Italie Schandaal Deel 2

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Serie A sale
By Andrew McKenzie

For the majority of the players involved in Sunday's World Cup final it will be the crowning moment of their career. But from Monday many of them face an uncertain future. Next week the results of the Italian match-fixing scandal are expected - and for 16 of the players in Berlin that could spell trouble. In the biggest sporting trial in the nation's history, the Italian Football Federation's prosecutor has called for Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina to be thrown out of Serie A. Juventus coach Fabio Capello has already jumped ship for Real Madrid and their keeper Gianluigi Buffon admitted he is likely to be on his way.

If the punishments are enforced it could see some of the biggest names in football on the move - including 13 of the Italian squad and three of France's stars. Giancarlo Galavotti of Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport said: "There will definitely be players leaving. Capello has already taken advantage of contract clauses. If the players find that their club has been relegated through no responsibility of their own it is only right. It may be that some players have a clause that frees them in case of relegation. The players are only in their full right to move to other clubs - so the clubs will have to sell. Being in Serie B, albeit for one season or two, does not bring the same financial benefits of being in Serie A. So it does not make a lot of sense to keep the big stars although that would be the way to try to secure a quick return."

Italian football agent Andrea D'Amico, who represents Gennaro Gattuso of AC Milan and Juventus' Alessandro del Piero, told BBC Sport that the punishments will determine who goes and who stays. It is very hard to say because it depends on club-to-club what happens," he said. If Milan get relegated to Serie B it may be a problem to try to keep all the players. Or maybe some of them wish to stay and some wish to go. I think for Gattuso it is not a problem. He has a long contract with the club but it is hard to say - in three or four days maybe everything will change. We must wait and see."

Spare a thought for 38-year-old Milan star Paolo Maldini, who could face the choice of spending the final season of his career in Serie B or leave his only club after 22 years.

But where will the other players go?

It seems there is not enough room, never mind money, in Italy for all of them. Galavotti added: "We only have Inter Milan in Italy who can buy players and they could only afford maybe a couple of players. The others will have to consider what is more convenient for them - whether to try and get back in Serie A quickly or go abroad."

Premiership big-spenders like Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, along with La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, are sure to be monitoring the situation, ready to swoop like vultures to pick up some easy prey. Galavotti said: "Capello going to Real Madrid will probably be the one who decides to bring Zambrotta or Cannavaro with him. But players such as Cannavaro, Nesta and Zambrotta will also see clubs like Chelsea, who have the desire to win the Champions League next season, as ideal material."

BBC Sport looks at some of the stars of the World Cup who could be up for grabs.



GOALKEEPERS
Gianluigi Buffon (Age: 28) Juventus and Italy
Has underlined his position as the world's best keeper - as well as the most expensive - in Germany by conceding just once in six games. Has already been linked with Barcelona.

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Dida (32) AC Milan and Brazil
Angelo Peruzzi (36) Lazio and Italy

DEFENDERS
Alessandro Nesta (30) AC Milan and Italy
Italy's number 13 has been unlucky to miss out on the latter stages of the finals after picking up an injury against the Czech Republic. When fit he is a fixture of the Italian backline and one of the toughest defenders in world football.

Fabio Cannavaro (32) Juventus and Italy
Has been the outstanding defender at the World Cup finals and, even at 32, there will be no shortage of takers if he is put on the market. Would certainly solve some of Real Madrid's defensive problems.

Gianluca Zambrotta (29) Juventus and Italy
Another star of Italy's World Cup campaign, Zambrotta is equally capable of performing on either wing in defence or attack. With his best years ahead of him he is unlikely to spend them in Serie C.

Lilian Thuram (34) Juventus and France
From a marauding full-back in his heyday, Thuram is more often than not used as a calm and collected centre-half these days. But he has shown in Germany he still has the ability to perform at the highest level.

Others:
Cafu (36) AC Milan and Brazil
Massimo Oddo (30) Lazio and Italy
Tomas Ujfalusi (28) Fiorentina and Czech Republic

MIDFIELDERS
Gennaro Gattuso (28) AC Milan and Italy
The defensive lynchpin of the Italian midfield. Strong in the tackle and a leader on and off the field, the one-time Rangers star has made no secret of his interest in playing for Manchester United.

Andrea Pirlo (27) AC Milan and Italy
The artist in the Italian side has enjoyed a superb World Cup. A creator and scorer of goals, there would be no shortage of suitors if Milan were to suffer relegation.

Kaka (24) AC Milan and Brazil
One of the few Brazilians to emerge from the World Cup with some credit. The Milan playmaker and one-time Chelsea target pushed Ronaldinho to the sidelines to emerge as their key man.

Patrick Vieira (30) Juventus and France
Has answered questions about his fading engine with some driving displays at the heart of a France side who are rolling back the years.

Others:
Mauro Camoranesi (29) Juventus and Italy
Alessandro Del Piero (31) Juventus and Italy
Pavel Nedved (33) Juventus and Czech Republic
Emerson (30) Juventus and Brazil

STRIKERS
Luca Toni (29) Fiorentina and Italy
The first player for nearly 50 years to score 30 goals in Serie A took his time to get going at the World Cup, before two against Ukraine in the quarter-finals. At 29 this could be the big striker's last chance to move to one of the world's top clubs.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (24) Juventus and Sweden
Often fails to live up to his billing as one of the world's top strikers and the Swede was off-form and injured for the duration of the finals. But the 24-year-old's ability and goal record means there are plenty of admirers out there.

Others:
David Trezeguet (28) Juventus and France
Alberto Gilardino (24) AC Milan and Italy
Filippo Inzaghi (32) AC Milan and Italy

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Op zaterdag 8 juli 2006 13:48 schreef pfaf het volgende:
Godver, Fabio naar Chelsea, dat zou er nog eens bij moeten komen.

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Op zaterdag 8 juli 2006 13:48 schreef pfaf het volgende:
Godver, Fabio naar Chelsea, dat zou er nog eens bij moeten komen.

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Op zondag 9 juli 2006 23:47 schreef DeVinger het volgende:
@ voorzitter van Feyenoord: Huh woensdag? Ik dacht maandag (10e)

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Op dinsdag 11 juli 2006 10:54 schreef ErikT het volgende:
Iemand nog meegekregen waarom het nou opeens niet 10 juli was? Alle rechters een kater na het feestvieren ofzo?

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Op dinsdag 11 juli 2006 08:21 schreef Dr.Daggla het volgende:
De roep om een algemeen pardon wordt door de wereldtitel nu steeds groter..

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Op dinsdag 11 juli 2006 10:57 schreef APK het volgende:

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Dat kàn gewoon niet, dan staat Italie compleet voor lul.