Serie A (en overig Italiaans voetbal) #23: Juve naar Serie B

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Op maandag 12 juni 2006 12:28 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Montana: Hoe staat het met Lazio en de Irriducibili?

Ik hoor verhalen dat de Curva Nord heel komend jaar leeg zal zijn uit protest van het niet vernieuwen van het contract met Di Canio door Lotito....

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Samp and judges enter Calciopoli

The Calciopoli scandal continues to grow, as Sampdoria and the judges in charge of the appeals courts are the latest figures under investigation.

The wide-reaching inquest into Italian football affairs, taking in allegations of match-fixing, collusion with referees and unfair agency practices, has already involved some of the biggest clubs, such as Juventus, Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio.

Sampdoria have now joined that list after President Riccardo Garrone confirmed he was under investigation by the Naples public prosecutors for the 3-0 win over Fiorentina. “I am astonished and have nothing to do with this,” insisted the patron.

The biggest surprise of the day, however, saw the President of the CAF – Federal Court of Appeal – and the chief of the Disciplinary Commission also grilled by the magistrates.

CAF President Cesare Martellino is accused of favouring Juventus in the ruling over their registration of young players Zeytulaev and Boudianski in December 2004. The starlets had left the Bianconeri, as their five-year contracts signed in 2001 were considered invalid because they were below the legal age at the time, so deals could only have a maximum of three-year status.

“I am amazed by my colleagues in Naples,” slammed Martellino. “It takes some nerve to talk of a fixed sentence. They’ve created a crazy story. They were two kids and we simply stated that the Italian laws had the prerogative over the UEFA rules. Even a three-year-old child could understand that.”

The President of the Disciplinary Commission, Maurizio Laudi, has also been placed under investigation, according to the ‘Corriere della Sera’ newspaper. It’s alleged that telephone conversations suggest rulings were agreed in advance with FIGC secretary Francesco Ghirelli and that there were references to former Juve director general Luciano Moggi.

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Op dinsdag 13 juni 2006 01:31 schreef Radegast het volgende:

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Voor 4 juli geloof ik.

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Trio head for Samp exit

Francesco Antonioli, Marcello Castellini and Andrea Gasbarroni have all left Serie A outfit Sampdoria.

Antonioli and Castellini have signed for Serie B giants Bologna, while the winger will appear for Parma next season.

Bologna have netted the duo, who have already appeared for the Rossoblu in the past, on contracts which will expire in June 2008.

Goalkeeper Antonioli has agreed to the Serie B switch after turning down a move to Italian champions Juventus last month.

Meanwhile, Gasbarroni (pictured) will star for the Stadio Tardini outfit after his loan deal in Genoa came to an end.

The former Under-21 international winger, owned by Palermo and Juventus, will be officially unveiled later today.

Gasbarroni has been netted as a direct replacement for Marco Marchionni after he joined Juve once his contract expired in June.

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Op maandag 19 juni 2006 13:24 schreef M0NTANA het volgende:
Juventus schijnt druk bezig te zijn met een reddingsplan, zo zou men al haar duurbetaalde vedettes die niet zitten te wachten op een seizoen Serie B willen verhuren voor één seizoen en degene die wél bereid zijn te blijven, willen ze daarvoor belonen. Ben benieuwd, wordt in elk geval nog een boeiende zomer in Italië!

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Op maandag 19 juni 2006 14:10 schreef TimoBasso het volgende:

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Degene die blijven.. zouden dan echt helden worden..

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Milan deny Fernando Torres deal

Milan insist they haven’t offered £20m for Fernando Torres, but they have reported a Real Madrid candidate to FIFA for illegally approaching Kaka.

The Spanish Press has been full of Rossoneri rumours ever since Andriy Shevchenko’s £30m move to Chelsea freed up a considerable sum of cash for the San Siro side.

This week there have been strong and insistent reports that the ideal replacement for Sheva comes in the form of Atletico Madrid starlet Fernando Torres and that a £20.4m swoop had already been agreed.

