Italian Soccer Club Receives Severed Pig Head and Threatening Note in Mail

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’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.

In the box was the pig head and a note addressed to former club president Massimo Ferrero and current club vice president Antonio Rome. The note said, “the next heads will be yours,” According to a club spokesperson.

According to the spokesman, the soccer club called police to report the delivery.

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The note in the package was addressed to former club president Massimo Ferrero (pictured) and current vice president Antonio Rome. (Getty)

“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,” On Saturday, the team issued a statement.

“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,” The statement went on.

This isn’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.

The note was addressed to Massimo Ferrero, former club president, and Antonio Rome, current vice president. “the next heads will be yours.” (Getty)

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.

Fans have criticized the 71-year old for refusing to sell Sampdoria to new owners, claiming that he is exhausting Sampdoria’s finances and causing financial and performance problems.

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Sampdoria fans wave flags at kick-off. (Getty)

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Sampdoria’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’s top league, with just 11 points from 23 matches.

Previously, menacing packages were sent to Other Italian clubs As well. In 2006, Palermo’s sporting director received the head of a goat. The head of a bull was also presented to the president of Reggina in 1999. 

This report was contributed by Reuters

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