Serie A quartet will stand trial

[DmanDmythDledge]

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.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/4993482.stm

[CollegeTillIDie]

They will probably name and shame the players implicated once the World Cup is over.

[Dotsy]

It looks like they are saying now that Pessotto was trying to commit suicide yesterday. Found clutching roseary beads apparently. Juventus say he is not implicated in the current investigation and this is unrelated. Seems a bit of a coincidence to me.

[Bully Bull]

It looks like they are saying now that Pessotto was trying to commit suicide yesterday. Found clutching roseary beads apparently. Juventus say he is not implicated in the current investigation and this is unrelated. Seems a bit of a coincidence to me.

His wife said he had been suffering from deprssion unrelated to any match fixing allegation.Irish times today say he is still critical.It would be a tragedy if he died.Hope he makes a full recovery.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Here here. Heard interviews with Paddy Agnew and some other English speaking journalists who have interviewed him over the years. Seems like a gentleman from what they say about him. Everyone in the game and out of the game has nothing but positive things to say about Pessotto. And he has a history of depression apparently.

[Sheridan]

Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has requested the following punishments for the indicted clubs:

Juventus - relegation to Serie C1, in addition to six point deduction. Last two Serie A titles to be revoked.

Milan - relegation to Serie B, three point deduction.

Lazio - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

Fiorentina - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

[Dodge]

Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has requested the following punishments for the indicted clubs:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/5145210.stm

[Poor Student]

How would this impact the places of these clubs in Europe?

[Schumi]

I think the case is designed to be finished before the Italian FA have to confirm their European entrants to UEFA so I assume any clubs relegated won't be in Europe.

[Dodge]

BBC article states they'd miss out on europe

[Sheridan]

This was flagged on usenet a couple of hours ago, always quicker than waiting for the news agencies to translate it from the vernacular.

Capello, Emerson, Zambrotta, Kaka and others are rumoured to be Madrid bound if the worst comes to the worst for their respective employers.

[pete]

Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has requested the following punishments for the indicted clubs:

Juventus - relegation to Serie C1, in addition to six point deduction. Last two Serie A titles to be revoked.

Milan - relegation to Serie B, three point deduction.

Lazio - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

Fiorentina - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

Yeah seen that here too.

I believe its a real possibility as this is more than just the Italian FA so difficult to protect those clubs.

I think that would also mean 13 of the current World Cup squad would be relegated.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has requested the following punishments for the indicted clubs:

Juventus - relegation to Serie C1, in addition to six point deduction. Last two Serie A titles to be revoked.

Milan - relegation to Serie B, three point deduction.

Lazio - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

Fiorentina - relegation to Serie B, fifteen point deduction.

This will be AC Milan's second demotion to Serie B in less than 30 years for reasons off the field. Last time around, when they managed to get back into Serie A via promotion, they were bought by a former singer on a cruise ship. Wonder what became of him?

[CollegeTillIDie]

Following Greece's expulsion from international football at all levels including club, for political interference in the sport by government; Other countries may face a similar fate.

[Clifford]

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) have confirmed the verdicts of the match-fixing trial involving Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio will be announced after 7pm local time on Friday.

The announcement regarding the fate of the Serie A clubs, as well as the 25 people under investigation, will be read by the Federal Appeals Commission president Cesare Ruperto in Rome's Parco dei Principi hotel.

Television broadcasters and radio stations will not be allowed to transmit the verdict live.

[Dodge]

According to football 365, Juve down to Serie B and docked 15 points next season. Lazio and Fiorentina relegated. Milan stripped off title (and CL place) Docked points but NOT relegated

[Schumi]

Milan stripped of title

I thought this was only going back 2 seasons?

[gustavo]

This was flagged on usenet a couple of hours ago, always quicker than waiting for the news agencies to translate it from the vernacular.

Capello, Emerson, Zambrotta, Kaka and others are rumoured to be Madrid bound if the worst comes to the worst for their respective employers.

He's already there!

[drinkfeckarse]

I don't think he was when he posted it...

[BohsPartisan]

Disturbing headline!





Old Lady to go down

Juventus likely to be out of the top-flight for at least two seasons

Paul Doyle
Friday July 14, 2006
Guardian Unlimited




Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio will all be demoted to Serie B for their roles in the match-fixing scandal that has tarnished Italian football, according to today's Gazzetta dello Sport.
The verdict of the long-running trial will not be officially revealed until 6pm this evening, but the newspaper claimed to already know the punishments that will be dished out.

"The verdict will be this: Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio will be relegated to Serie B," claimed the Gazzetta confidently. "AC Milan will stay in Serie A but will not be allowed to take part in the Champions League."


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Without disclosing its source, the newspaper went on to insist it even knew the point deductions that each club would receive. Juventus, it said, will begin their Serie B campaign on minus 20 points, while Fiorentina will be penalised 10 and Lazio six or seven. Milan, meanwhile, will be docked 10 to 15 points.
After the verdict is formally announced tonight, the teams will have three days to appeal to a federal court of arbitration; a final decision must be reached by July 24.

The confirmation that three of the clubs are to be relegated is likely to spark a feeding frenzy as Europe's biggest teams close in to snatch talents such as Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta and Gianluigi Buffon from Juventus and last season's Serie A top-scorer, Luca Toni, from Fiorentina.
















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