The 2006 Serie A scandal (Italian more common names: Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos^[1]) involved alleged match fixing in Italy's top professional football league, Serie A. The scandal was uncovered in May 2006 by Italian police, implicating league champions Juventus, and other major teams including A.C. Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, and Reggina when a number of telephone interceptions showed a thick network of relations between team managers and referee organisations. Juventus were the champions of Serie A at the time. The teams have been accused of rigging games by selecting favourable referees. Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ... In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ... Juventus Football Club (from Latin [1] iuventus: youth, IPA: ); (pronounced yoo-ven-toos) also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio) is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[1]. Its mens football team however is by far its most important and prestigious. ... Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ... A referee presides over a game of association football (soccer). ...

History

Teams had been found guilty of match fixing before in Italian football history. The most recent case in Serie A occurred in 1980 when A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio were relegated to the division below the top division, Serie B. In Serie B, Genoa C.F.C. was forcibly relegated to Serie C/1 in 2005. Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio) is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[1]. Its mens football team however is by far its most important and prestigious. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Genoa Cricket and Football Club (IPA: , pronounced JEH-noa) is a professional football club based in the city of Genoa in Italy. ...

Origins

The scandal first came to light as a consequence of investigations of Naples prosecutors on the Italian football agency GEA world. Transcripts of recorded telephone conversations published in Italian newspapers suggested that during the 2004-05 season, Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi had conversations with several officials of Italian football to influence referee appointment. The name Calciopoli is a pun on Tangentopoli, [rough English translation:Bribesville], a corruption-based attitude starting in the early 80s and ending with the Mani Pulite investigation in the early 90s, led by, among others, Antonio di Pietro. Another very common name for Calciopoli is Moggiopoli after the name of Luciano Moggi. Also Calciogate, a pun on Watergate, is used. Calcio means football in Italian. Serie A 2004-05 teams distribution In the 2004-05 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 20 teams, for the first time in several years. ... Luciano Moggi (born July 10, 1937 in Monticiano) is an Italian football managing director. ... Bettino Craxi, viewed by many as the symbol of Tangentopoli, leader of the Italian Socialist Party, is greeted by a salvo of coins as a sign of loathing by protesters contesting him. ... Mani pulite (Italian for clean hands) was a nationwide Italian police investigation into political corruption held in the 1990s, following the scandal of Banco Ambrosiano in 1982, which implicated mafia, Vatican Bank and P2. ... Antonio di Pietro Antonio Di Pietro (born Montenero di Bisaccia, Italy, October 2, 1950) is an Italian Senator and was a magistrate in the team of the so-called Mani Pulite. Born to a poor rural family of Molise, very young he went Germany to work as a waiter in... The Watergate building. ...

Club punishments

On 4 July 2006, the Italian Football Federation's prosecutor, Stefano Palazzi, called for all four clubs at the centre of the match-fixing scandal to be thrown out of Serie A. Palazzi called for Juventus to drop to at least Serie C1 (his statement read that Juventus should be sent "lower than Serie B", without a specific division stated) and for Fiorentina and Lazio to at least Serie B. He also asked for points penalties to be imposed (6 for Juventus, 3 for A.C. Milan, and 15 for both Fiorentina and Lazio). The prosecutor also called for Juventus to be stripped of its 2005 and 2006 titles.^[2] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serie C is the name of the third and fourth highest football leagues in Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ...

In the case against Reggina on 13 August, the prosecutor called for Reggina to be demoted to Serie B with a 15-point penalty.^[3] On 17 August Reggina's punishment was handed down: a 15-point penalty, but no relegation from Serie A.^[4] Furthermore the club was fined the equivalent of £68,000, whilst the club president Pasquale "Lillo" Foti was fined £20,000 and banned from the game for 2½ years ^[5]. Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ...

