Italian
football faces deep corruption
Yesterday
morning Investigations spread across the country revealing match fixing
attempts and fraud. Italian Police said that a network of phone calls was intercepted
including senior managements, players, and referees from different cities.
Shock in
Europe
InterMilan ,
AC Milan, Lazio, Fiorentina, Juventus, and 18 different clubs were accused of criminal conspiracies, money
laundering, tax evasion and invoice falsifications. A court in Naples ordered
seizures and as investigations continue across the cities.
Authorities
said that many arrest took place after the order was issued by the court.
Players were arrested in their properties and some in dressing rooms, yet they
are not to be publicly announced till the end of investigations.
Where is New
In 2006,
Juventus was relegated to 2nd division after investigations showed
wide ranged corruption and illegal activities in match fixing and tax evasions.
A total of 30 points were deducted from the team during new season that has started
3 months later. According to history, Italy encountered many criminal
conspiracies and corruption cases in the past 10 years of the serie A Calcio.
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