan, Adriano Galliani, said: "We have proved our sense of responsibility and decided to play. If a law passed then we must respect it. | The vice president of AC Milan, Adriano Galliani, said: "We have proved our sense of responsibility and decided to play. If a law passed then we must respect it. |
| "Our stadium is not outside the law, it is just that the legislation was passed before our renovation work was completed." | "Our stadium is not outside the law, it is just that the legislation was passed before our renovation work was completed." |