Fiorentina Soccer News

ROME (AP) _ Italy forward Luca Toni is at the top of Bayern Munich's acquisition list. ``He's a guarantee for goals. He has character, he always helps the squad and he's a special type of person,'' Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer was quoted as saying in an interview in Friday's Gazzetta dello Sport. ``I really hope he comes.'' The six-foot-four Toni is widely expected to leave Fiorentina at the end of ...

Founded in 1898, the Italian Football League, also known as Italy soccer, is the highest football league in the country.  Serie A, which began in 1929, is the top division of Italy Soccer and is primarily sponsored by Italian mobile phone company TIM.  Prior to the inception of Serie A, Italy soccer was structured into regional groups.  The championship title is commonly referred to as Scudetto, which means 'small shield' ...

Serie A club Fiorentina presented its case before an arbitration board Thursday in a bid to cancel its points penalty from Italy's match-fixing scandal. ``We are aiming to wipe out the 19-point penalty . . . and not simply reduce it,'' Fiorentina lawyer Alberto Bruni told Italian news agency ANSA. Fiorentina, which is in last place in Serie A, was docked the points by a sports tribunal in July for its role in the scandal. Juventus was stripped ...