Gianfranco Fini Quotes

"Italian prosecutors have the right and duty to verify responsibility and possible guilt."

"The entire football world is going through a crisis, because the only thing that counts today is that the show goes on. The talk is all about 'zero tolerance' and then every Sunday these situations come up."

"Italy had not activated behavior intended to hide anything from the ally."

"My physical presence as foreign minister at this evening's rally could cause harmful consequences to our national interests and to the security of our fellow citizens from the Iranian side."

"It was certainly an accident, an accident caused by a series of circumstances and coincidences,"

"It will be the Mezzogiorno, led by Naples, which will bring victory to the House of Freedoms."

"An athlete who uses banned substances comes under this principle and therefore I would not support measures to render our legislation -- which is one of the most just and severe in the world -- weaker for people who use (banned) substances."

"The requests were denied to protect national and European security,"