JOSE MOURINHO has been given a three-match ban and fined €40,000 following his handcuffs gesture during Saturday’s match with Sampdoria in which two Inter Milan players were sent off.

Atalanta will not appeal against the decision to close the curva nord at their Atleti Azzurri D’Italia stadium until the end of March.

Lazio striker Paolo Di Canio has lost his appeal against his one-match ban and €10,000 fine following his controversial raised arm salute against Livorno.

KAKHA KALADZE’S proposed move to Chelsea appears to be off after the Georgian international agreed a new long-term contract with AC Milan.

Kakha Kaladze’s proposed move to Chelsea now appears to be off after the Georgian international agreed a new long-term contract with AC Milan.

Former West Ham striker Paolo Di Canio is set to be punished after his alleged fascist salute in the derby clash between Lazio and Roma.

Libyan international midfielder Saadi Gaddafi has stepped down from the Juventus board, clearing the way for him to make his playing debut with Perugia.

Italian league president Adriano Galliani yesterday insisted the government has a responsibility to help the country’s football clubs in their television dispute because of the tax revenues earned from the game.

The start of the Italian season will be postponed until September 15 because of a failure by clubs to agree television contracts.