Business of the faked matches of Calcio

The business of the faked matches of Calcio (also called Calciopoli , even Moggiopoli for the hostile press in Juventus, of the name of Luciano Moggi) is a sportivo-financial scandal shaking in 2006 the championship of Italian football. Several clubs are shown to have influenced the designation of the referee S for their matches.

The scandal of the faked matches

In spring 2006, the scandal earlier bursts following the publication in the Italian press (Gazzetta dello Sport and It Corriere beyond Will be) account-returned phone-tappings ordered by justice two years. The public takes note of the conversations of Luciano Moggi, managing director of Juventus, and Pierluigi Pairetto, former referee, charged by the Italian federation of football with selecting the referees for the meetings of championship between 1999 and 2004. During these exchanges, Moggi gave its instructions for the referee nomination in the matches of his team.

In September 2005, the parquet floor of Turin had initially classified the business, the phone-tappings not making it possible to establish corruption or of purchase of match. But the publication in the press revolts the public opinion. Sepp Blatter (president of FIFA) qualifies the business of “larger scandal of the history of football”.

Following the publications of the phone conversations, the disciplinary commission of Italian football was seized by the file. The scandal implies several clubs evolving/moving in the Championnat of Italy of football: the Juventus of Turin, the Milan AC, the Lazio of Rome and the Fiorentina. The prosecutor thinks of dealing with “system " sophistiqué" precisely aiming at going invisible to the media and the public opinion while acting at the time of phases of play " litigieuses" , but not on undeniable actions”.

The twelve members of the Board of directors of Juve, to which Moggi belongbelonged, resign on May 11th, 2006. Put in examination and shown criminal conspiracy intended for the sporting fraud by the parquet floor of Naples, charged with the investigation, Luciano Moggi was suspended of any sporting function for one five years duration.

The July 14th 2006, the court returns its decision. Juve is déchue titles acquired in Calcio at the time of the seasons 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 and will not be able to take share with the edition 2006-2007 of the Ligue of the champions. It is retrogressed in series B (the 2nd division) with 30 points of penalty where it will find Fiorentina and Lazio Rome relegated with respectively 12, and 7 points of penalty. The fourth team concerned, Milan AC, remains in Série has with 15 points of penalty, but loses her second place and will have to take part in the preliminary round of the cut of the champions and will not be described as office.ref www.uefa.com.

The Italian clubs appeal. They propose the lack of testimonys with regard to them. July 25th, as opposed to what required the prosecutor Stefano Palazzi who wished an aggravation of the sorrows, the federal court of call of sporting justice reduces them. Juve is finally the only relegated club and Milan AC, penalized from 30 points, spends the second in the fourth place and will take part in the preliminary round of the League of the Champions. Fiorentina and Lazio of Rome remain in Series has but are private of Coupe of Europe.

Bounce on October 27th, 2006 in consequence of the decision of the arbitration Court of the Italian Olympic national committee: the condemned clubs see their reduced penalties in an important way, thus Juventus passes from 17 to 9 points of delay, Fiorentina of 19 to 15 and Lazio from 11 to 3. Only Milan AC did not profit in this decision from a reduction from its penalty (8 points).

Intermediate judgments

Precedents

One should not forget already into 192, the Milan AC crowned champion this season was seen retrogressed in lower series to have combined a match with Bologna to avoid relegation to him. Its international guard Enrico Albertosi was erased with life.

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