The sentence was long disputed because of the largely different severity of punishment between Juventus and other involved teams. According to the court the conduct of team managers, considered in all the cases not a real match-fixing but a mere violation of sport loyalty principles, seemed to have, in case of Juventus, the effect to influence match results; whilst in the case of other teams the same effect was not considered so much evident. Juventus representatives considered this assumption totally arbitrary and never proved. Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Juventus Football Club (from Latin [1] iuventus: youth, IPA: ); (pronounced yoo-ven-toos) also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio) is a sports club based in Rome, Italy and is the biggest sports association in Europe with 37 disciplines ranging from cricket to basketball to parachute jumping[1]. Its mens football team however is by far its most important and prestigious. ... Serie B is the name of the second highest football league in Italy. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ...

Consequences of the punishments

In Italy, like most national football leagues, clubs earn 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. The club with the most points at the end of the season is the league champion, while the last few teams (the number depending on the league rules) are relegated to a lower division - in Serie A's case, the last three teams. This article is about the Italian football league. ...

The clubs sent down to Serie B were initially slated to have a difficult road back to the top flight. They would have had to finish in the top two of Serie B to be assured of promotion, but at the same time had to avoid finishing in the bottom four to keep from being relegated to Serie C1. Juventus, for example, was initially docked 30 points--the equivalent of having 10 wins count for nothing. This made it very likely that they would not return to Serie A until 2008 at the earliest. However, the point penalty was reduced to nine points, giving Juve a fighting chance at promotion. They in fact won the Serie B championship for 2006-07, having clinched a spot in Serie A in May 2007.

The three clubs who remained in Serie A also were slated to have a difficult 2006-2007 season, especially Fiorentina, who were docked 15 points--the equivalent of having five games count for nothing. With this large deduction, it was thought likely that Fiorentina would fail to finish high enough in Serie A to achieve a place in European competitions for the 2007-2008 season, and there was an outside chance that it would finish in the bottom three and be relegated to Serie B. However, Fiorentina finished the 2006-07 season in sixth place, giving them a place in the 2007-2008 UEFA Cup. This article is about the Italian football league. ... ACF Fiorentina is an Italian football club based in Florence (Firenze), Tuscany. ... Serie A 2006-07 teams distribution Serie A 2006/2007 logo The Serie A 2006-2007 season (officially Serie A TIM 2006-2007) began September 10, 2006. ...

Effect on Serie A

Initially, with Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio all relegated, Messina, Lecce and Treviso would have remained in Serie A, despite occupying the bottom three places in the 2005-06 season. After the appeals, only Messina will remain in Serie A. Teams promoted from Serie B (Atalanta, Catania and Torino) were unaffected and promoted to Serie A as normal. Interestingly Torino and Juventus shared the same stadium, Stadio delle Alpi. The ground-sharing will continue during next season as they both move to Stadio Grande Torino (Juventus will go back to Stadio Delle Alpi after reconstruction work, the duration of which is unknown). F.C. Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ... Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is a football club based in Lecce, Apulia. ... Treviso Foot-Ball Club 1993 is a football club based in Treviso, Italy. ... Atalanta B.C. (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, sometimes called Atalanta Bergamo) is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy. ... Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and are based in Catania, Sicily. ... Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... The Stadio Delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in the Italian city of Turin. ... This will be the new stadium of Torino F.C.. Its function will begin for the 2006-07 season. ...

Based on their final league positions, Juventus and Milan would have earned a direct entry into the UEFA Champions League, Inter and Fiorentina would have entered the third qualifying round of the Champions League, and A.S. Roma, Lazio, and Chievo would have been eligible for the UEFA Cup. The list of Italian participants in next season's competitions was due to be given to UEFA by 5 June.^[9] On June 6, 2006, the FIGC officially withdrew from the 2006 Intertoto Cup, costing Palermo a place in the third round of the competition, citing the fact that the 2005-06 Serie A standings could not be confirmed by the 5 June deadline. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, UCL, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona ( most commonly called Chievo) is an Italian professional football club named after and based in a suburb of Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. ... US Città di Palermo is an Italian soccer team which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. ...

