Sports / Off the Field
Naples magistrates charge 37 over Italian match-fixing
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-11 13:47
MILAN, July 10 - Naples magistrates charged 37 people on Tuesday over
Italy's match-fixing scandal including former Juventus general manager
Luciano Moggi.
Last year a sports tribunal stripped Juventus of their last two Serie A
titles and relegated them to Serie B after being found guilty of
match-fixing, while AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio and Reggina all started
last season with points deductions.
Moggi was banned from football for five years.
The Naples investigation is a separate probe to that held last year with
48 people originally accused of trying to influence the result of 40
Serie A matches, 15 of which did not feature in the original trial.
However, the Naples magistrates said in a statement that 37 people had
now been charged with sporting fraud linked to 29 matches in the 2004-05
championship.
The statement did not say if any of the matches were different from the
previous trial.
When news of the new Naples investigation broke in April, Italian
football fans feared it would lead to further sanctions for clubs
following the demotions and points deductions suffered last season.
It now looks highly unlikely that clubs will be hit a second time but
Moggi may be among those facing further punishment, possibly including
prison.
Referees, club directors and former Italian federation officials were
among the 37 charged.
Juventus will start next season back in Serie A after achieving immediate
promotion last season.
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