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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2006 16:16:07 GMT -5
Italian football heavyweights Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina will all face a sports court over allegations of corruption in the game.
An Italian Football Federation (FIGC) statement said prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had charged a total of 30 "subjects" for a range of illegalities.
Twenty-six unnamed people - but no players - are also set to stand trial.
Hearings will begin next Wednesday, with those found guilty facing the prospect of fines, bans and relegation.
BBC News' Rome correspondent Christian Fraser said: "It was a bittersweet day here. Within hours of Italy making it into the last 16, the country's football federation announced which teams would be involved in the hearings next week.
"The announcement did not come out until the Stock Exchange in Milan closed, where two of the four clubs involved, Juventus and Lazio, are listed.
"If any of these teams are found guilty then they could be relegated and will not take part in the European club competitions next season."
An investigation was started following the publication in May of telephone conversations in which the then Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was heard telling referees chief Pierluigi Pairetto which match officials he wanted assigned to certain games.
Thirteen of Italy's 23-man World Cup squad play for the four clubs that are under scrutiny.
Separate criminal prosecutions may follow the FIGC trial, which is expected to deliver its verdicts between 7 and 9 July - the weekend of the World Cup final.
The decision was announced after the close of trading at the Milan Stock Exchange because some of the teams involved in the scandal are listed.
In an eight-line press release, it was confirmed that defendants from the four clubs would receive the 108-page dossier into the investigations on Friday.
A total of 30 people are under investigation, but due to Italian privacy laws, none of the names could be released.
It has been anticipated that severe sanctions, including possible relegation from Serie A, will be imposed on clubs found guilty of attempting to fix matches.
Juventus finished top of the table ahead of second-placed AC Milan in Serie A last season, but were only awarded the title on a "provisional" basis, according to former FIGC president Franco Carraro.
Carraro resigned in May, along with Moggi and the entire Juventus board.
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Post by Didi on Jun 22, 2006 16:20:22 GMT -5
Juve: into C
Milan and Fiorentina: into B
Lazio: verdict of not guilty
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Post by MG on Jun 22, 2006 17:48:03 GMT -5
hope they get whats coming!
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Post by tyler on Jun 23, 2006 12:10:24 GMT -5
Juve: into C Milan and Fiorentina: into B Lazio: verdict of not guilty Juve: into C, sick bastards  Milan and Fiorentina:into B Lazio: into shit, the right place for them   |
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Post by Didi on Jun 23, 2006 12:45:19 GMT -5
Juve: into C Milan and Fiorentina: into B Lazio: verdict of not guilty Juve: into C, sick bastards Milan and Fiorentina:into B Lazio: into shit, the right place for them  |
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Post by tyler on Jun 23, 2006 13:02:25 GMT -5
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Post by Didi on Jun 23, 2006 13:07:26 GMT -5
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Post by Didi on Jun 24, 2006 10:05:34 GMT -5
For what I'm hearing here, the heaviest penalty will be for Juve (somebody says Serie C). Big risk for Lazio and Fiorentina (serie B for them). Really a BIG risk for Lazio?  |
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Post by tyler on Jun 24, 2006 12:20:24 GMT -5
Yeah, this is what everybody says here in Italy.... Lotito is such a BAD BOY...  ;D |
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Post by Didi on Jun 24, 2006 12:50:43 GMT -5
Yeah, this is what everybody says here in Italy.... Lotito is such a BAD BOY... ;D  Lotito pezzo di merda! |
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Post by Billy Davey ツ on Jun 24, 2006 14:37:06 GMT -5
journalist say here that only Juve will descend to serie B, and non of them will play in europe next year. I hope Milan descends, I want Kaká!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2006 6:56:52 GMT -5
Italian football trial adjourned
The trial of four leading Italian football clubs on match-fixing charges has been opened and adjourned.
Champions Juventus, plus AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio could be relegated from Serie A and forced out of European competition if found guilty.
A six-strong panel of judges convened at the Olympic Stadium to try the clubs, plus 26 senior officials, referees and linesmen.
After legal submissions, the tribunal was postponed until Monday.
Lawyers representing five Serie B teams, who hope to be promoted if the accused squads are relegated, want to give evidence.
Judges delayed the case so the representatives of Bologna, Lecce, Treviso, Brescia and Messina could have time to prepare.
The tribunal has been scheduled to run during the remainder of the World Cup in Germany.
Thirteen players in the 23-strong Italian World Cup squad are from the four accused clubs.
Italy face Ukraine on Friday in the quarter-finals and their players say they are focused on the job in hand.
Football-mad Italy has been gripped by the scandal since it broke in May.
It followed the publication of intercepted telephone conversations in which former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi discussed refereeing appointments with senior Italian Football Federation officials during the 2004-05 season.
The accused are charged with sporting fraud and unfair conduct, which could lead to the teams being relegated and stripped of their titles and the individuals being either suspended or banned from football.