UEFA gave FIGC a July 25, 2006 deadline to confirm the standings or face sanctions in the two larger European competitions (then extended to July 26). After the appeals, Inter, Roma, Chievo and AC Milan occupied Italy's four Champions League places for 2006-07. Inter and Roma received a direct entry into the Champions League, while Chievo and Milan started at the third qualifying round (Milan's entry was confirmed by UEFA shortly after the appeals process). Palermo, Livorno and Parma took the UEFA Cup first round slots originally going to Roma, Lazio, and Chievo.^[7] The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. ... Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is a football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. ... Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, nicknamed Ducali (The Duchy Men), Crociati (Crusaders) and Gialloblu (Yellow-Blues). ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

On July 26, FIGC declared Inter Milan as the Italian Champion for the 2005-06 season. ^[10] is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano (commonly, but incorrectly, known as Inter Milan) is an Italian football club, playing in the Serie A (first division). ...

Juventus announced that they planned to appeal the punishment to the Italian civil courts, an action that would have brought further punishment to the clubs and the FIGC by FIFA. FIFA has historically taken a dim view to government involvement in football administration. Earlier in 2006, FIFA briefly suspended the Hellenic Football Federation due to draft Greek legislation that would have allowed for government supervision of football. FIFA has announced that it has the option to suspend the FIGC -- thus barring all Italian clubs from international play -- if Juventus had gone to court ^[11]. The hearing was scheduled for September 1. However, Juventus dropped its appeal before the Lazio Regional Administrative Court (TAR in Italian) on August 31, the day before it was to be heard. Juve officials cited the "willingness shown by the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) to review its case during (CONI's) arbitration". ^[12] The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) (Greek: Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία) is the governing body of football in Greece. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Other allegations

Massimo De Santis was to be Italy's referee representative in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was barred by the Italian Football Federation after coming under investigation.^[13] Italian referee Roberto Rosetti remained untainted by the scandal, and he was one of the 21 2006 FIFA World Cup officials. Massimo De Santis is a well-known Italian football referee currently under investigation for match-fixing. ... “2006 World Cup” redirects here. ... The Italian Football Federation (Italian: , FIGC), also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. ... Roberto Rosetti (born September 18, 1967 in Pecetto Torinese) is an Italian football referee. ... Match officials for the 2006 FIFA World Cup were nominated by the six confederations to FIFA, who, after a series of tests in Frankfurt/Neu-Isenburg in March 2006, selected 23 referees and a support and development group of a further 5,[1] from a shortlist of 44. ...

The eruption of the scandal has also drawn attention to many potential conflicts of interest within Italian football. Adriano Galliani, the vice president and CEO of A.C. Milan, also serves as the president of Serie A. A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust, such as a lawyer, a politician, or an executive or director of a corporation, has competing professional or personal interests. ... Adriano Galliani (born 30 July 1944 in Monza, Italy) is a famous figure envolved in Italian football. ... This article is about the Italian football league. ...

In addition to allegations of corruption and sports fraud by owners, managers, players, referees, and league officials, "the host of Italy's most popular soccer show, Aldo Biscardi, has resigned amid allegations that he collaborated with Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi to boost the club's image on television".^[14]

In all, magistrates in Naples formally investigated 41 people and looked into 19 Serie A matches from the 2004-05 season and 14 Serie A matches from the 2005-06 season. Prosecutors in Turin examined Juventus chairman Antonio Giraudo over transfers, suspected falsified accounts, and tax evasion. Prosecutors in Parma still are investigating national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Enzo Maresca and retired players Antonio Chimenti and Mark Iuliano for suspected gambling on Serie A matches.^[15] For other uses see, Naples (disambiguation) and Napoli (disambiguation) Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... Serie A 2004-05 teams distribution In the 2004-05 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 20 teams, for the first time in several years. ... In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ... Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. ... This article is about the Italian goalkeeper. ... Vincenzo Enzo Maresca (born 10 February 1980 in Pontecagnano) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays for Spanish team Sevilla FC. He is 180 cm tall and weighs 77 kg. ... Antonio Chimenti (born 30 June 1970 in Bari) is an Italian football goalkeeper. ... Mark Iuliano (born 12 August 1973 Cosenza) is an italian football defender, currently plays for U.C. Sampdoria. ...

