Emanuele Pesoli of Serie B side Verona has gone on hunger strike in protest at his three-year match-fixing ban.
The defender has also chained himself to the gates of the Italian Football Federation's headquarters in Rome.
"I am hurt by the sentence and I would like to confront those who accuse me," said Pesoli.
The 31-year-old has been banned after a probe into illegal betting on matches while he was at Siena, a club he left in July.
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Yahoo News. The 1960 Olympic Games are given a historic makeover, as the events are held in Rome, Italy, a venue rich with ancient history.
Lionel Messi took his scoring prowess to yet another level on Wednesday, becoming the first player to net five goals in a Champions League game as Barcelona thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 Wednesday
Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won gold in 1,500 m race in Istanbul, Turkey today. By doing so she added gold to Ethiopian and her sporting family dynasty.