The 22-year-old, who scored a fabulous World Cup goal against the Ukraine, has also been linked with Manchester United.

However, Vice-President Adriano Galliani was eager to point out that all talk of a deal was premature at best.

“It is totally false that we wish to sign Fernando Torres now, as we haven’t spoken to anyone from Atletico about this,” he told ‘Marca’ newspaper in Spain.

“I am a good friend of President Miguel Angel Gil and would never do something like this without his knowledge.”

Approaching a player illegally is an issue preying on Galliani’s mind at the moment, as Milan have followed up on their pledge to report Real Madrid Presidential candidate Ramon Calderon to FIFA.

Calderon caused shockwaves when he pledged to bring both Coach Fabio Capello and Rossoneri star Kaka to the Bernabeu if he was elected. The businessman even went so far as to claim he was flying to Germany in order to “meet and get to know Kaka” ahead of the World Cup.

“There is no way in the world that Calderon can bring Kaka to Madrid,” warned a furious Galliani. “We have written to Carlos Sanchez Albornoz and FIFA to register our complaint, because Calderon is a member of the Real board and contacted Kaka via Predrag Mijatovic as a weapon in his election campaign. Kaka has four years left on his contract with Milan and nobody can talk to him about a move.”

However, the transfer guru also reassured this didn’t mean all-out war with the club. “This will not alter our excellent rapport with Real Madrid, as we have always had an open dialogue without problems.”

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Prosecutor handed probe findings

Calciopoli investigator Francesco Saverio Borrelli will hand his findings to the Italian Football Federation’s prosecutor on Monday after completing his probe.

Borrelli was given the unenviable task of trying to get to the bottom of the alleged match-fixing claims and has spent the last six weeks interviewing referees, as well as officials from clubs and also the FIGC.

A total of 72 people were questioned even if Luciano Moggi, the former Juventus director general at the centre of the scandal, refused to be interrogated seeing as he has now resigned from the Turin giants.

Borrelli, the magistrate who famously battled corruption in Italian politics during the 1990s, will hand over thousands of documents to prosecutor Stefano Palazzi.

The latter is now expected to come to a conclusion and decide on any possible charges by the end of this week.

If all goes to plan, a sporting trial could begin as soon as next week with a ruling being handed out by July 9.

The controversy erupted in May after numerous telephone conversation transcripts were published in Italian newspapers which seriously questioned the credibility of the game.

Juventus, Fiorentina, Milan, Lazio and Sampdoria are clubs who have come under the spotlight, even if the first two outfits seem to be at the greatest risk of severe punishments.

Should any outfit be found to have attempted to commit sporting fraud then they could be docked points or even demoted to a lower Division. Individuals face the threat of lengthy bans.

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Blasi confirms Fiorentina talks

Juventus benchwarmer Manuele Blasi’s agent has confirmed he is in advanced negotiations for a transfer to Fiorentina.

“It is true, he could move from Juventus to Fiorentina,” Franco Zavaglia told ‘Radio Radio’ this evening.

“The two clubs are discussing the matter between themselves and this exchange is very much a possibility.”

The former Perugia midfielder struggled at the Stadio Delle Alpi this season, managing just 13 Serie A appearances, five in the Champions League and three Coppa Italia games – many of them in an unusual full-back role.

His disciplinary record caused concern in recent years and it seems Coach Fabio Capello lost faith in the player, especially as Juve have already drafted in Cristiano Zanetti from Inter as a replacement.

Blasi began his career at Lecce in 1998-99 and has also worn the jerseys of Roma, Perugia and Parma. The midfielder, who will turn 26 in August, is also an Italian international with eight caps to his credit.

Fiorentina are set to completely revolutionise their midfield for next season, as they have not taken up their option to make Stefano Fiore’s loan switch from Valencia a permanent one and brought in Fabio Liverani from Lazio on a free transfer.