After the first penalties were handed out, more teams are being looked at for possible links to the scandal. Charges were laid against Reggina^[16] and a 15-point penalty handed down^[4]. Messina, Lecce and Siena are also being investigated as prosecutors continue to analyse transcripts of telephone calls. ^[17] Not to be confused with A.C. Reggiana 1919, a Serie C team. ... F.C. Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ... Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is a football club based in Lecce, Apulia. ... Associazione Calcio Siena is a football club based in Siena, Italy. ...

Resignations and appointments

Franco Carraro resigned from the presidency of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), the body responsible for selecting Italy's FIFA World Cup national team, on 8 May. Juventus' entire board of directors resigned on 11 May, Moggi resigned shortly after Juventus won the 2006 Serie A championship on 14 May. On the Borsa Italiana, Italy's stock market, Juventus shares had lost about half their 9 May value as of 19 May.^[18] The Italian Football Federation (Italian: , FIGC), also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Borsa Italiana S.p. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sentences

The following punishments were given to individuals ^[6]:

• Franko Musolini: Given a warning.
• Franco Carraro: £35,000 equivalent fine.
• Massimo De Santis: 4 year ban from football.
• Paolo Dondarini: acquitted.
• Pasquale Foti: 2½ year ban from football, and £20,000 equivalent fine ^[5].
• Adriano Galliani: 9 month ban from football.
• Antonio Giraudo: €20,000 fine and 5 year ban from football, with a further recommendation to the FIGC president that he be banned for life from membership of the FIGC at any level.
• Pietro Ingargiola: Given a warning.
• Tullio Lanese: 2½ year ban from football.
• Claudio Lotito: 2½ year ban from football.
• Gennaro Mazzei: 1 year ban from football.
• Innocenzo Mazzini: 5 year ban from football.
• Leonardo Meani: 2½ year ban from football.
• Luciano Moggi: 5 year ban from football, with a further recommendation to the FIGC president that he be banned for life from membership of the FIGC at any level.
• Pierluigi Pairetto: 3½ year ban from football.
• Gianluca Paparesta: 3 month ban from football.
• Claudio Puglisi: 3 month ban from football.
• Fabrizio Babini: 1 year ban from football.
• Andrea Della Valle: 3 year ban from football.
• Diego Della Valle: 3 year 9 month ban from football.

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Player movements from the affected clubs since the ruling

Some of Italy's top players moved clubs as a result of the scandal. Of the 23 players selected for the Italy national squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 13 played for these teams at the end of the 2005-06 season. First international  Italy 6 - 2 France  (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Biggest win  Italy 9 - 0 USA  (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 Italy  (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 European Championship Appearances... “2006 World Cup” redirects here. ...

Juventus

• Patrick Vieira to Internazionale for €9.5m ^[19]
• Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona for €14m ^[20]
• Lilian Thuram to Barcelona for €5m ^[20]
• Fabio Cannavaro to Real Madrid for €7m^[21]
• Emerson to Real Madrid for €16m^[21]
• Zlatan Ibrahimović to Internazionale for €24.8m ^[22]
• Andrea Masiello co-ownership to Siena
• Giovanni Bartolucci co-ownership to Siena
• Landry Bonnefoi to Metz on loan
• Ruben Olivera to Sampdoria on loan
• Olivier Kapo to Levante on loan
• Giuseppe Sculli to Genoa on loan
• Abdoulay Konko co-ownership to A.C. Siena
• Antonio Nocerino co-ownership to Piacenza Calcio
• Viktor Boudianski co-ownership to Ascoli Calcio 1898
• Simone Bentivoglio co-ownership to A.C. ChievoVerona, to Modena F.C. on loan
• Packer Douglas Ricardo to A.C. Siena on loan
• Nicola Petrilli to F.C. Crotone
• Pasquale Izzo to S.S.C. Napoli

