Drama for paranoik and cloud....has just gotten more dramatic

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Juventus, Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina have been ordered to stand trial over match-fixing allegations. Italian football federation prosecutor Stefano Palazzi confirmed the four clubs will face questions over match-fixing allegations and demotion is a likely outcome if found guilty. Palazzi did not divulge the names of individuals, but said a number of sports figures would also be ordered to stand trial in the sports court. The trial is due to start next Wednesday at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, with the Italian federation keen to reach a conclusion in early July - allowing for the authorities and clubs to plan for next term.

Most experts predict Juve to Serie C, Milan to Serie B and Fiorentina and Lazio with severe fines & point deductions.

This is such a shame to the country and league and to the honest clubs and players even those on the teams implicated that did not do anything wrong.

Last edited by InterMilan31 on Jun-22-2006 at 18:52

Several articles in english

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Juve Risks Serie C The situation of the Bianconeri is worse than expected. Following the delivery of the Calciopoli report handed over by Borelli to the Federal Prosecutor, it emerges that four teams are risking much more than they were initially expecting. The club which is risking most is surely Juventus, who might end up in Serie C rather than "just" Serie B. Fiorentina and Lazio will most likely receive a heavy point deduction for the start of next season, whereas Milan's position is worse than first thought and their penalty might range from a heavy point deduction to a demotion to Serie B football. According to Borelli, apart from the 'Juve system', there also was the 'Milan system' which Adriano Galliani has denied in recent weeks. In the report it emerges that even though the system created by Moggi and Giraudo was the most powerful, the one involving the Rossoneri was only a step behind the Bianconeri's, and for this reason Milan are risking a lot. Only a few more weeks before the final verdict is out.

the next one is for those n00bs that think this cant happen

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Previous Italian football scandals June 20 (Reuters) - The match-fixing scandal that has engulfed the elite of Italian football is the biggest to hit Serie A for more than 20 years. The following factbox describes some of the previous scandals: TORINO STRIPPED OF THE SERIE A TITLE, 1927 At the end of the 1926-27 season, Juventus's city rivals, Torino, celebrated their first Serie A title before a newspaper article prompted the Italian Football Federation to investigate claims that the club had bribed opposition players. The investigation found that a Torino official had paid Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi 50,000 lire to underperform in the derby, which Torino won 2-1. Torino were stripped of the title and Allemandi was banned for life, but he was granted an amnesty the following year when the Italian football team won bronze at the Olympic Games. - - - - AC MILAN, LAZIO RELEGATED FOR MATCH-FIXING, 1980 The match-fixing scandal that broke at the end of the 1979-80 season rivaled the scale of the current one. AC Milan president Felice Colombo and players from Lazio, Avellino, Perugia, Genoa and Lecce were arrested for match-fixing and illegal betting. Colombo was banned from football for life. Several players, including former national team goalie Enrico Albertosi and Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi, also received bans. - - - - THE JUVENTUS DOPING TRIAL, 2001-present (I like the present bit here ) The controversy began in July 1998 when Czech coach Zdenek Zeman, then in charge of AS Roma, told Italian magazine L'Espresso that "Italian football has to get out of the pharmacy", and pointed a finger at Juventus. The resulting investigation by Turin magistrate Raffaele Guariniello concluded club doctor Riccardo Agricola had doped players between 1994 and 1998. Agricola was found guilty and handed a 22-month suspended prison term at the end of the first trial in November 2004. That sentence was overturned on appeal in December 2005. A third and definitive ruling is expected later this year. - - - - GENOA SENT DOWN FROM SERIE A TO SERIE C1, 2005 At the end of last season Italy's oldest club, Genoa, won promotion back into the top flight after finishing top of Serie B. The celebrations were cut short when a federation investigation found the club guilty of paying Venezia 250,000 euros to guarantee a win in their final game of the season. Instead of going up, Genoa were demoted to Serie C1, Italy's third division.

and finally the schedule for the scandal shall go like this:

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JUNE 18-19 Italian Football Federation (FIGC) chief investigator Francesco Borrelli completes his report and hands his findings to FIGC prosecutor Stefano Palazzi. JUNE 20-21 Palazzi announces which clubs and/or individuals are to face charges at a sports tribunal. JUNE 26-27 Likely start of FIGC tribunal. JULY 7-9 Likely end of tribunal with punishments handed down by the tribunal. July 9 is also the date of the World Cup final in Berlin. JULY 20 Deadline set by FIGC for end of any appeals hearings, meaning sanctions will be definitive by this date. END OF JULY FIGC must send UEFA the list of teams to play in the Champions League and UEFA Cup next season. AUGUST 28 Italy's 2006/7 soccer season starts.

thanks to our TA reporter Ben(da_man) situated in Milan (MI, Lombardy (code.02) - ITA) in mission especially to bring us fresh news from Calciopoli War.
hey Ben, the only rumors I heard lately (I repeat, journalism roumors whispered from Naples Procura) that Juventus will be sent to Serie C, and Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio risk to be sent in B. that's all I kno atm

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my newspaper man a Juventino wants his club relegated how sad is that

do you seriously believe the 4 of them will get relegated ?

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i do....im 99% sure that Juve will though

i hope milan doesn't go down

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anyway, that's a shame for all here, I was talking with a german a few hours ago about soccer and WC,
and he was like: stoopid//shameless//dirty/ italian football, and that's what outside italy borders people thinks for it.

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I want to see them all go down but I know that Serie A will hurt because of this. Still though i want fair play and all and if they are guilty they need to be punished. Inter should have had a title in 2002 because of those bastards Juve

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Originally posted by SouthernDJ anyway, that's a shame for all here, I was talking with a german a few hours ago about soccer and WC, and he was like: stoopid//shameless//dirty/ italian football, and that's what outside italy borders people thinks for it.

look at the Hamburg fan from germany on TA he thinks the same way

also germans cant really talk. Their league is one team really anyone gets good on a different team goes there and they too had referee problems that somehow they have all forgoten

Go Juventus!!!!!


Serie C, Here we come!!!!!

FORZA BIANCONERI!!!!!!1

If all get relegated Serie A will drop its competivity A LOT. It's going to be something like this: Inter dominating, Roma challenging a bit, Parma, Palermo and Chievo fighting for Champions League. That looks like the french league, and probably worse than the german.

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