Luigi Furini

Luigi Furini
Born(1954-01-29)January 29, 1954
Lungavilla (Pv)

Luigi Furini (Lungavilla Pv Italia, January 29, 1954) is an Italian journalist and author.

Career

Furini was a Inter supporter. Starting in 2010, he co-hosted the TV program Qui studio a voi stadio on Telelombardia. He was fired from this position in August 2023 after using a racial slur on-air to describe Romelu Lukaku, a striker from the Chelsea Football Club who was being loaned to Inter at the time.[1][2]

Books

  • Volevo solo vendere la pizza. Le disavventure di un piccolo imprenditore (2007)
  • L'Italia in bolletta. Risparmi in fumo, debiti alle stelle: come si estingue il ceto medio (2009)
  • Volevo solo lavorare. Siamo tutti precari: da giovani flessibili, licenziati a cinquant'anni... E la pensione che non arriva (2010)

References

  1. ^ Campanale, Susy (August 25, 2023). "Journalist thrown off air after racist insult towards Lukaku". Football Italia. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Giornalista cacciato per insulto razzista a Lukaku" [Journalist fired for racist insult to Lukaku]. Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). August 29, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2025.


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