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Fiorentina

• Enrico Fantini to Bologna F.C. 1909
• Vlada Avramov to Treviso F.B.C. 1993 on loan

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Lazio

• Paolo Di Canio to Cisco Roma (transfer unrelated to Calciopoli)

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A.C. Milan

• Christian Abbiati to Torino on loan

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Rossi Telecom Italia takeover controversy

Since the trial, some further controversy has emerged especially among the Juventus fanbase^{[citation needed]}. This is due to perceived bias in favour of Inter Milan who were the main beneficiary from the 2006 Serie A scandal; they were awarded as champions as the outcome although they only finished 3rd and they have also brought in top players; Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimović from Juventus since the club's relegation. Patrick Donalé Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French football midfielder, who currently plays for Internazionale Milano. ... Zlatan Ibrahimović (IPA: [], Bosnian pronunciation; born October 3, 1981) is a Swedish football player of Bosniak and Croatian descent. ...

The company who caught the infamous Moggi phone tap, Telecom Italia, has since been taken over by Commissioner of the FIGC Guido Rossi from Marco Tronchetti Provera who is also the president of Inter's main sponsor Pirelli. This is coupled with the fact that Rossi is said to be a loyal Inter fan.^[23] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio) is the governing body of football in Italy. ... Marco Tronchetti Provera is an Italian businessman, and the president of Pirelli. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Pirelli & C. SpA is a diverse multinational company based in Milan, Italy. ...

Telecom Italia interception scandal

In September 2006 Italian football was shaken again by a new investigation. The head of security department of Telecom Italia (Italy's biggest fixed network operator company) was arrested for having organised a trade of interceptions to public personalities' private calls. Inter FC was involved in the process from the beginning when Carlo Buora, Chief Operating Officer of Telecom Italia and vice-president of Inter, being the boss of Tavaroli, was accused to be involved. During questioning, Tavaroli admitted that the president of Inter Massimo Moratti was one of the customers of this trade, having requested interceptions of many football personalities among referees, footballers and officers^[24][25]. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in Serie A. The club was founded March 9, 1908. ...

Inter was involved only slightly in Calciopoli scandal though Paolo Bergamo (referee appointing official) claimed, during questioning, that all major teams have the same level of relations with him and, during public interviews, wondered why not all the relevant calls that he received from team managers went out during the investigation ^[26] claiming that other teams, including Inter, should’ve been punished too. ^[27]

Italian Football Federation (now under the lead of Luca Pancalli) has started a new enquiry about this charges. Anyway, it is unlikely that Inter will be given some sanctions since the supposed illegal facts ascribed to Inter are dated 2002 and in Italy, as per the Sporting Justice Code of FIGC, illegal facts ascribed to teams are invalidated by prescription after two seasons. It is true that, if the illegal facts will be proved, the responsible persons still risk sanctions since for single persons illegal facts are invalidated by prescription after four seasons: in this case it would be at the end of the 2006/07 season. Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio) is the governing body of football in Italy. ...

