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Fri 04 Apr 2007Roma riots badly timed for ItaliansItalian football yet again finds itself in the dock in relation to violence, in the wake of Wednesday night's Champions League clash between AS Roma and Manchester United. European football's governing body, Uefa, yesterday confirmed it would be investigating the events at the Olympic Stadium in Rome - where Italian riot police waded in to United's 4,000-strong travelling support - events seen by television audiences all over Europe .Furthermore, the British government and Manchester United yesterday expressed their concern at the incidents, both promising to further investigate them.