Giuseppe Rossi has said he is innocent after it emerged that he failed a doping test in May.

Former Italy international Rossi, without a club since being released by Genoa in the summer, tested positive for the use of a banned substance after Genoa had lost 1-0 to Benevento.

His case will be heard by the Italian National Anti-doping Organisation (NADO) on Oct. 1, but Rossi protested his innocence in a statement to the ANSA news agency.

"I've always been clean, and this is clearly a case to be archived,"...

Former Manchester United, Newcastle and Villarreal forward Giuseppe Rossi faces a one-year ban after testing positive for a banned substance.

Rossi, 31, tested positive for a substance which, in certain cases -- and only with official consent -- may still be taken, in a random doping test following Genoa's 1-0 defeat to Benevento on May 12. Rossi did not have any special dispensation for its use.

A hearing on Oct. 1 will determine whether the former Italy international will be sanctioned, with the...

Sampdoria's rescheduled Serie A fixture against Fiorentina on Wednesday Sept. 19 has been put back to a 7.00 p.m. local time kick-off after complaints from fans about its original 5.00 p.m. kick-off time.

The fixture had been due to take place on the opening day of the season but was postponed following the collapse of a bridge in Genoa, the city in which Sampdoria are based, which killed 43 people.

It had been given the early kick-off time on Wednesday due to UEFA limitations on Champions...