Latest developments

In April 2007 the Italian daily La Repubblica disclosed some new details about the Calciopoli affair. Naples prosecutors were able to find out a series of telephone calls, through foreign SIM cards between Moggi, Bergamo, Pairetto and several referees. Since the conversations were through foreign SIM cards, the Italian police could not tap them: they could only try to match together phone numbers, numbers called and places. The SIM cards had been purchased in a store in Chiasso (Switzerland). Some SIM cards would be Swiss SIM cards registered to the store owner's family, while some other would be some anonymous coming from Liechtenstein. The prosecutors also discovered the use of a Slovenian SIM card. They involved in this investigations Moggi, Pairetto, Bergamo, Fabiani (Messina sporting director), the referees De Santis, Racalbuto, Paparesta, Pieri, Cassarà, Dattilo, Bertini, Gabriele and the assistant Ambrosino. According to this investigation, Paparesta used the Swiss SIM card also for personal use, and this helped the prosecutors to discover this secret communication channel. Apparently, Moggi had five foreign SIM cards, of which two had to be used to communicate with Bergamo and Pairetto, while the other had to be used to communicate with the referees and Fabiani. ^[28] This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... La Repubblica (meaning: The Republic) is an Italian daily newspaper. ... It has been suggested that Virtual sim be merged into this article or section. ... Chiasso (pronounced Kyah-so) is a town in Switzerland. ... F.C. Messina Peloro is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. ...

Investigating on those SIM cards, the prosecutors discovered some worrying details. During the 24 hours preceding the match Juventus-A.C. Milan, one of the most important matches of that championship, played on 18th December 2004, they discovered a series of 13 telephone calls between Moggi and Bertini, the referee of that match. They also discovered a series of 18 telephone calls between Bertini and Fabiani and another 11 between Fabiani and Moggi. According to the prosecutors, Fabiani would be the "instigator", the intermediary between Moggi and the referees. The match finally resulted in a goalless draw and all the press severely criticized Bertini for not allowing two clear penalties to A.C. Milan and for a perceived clemence with regard to Juventus. ^[29] Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... (Redirected from 18th December) December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Moreover, recently another wiretapping was unveiled by the Italian daily La Stampa. It's nothing really compromising, anyway in that wiretapping Moggi and Marcello Lippi (former trainer of Juventus and trainer of the Italian national team at the time) clearly insult Inter's president (Massimo Moratti) and trainer (Roberto Mancini). In the call, finally Lippi says that Mancini deserves a lesson, and Moggi answers that Mancini will have such lesson. ^[30] La Stampa is one of the best-known and most widely sold Italian daily newspapers, published in Turin and distributed in Italy and in other nations in Europe. ... Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI[1], (born April 11, 1948) is an Italian World Cup-winning football coach and former player. ... First international Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 European Championship Appearances... Massimo Moratti (born May 16, 1945 in Bosco Chiesanuova) is an Italian oil tycoon. ... Roberto Mancini (born November 27, 1964) is an Italian football coach and former player. ...

On 26th April 2007 La Repubblica's web site published about two hundred audio files of the wiretappings, some published one year before in the written form and some never published. This can allow readers to perceive tones and forms of the conversations as well.^[31] (Redirected from 26th April) April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

A.C. Milan, originally ejected from the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League due to the scandal, ironically went on to win the competition on 23rd May 2007. Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy. ... The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 was the 52nd edition of the European championship football club tournament and 15th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. ... (Redirected from 23rd May) May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

On 17th June 2007 in the Italian show Qui Studio A Voi Stadio, a popular soccer show broadcast by the local TV Telelombardia, based in Milan, Bergamo admitted that Moggi actually gave two Swiss SIM cards to Pairetto, and Pairetto gave one of those SIM cards to him. Anyway, Bergamo stated that, on suspicion of being tapped, he used that SIM card only to communicate with Pairetto and that, after the exhaustion of the credit, he did not use the SIM card anymore. (Redirected from 17th June) June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Luciano Moggi (born July 10, 1937 in Monticiano) is an Italian football managing director. ...

See also

• Serie A 2005-06
• Serie A 2006-07
• Brazilian football match-fixing scandal
• 2005 Bundesliga scandal
• Gianluca Pessotto - Juventus team manager who may have attempted to commit suicide.

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External links

• Report from the Guardian
• Former Juventus manager quizzed about involvement
• BBC Sport article
• BBC Sport article on the history of similar scandals