Fake news fiasco mars mourning for Astori

ROME - Seria A side Fiorentina called for respect and silence on Monday after Italy's soccer chief, Giovanni Malago, erroneously declared a contract extension had been posthumously granted to the club's Davide Astori, who died last week.

Malago, who is president of the Italian Olympic Committee and oversees Italian topflight and international soccer, "spoke too soon", a source very close to those concerned told AFP.

The source said Malago had perhaps given credence to a fake news story circulating on social media.