{"id":1861525,"date":"2023-02-27T06:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1861525"},"modified":"2023-02-27T06:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:52:22","slug":"italian-soccer-club-receives-severed-pig-head-and-threatening-note-in-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-soccer-club-receives-severed-pig-head-and-threatening-note-in-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Soccer Club Receives Severed Pig Head and Threatening Note in Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitalian-soccer-club-receives-severed-pig-head-and-threatening-note-in-mail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1861525&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/soccer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian soccer club<\/a> A package arrived in the mail with a severed head of a pig and a threatening note.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sampdoria, a team from Italy&#8217;s Serie A, was the recipient of the package, which arrived in a box at club headquarters this week. It came from an unknown sender.<\/p>\n<p>In the box was the pig head and a note addressed to\u00a0former club president Massimo Ferrero and current club vice president Antonio Rome.\u00a0The note said, &#8220;the next heads will be yours,&#8221; According to a club spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>According to the spokesman, the soccer club called police to report the delivery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/fan-punches-colombian-soccer-star-player-retaliation-red-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>FAN PUNCHES COLOMBIAN SOCER STAR ON FIELD; PLAYERS&#8217; RETALIATION LEADS to RED CARD<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Massimo-Ferrero.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The note in the package was addressed to\u00a0former club president Massimo Ferrero (pictured) and current vice president Antonio Rome.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The note in the package was addressed to\u00a0former club president Massimo Ferrero (pictured) and current vice president Antonio Rome.<\/span> <span>(Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;UC Sampdoria expresses profound outrage and indignation in the face of yet another serious act of intimidation that took place this morning at the company headquarters in Piazza Borgo Pila,&#8221; On Saturday, the team issued a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The company underlines that any type of attack on a member of the Board of Directors represents an attack on all its members, on their work and on the seriousness and abnegation with which they have approached this important position,&#8221; The statement went on.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time this year that the club has been threatened with a threat package. Sampdoria was threatened by Ferrero and Edoardo Garrone when a bullet-shaped package arrived in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Antonio-Romei.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"The note to former club president Massimo Ferrero and current vice president Antonio Rome read, \" the next heads will be yours \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The note was addressed to Massimo Ferrero, former club president, and Antonio Rome, current vice president. &#8220;the next heads will be yours.&#8221;<\/span> <span>(Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2021, Ferrero was removed as club president after being charged with financial crimes in the wake of a probe into his alleged bankruptcy offenses. His arrest was not related to club operations and allowed him to retain control of the team through family holdings.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have criticized the 71-year old for refusing to sell Sampdoria to new owners, claiming that he is exhausting Sampdoria\u2019s finances and causing financial and performance problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/liverpool-real-madrid-goalies-make-viral-blunders-wild-champions-league-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>LIVERPOOL, REAL MADRID GOLIES MAKE VIRAL BLOUNDERS IN WILD CHAMPIONSLEAGUE MATCH<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/soccerfans.png?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Fans of Sampdoria wave their flags prior to a match&#039;s kick-off.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sampdoria fans wave flags at kick-off.<\/span> <span>(Getty)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sampdoria&#8217;s poor performance this season has disappointed fans as they currently hold the 19th position in the Serie A table. They are in serious danger of being relegated. The club is currently eight points below the mark required to remain in Italy&#8217;s top league, with just 11 points from 23 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, menacing packages were sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other Italian clubs<\/a> As well. In 2006, Palermo&#8217;s sporting director received the head of a goat. The head of a bull was also presented to the president of Reggina in 1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>This report was contributed by Reuters<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Italian soccer club A package arrived in the mail with a severed head of a pig and a threatening note. Sampdoria, a team from Italy&#8217;s Serie A, was the recipient of the package, which arrived in a box at club headquarters this week. It came from an unknown sender. 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