Juventus and the Viola are sworn enemies, but have completed several transfer deals in the last couple of years, including Fabrizio Miccoli, Enzo Maresca and Giorgio Chiellini.

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Op dinsdag 20 juni 2006 23:30 schreef M0NTANA het volgende:

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Als er een club moet degraderen, is het Juventus wel. Fiorentina, Lazio, AS en Sampdoria hoeven zich volgens mij geen zorgen te maken of wel, DIGGER?

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Op woensdag 21 juni 2006 12:10 schreef M0NTANA het volgende:

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Vond jij Francesco Totti goed spelen dan, de eerste twee wedstrijden? Al voor het WK riep ik dat Italië zónder hem een stuk beter af is dan met hem, hij is gewoon zwaar overschat in mijn ogen en dat heeft niets met mijn liefde voor Lazio te maken.

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Op woensdag 21 juni 2006 14:34 schreef TimoBasso het volgende:
Ik ben benieuwd wat er met de oude dame gaat gebeuren..

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Op woensdag 21 juni 2006 12:12 schreef DIGGER het volgende:
Jimenez is weer terug naar Ternana, maar zxal echt niet in de Serie C gaan ballen na de degradatie. Transferdoelwit dus.

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Op woensdag 21 juni 2006 14:37 schreef VoreG het volgende:

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Euthanasie

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Op woensdag 21 juni 2006 19:28 schreef methodmich het volgende:

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Was die gehuurd of 50 % ownership?

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Op donderdag 22 juni 2006 21:13 schreef maril het volgende:
Vier Italiaanse clubs aangeklaagd in corruptieschandaal
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ROME - Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina en Lazio Roma zijn donderdag aangeklaagd wegens competitievervalsing. De voetbalclubs en vertegenwoordigers ervan worden verdacht van het manipuleren van uitslagen van wedstrijden, het mogelijk omkopen van scheidsrechters en het illegaal wedden op wedstrijden.



UitlegDe clubs, alle grootmachten in het Italiaanse voetbal, riskeren zware straffen, waaronder degradatie naar de Serie B of C. Juventus, dat de afgelopen twee jaar kampioen werd, raakt mogelijk zijn titels kwijt. Het proces tegen de clubs zal gevoerd worden voor een sporttribunaal in Rome en begint volgende week woensdag. De verwachting is dat uitspraak zal worden gedaan nog voor het einde van het WK in Duitsland op 9 juli.

De beslissing de vier clubs en 26 officials te vervolgen werd op verzoek van de Italiaanse beurstoezichthouder pas bekendgemaakt na het sluiten van de markten omdat Juventus en Lazio Roma een beursnotering hebben.

Juventus wordt gezien als de spil in het grootste corruptieschandaal in de geschiedenis van het Italiaanse voetbal. In mei trad de volledige directie van de club af.

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Juventus wordt teruggezet naar de Serie B, AC Milan komt er vanaf met een boete en Internazionale mag zich kampioen van Italië 2005/2006 noemen. Dit zijn volgens de grootste sportkrant van Italië, La Gazzetta dello Sport, de uitkomsten van het omkopingsschandaal. De uitspraak van de rechtbank volgt binnen een maand.

Dit jaar lekte uit dat Juventus-voorzitter Luciano Moggi de hand zou hebben gehad in de aanstelling van arbiters. Dit bleek uit afgeluisterde telefoongesprekken tussen Moggi en scheidsrechtersbaas Pierluigi Pairetto. De club uit Turijn mag hierdoor eveneens komende seizoen niet deelnemen aan de Champions League.

AC Milan kan wel in het miljoenenbal uitkomen, maar Fiorentina zou zijn plek in het Europa Cup I-toernooi kwijtraken. De andere Italiaanse deelnemers zijn Inter, AS Roma en Chievo Verona. Daarnaast is ook Lazio schuldig bevonden. De club uit Rome zou daarentegen niet mogen deelnemen aan het UEFA Cup.