ROME (Reuters) - An Italian volleyball club have refused to pay the back payment of a former player who was fired because she became pregnant, triggering outcry among the country's politicians and sports chiefs.
Lara Lugli, 41, was sacked by her amateur club Volley Pordenone in March 2019 after she told club executives she was expecting a baby.
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