Other officials on trial include Milan vice president Adriano Galliani, Fiorentina owner Diego Della Valle and Lazio President Claudio Lotito. All have denied wrongdoing.
Chief judge Cesare Ruperto opened the sports trial by reading out the names of the accused to check if they were present.
Moggi did not attend, while Galliani, the highest-ranking Milan official involved, sat in the first row of the improvised courtroom.
Juventus, who have won the Serie A title for the last two seasons, are believed to face the greatest risk of relegation.
Moggi resigned after Juventus claimed their 29th championship in May.
Meanwhile, former Juve midfielder Gianluca Pessotto - who is not implicated in the scandal - is recovering in hospital after falling from a second-floor window at the club's headquarters.
Pessotto, who was appointed team manager in the wake of the scandal, is in a serious but stable condition.
Eight referees face charges, including Massimo de Santis, who had been set to officiate at the World Cup but was pulled out after being drawn into the investigation.
Christian Fraser, the BBC's Rome correspondent, said: "Aside from the four clubs, 26 people will be on trial, including the Juventus former general manager Luciano Moggi, the alleged ringleader of a network set up to influence match officials.
"In return for favours on the pitch, he and his fellow director Antonio Giraudo are accused of wining and dining referees and giving them half-price deals for cars made by Fiat, the company controlled by Juve's owners, the Agnelli family."
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC), which appointed the tribunal, has said it would rule by 9 July - the date of the World Cup final.
Appeals are due to be heard by 20 July, giving the FIGC time before a deadline of 27 July to submit the names of teams to compete in next season's Champions League and Uefa Cup competitions.
If they were relegated, Juventus, AC Milan and Fiorentina would miss the Champions League and Lazio the Uefa Cup.
If they were only docked points next season, they would still be able to compete.
Ruperto, the former head of Italy's Constitutional Court, is presiding over Thursday's session, with only members of the tribunal, the accused and their lawyers in the room.
Reporters will following proceedings in a separate room via closed-circuit television.
The football trial is not a criminal proceeding, but prosecutors in Naples, Rome, Parma and Turin have launched investigations which could lead to criminal charges against some of those accused in the tribunal.
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Post by Currian on Jun 29, 2006 7:43:06 GMT -5
Bwah those bastards have too much money to relegate. They'll get away with it somehow.
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 8:28:46 GMT -5
I hope there will be a hard punishment for those bastards...
Otherwise Italian football will lose credibility, both in Italy and in Europe, because of 26 vaginas...
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Post by Didi on Jun 29, 2006 9:01:04 GMT -5
Otherwise Italian football will lose credibility, both in Italy and in Europe, because of 26 vaginas... Serie A has already lost lots of credibility... |
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 9:09:48 GMT -5
Otherwise Italian football will lose credibility, both in Italy and in Europe, because of 26 vaginas... Serie A has already lost lots of credibility... Yes, but we're still in time to recover it... It depends on how this shit will end! |
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Post by Didi on Jun 29, 2006 9:13:27 GMT -5
Then Juve would have to go at least into C2, because Genova had to go to C1 for manipulating only 1 game Is it true, that the final decision will be made on the weekend, when the world cup final will be played? |
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 9:23:00 GMT -5
Then Juve would have to go at least into C2, because Genova had to go to C1 for manipulating only 1 game Is it true, that the final decision will be made on the weekend, when the world cup final will be played? Impossible to say this... Every day I hear further news and rumours... Now the trial has been postponed to July 3th, so I don't think there'll be a decision at the end of the WC... |
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Post by Didi on Jun 29, 2006 9:27:29 GMT -5
Then Juve would have to go at least into C2, because Genova had to go to C1 for manipulating only 1 game And what do you think about this? |
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Post by Currian on Jun 29, 2006 9:30:14 GMT -5
Otherwise Italian football will lose credibility You also lost a lot of credibility because of your diving.  ;D |
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 9:34:15 GMT -5
Then Juve would have to go at least into C2, because Genova had to go to C1 for manipulating only 1 game And what do you think about this? I think it would be the right decision, but it will never happen imo... The most realistic hipotesys is Serie B for them... Unfortunately |
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Post by Didi on Jun 29, 2006 9:38:13 GMT -5
We'll see - lets hope for the worst for Juve ;D
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 9:39:56 GMT -5
We'll see - lets hope for the worst for Juve ;D Obviously ;D JUVE MERDA |
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Post by tyler on Jun 29, 2006 10:21:48 GMT -5
Otherwise Italian football will lose credibility You also lost a lot of credibility because of your diving. ;D Will you ever manage to accept it was a penalty?  ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Didi on Jun 29, 2006 10:56:07 GMT -5
You also lost a lot of credibility because of your diving. ;D Will you ever manage to accept it was a penalty? ;D ;D ;D lol ;D |
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