New Fiorentina Women’s Soccer Team

The Della Valle family, owners of the Serie A Fiorentina soccer squad, has acquired ACF Firenze and renamed it, according to British usage, the “Fiorentina Women’s Football Club,” which is now affiliated with the Fiorentina men’s team.  Currently ranked in 4th place in the Serie A just like their male Fiorentina counterparts, Della Valle has great plans for “Fiorentina Women” in addition to starting a team for girls 12 and under plus a soccer school in spring ’16.  To read more in Italian, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.