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Massman zei:
Waarom dan volgens jou?
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Ze worden alleen beschuldigt van informatie achterhouden.
Dat Fiorentina gaat zakken lijkt mij nu ook onwaarschijnlijk ze hebben zojuist Mutu van Juve gekocht voor 8Mil. Als je gaat zakken doe je zo'n uitgaven toch niet?
SIO zei:
No amnesty for clubs in Italian scandal even if Azzurri collect cup
By : James Fontanella in Milan, 09/07/2006
Juventus and the other three clubs involved in Serie A's match-fixing allegations will not be pardoned if Italy win the World Cup today, insiders have told The Sunday Telegraph. Reports yesterday suggested that Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina - the sides embroiled in the scandal - would receive an amnesty should Marcello Lippi's side beat France in Berlin tonight. However, sources close to the trial insist this is not the case so tonight Italy's players know they also go into what could be the most expensive trial match ever witnessed.
While England's top clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, will be watching developments closely, they now appear to face stiff competition from Real Madrid for the pick of Juventus's talent. Fabio Capello, the former Juve coach, joined Madrid last week as new president Roman Calderon's first signing, and it is thought that they may now loan Fabio Cannavaro, Gianluca Zambrotta and Brazilian Emerson to Real Madrid for a year, if Juve are forced to fight their way back into Italy's top division from Serie B. Such a deal would strengthen the new Real Madrid and would remove the burdensome wages of players from Juventus's balance sheet.
However, one Spanish newspaper reported yesterday that Madrid were actually considering buying the trio for a total of £10 million.
Speculation rages in Italy but so much rests on tonight.
While an amnesty is out of the question, the judges at the Italian sports Federal Appeal Court (CAF) are believed to have wanted to see tonight's match before they ruled. A decision on the clubs was due yesterday but Italy is a nation where superstition reigns and having a good luck charm is thought to be vital to win a World Cup. Fiddling with luck at this stage would be too risky even for CAF, whose president Cesare Ruperto decided not to break the spell, postponing the results of the inquiry.
The scandal broke in May after the publication of wire-tapped conversations between former Juventus manager Luciano Moggi and Italian Football Association officials talking about referee appointments.
Three investigations have opened since and last week federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi charged four teams with sport fraud. He asked the judges to give an exemplary punishment to the clubs and individuals that corrupted the sport most loved by Italians and demanded Juve's relegation two divisions to Serie C and called for the demotion of the other three clubs. But if Italy won the World Cup final many fans, including prominent politicians, would demand a softer sentence.
Italian Justice minister Clemente Mastella, however, is in favour of amnesty for the clubs involved as a way of holding on to those Italian national players who would otherwise flee abroad.
"The government cannot get involved in the issue," Mastella said. "But I believe the majority of fans want an amnesty. As a fan, let me say this: is it fair that Cannavaro and Del Piero and so many others should end up playing in Serie C after everything they did? Or shall we do as Great Britain did, when Churchill was ditched as a reward for winning the war?"
Italy's restless midfielder Gennaro Gattuso opposed an amnesty. "I hope to win the World Cup," he said, "but I hope there won't be an amnesty for those who are guilty. It's fair that who committed a mistake must pay for it. I can't see why there should be any amnesty only because we [Italy] have won something important."
But an amnesty "wild card" will not be played by the CAF for fear of further outrage. However, the requests by the prosecutors are unlikely to be fully endorsed. Most plausibly, according to well- informed people in Milan and Rome, is that Juventus will face demotion, while AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina will remain in Serie A, but points will be deducted from all of them for next season.
Fiorentina and Lazio are likely to lose their right to participate in the Champions League and UEFA Cup, respectively, whereas AC Milan will be admitted to the Champions League but will have to go through the preliminary phase.
Juventus lawyer Cesare Zeccone made it clear on Thursday that relegation to Serie B and a six-point deduction would be "an acceptable punishment". It this were the case, Juventus would minimise the financial loss. The bankruptcy scare would fade away, major sponsors will be loyal and the club will continue to float on the Milan stock exchange.
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?) heeft er trouwens al mee gedreigd Inter naar een andere competitie te verhuizen als er geen straffen worden uitgedeeld.
