Italian police arrested 19 people accused of criminal ties with the powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia group in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan.

Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences, Italian police said.

Hardcore supporters of AC Milan and Inter Milan were arrested on Monday for alleged organised crime offences, Italian police said.In a statement, Italy's finance police said that leading figures among the "ultras" of two of the country's most important football clubs had been arrested for "criminal conspiracy aggravated by mafia methods,

Among those arrested, Corriere adds, are ‘the head of the Curva Nord Andrea Beretta, the deputy head Marco Ferdico, Renato Bosetti, Matteo Norrito known as “Chuck”, Mauro Nepi, Luca Lucci, his brother Francesco Lucci, Christian Rosiello, Islam Hagag known as “Alex Cologno”, Alessandro Sticco known as “Shrek” and Fabiano Capuzzo’.

Italian police have arrested 19 high-profile "ultra" soccer fans tied to Inter Milan and AC Milan, many of whom are suspected of having links with the 'Ndrangheta mafia, prosecutors said on Monday. The case revealed how fan clubs have been transformed into crime gangs,

Italian police arrested 19 people, accused of criminal ties with the powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia group, in a move that decimated the fan clubs backing Serie A teams Inter Milan and AC Milan. Prosecutors said at a press conference on Monday that possible charges include criminal association,

The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office have arrested a number of key figures from Inter’s Curva Nord and AC Milan’s Curva Sud this morning on charges of criminal association, reports claim.Radio

Several top ultras of Milanese football clubs have been detained on the accusation of forming criminal groups aiming to take control of businesses in and around the San Siro stadium. View on euronews