Italy official slams fascist fan salutes

Fascist salutes by Italy fans before a match in Haifa have drawn strong condemnation from the head of the Italian football federation Carlo Tavecchio.

Italian football federation president Carlo Tavecchio has "strongly condemned" a group of travelling Italy fans who gave fascist salutes before Monday's 3-1 win against Israel in Haifa.

After a telephone call with the Italian Ambassador to Israel, Francesco Maria Talo, Tavecchio added, "We hope the relevant authorities can determine as soon as possible what happened and identify those responsible."

The incident occurred during the national anthems of the 2018 World Cup qualifier and was reported on a website of Italian Jews, Moked.


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