Celtic and the Scottish Football Association will be monitoring developments in
Italy after football in the country was suspended indefinitely.
The action was taken after a police officer, named as 38-year-old Filippo Raciti, was killed during serious trouble at last night's Sicilian derby between
Catania and
Palermo.
The FIGC, who are the governing body of Italian football, called an immediate cessation of all football in the country.
Italian players' association president Sergio Campana claimed the suspension should last for up to a year, to allow for a proper solution to the problems of violence to be found.
Italy's national team had been due to play Romania in
Siena on Wednesday but that game - and the under-21 fixture against Belgium in Chieti on Tuesday - will not go ahead as things stand.
Celtic are due to host
AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on February 20, with the return leg in
Italy a fortnight later, and
Scotland are scheduled to face the Italians in a Euro 2008 qualifier on March 28.
Those matches could now be affected if the FIGC and Italian government decide to abandon all football activities on a long-term basis.
The Italian Olympic Committee have called an emergency meeting for Sunday morning, and the Italian Football League's board will convene on Tuesday to reflect on the tragedy.
An official from lower league club Sammartinese also died at a game last weekend, after being caught up in a fight.
Players' chief Campana said: "A one-day postponement is not enough.
"We must reflect. We cannot accept episodes of violence every single weekend just because someone plays badly. I've been in football many years, but I've never experienced such a tragic week
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