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Der Fußball-Skandal in Italien 2006 ((in Italien: Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, manchmal auch: Calciocaos)) bezog sich auf mehrere Spielabsprachen in den höchsten italienischen Fußballligen Serie A und Serie B. Der Skandal wurde im Mai 2006 von der italienischen Polizei aufgedeckt und bezog sich auf Ligameister Juventus Turin und andere große Mannschaften einschließlich AC Mailand, Florenz, Lazio Rom und Reggina. Durch Abhören von Telefongesprächen entdeckte die Polizei ein Netzwerk von Managern und der Schiedsrichterorganisation. Die Mannschaften wurden beschuldigt Einfluß auf Spielergebnisse zu nehmen, in dem man Schiedsrichter auswählte, die besonders für eine der Mannschaften pfiffen.

The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names: Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved alleged match fixing in Italy's top professional football leagues, Serie A and Serie B. 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.

Historisches

Schon mehrmals wurden Mannschaften in Italien der illegalen Absprache beschuldigt und überführt. Die bekanntesten Fälle führten 1980 zum Zwangsabstieg des AC Mailand und Lazio Roms in die Serie B und 2005 zum Abstieg des FC Genua in die Serie C1.

Anfänge

Der Skandal wurde durch Ermittlungen der Staatsanwaltschaft Neapel gegen den Italienischen Fußballverband bekannt. Italienische Zeitungen veröffentlichten in der Folge mehrere Abschriften von aufgezeichneten Telefongesprächen aus der Saison 2004/05 zwischen dem Manager von Juventus Turin Luciano Moggi und offiziellen Vertretern des Verbandes, in denen Moggi versuchte die Ansetzungen der Schiedsrichter für einzelne Spiele zu beeinflussen.

Strafen für die Klubs

Am 4.Juli 2006 forderte der zuständige Untersuchungsrichter Stefano Palazzi den Ausschluß aller 4 unmittelbar beteiligten Vereine aus der Serie A. Außerdem forderte er Punkstrafen (6 für Jventus, 3 für AC Mailand und je 15 für Florenz und Lazio Rom), sowie die Aberkennung der Meisterschaften 2005 und 2006 von Juventus Turin. In der Verhandlung gegen Reggina Calcio wurde ein Punktabzug von 15 Punkten und 100000 Euro Geldstrafe verhängt. Der Präsident von Reggina Calcio Pasquale Foti bekam ein Betätigungsdverbot von 2½ Jahren und eine Geldstrafe von 30000 Euro.

Strafen des italienischen Fußballverbandes

Mannschaft	Abstieg			Punktabzug für die Saision 2006-07			weitere Strafen
	Anfängliche Bestrafung	Ergebnis nach Einspruch	endgültige Bestrafung	Anfängliche Bestrafung	Ergebnis nach Einspruch	endgültige Bestrafung	Anfängliche Bestrafung	endgültige Bestrafung
A.C. Milan	Abstieg in Serie B	nichts	nichts	15 Punkte Abzug	8 Punkte Abzug	8 Punkte Abzug	• Abzug von 44 Punkten für die Saison 2005/06 • Ausschluß aus der UEFA Champions League 2006/07	• Abzug von 30 Punkten für die Saison 2005/06 • Ein Spiel ohne Zuschauerbeteiligung
ACF Fiorentina	Abstieg in Serie B	nichts	nichts	12 Punkte Abzug (Serie B)	15 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	15 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	• Ausschluß aus der UEFA Champions League 2006/07	• Ausschluß aus der UEFA Champions League 2006/07 • Zwei Spiele ohne Zuschauerbeteiligung
Juventus F.C.	Abstieg in Serie B	Abstieg in Serie B	Abstieg in Serie B	30 Punkte Abzug	17 Punkte Abzug	9 Punkte Abzug	• Aberkennung der Meisterschaften 2005 und 2006 • Ausschluß aus der UEFA Champions League 2006/07	• Aberkennung der Meisterschaften 2005 und 2006 • Ausschluß aus der UEFA Champions League 2006/07 • Drei Spiele ohne Zuschauerbeteiligung
Lazio	Abstieg in Serie B	nichts	nichts	7 Punkte Abzug (Serie B)	11 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	3 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	• Ausschluß aus dem UEFA Cup 2006-07	• Ausschluß aus dem UEFA Cup 2006-07 • Zwei Spiele ohne Zuschauerbeteiligung
Reggina Calcio	(keine Bestrafung)	nichts	nichts	15 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	kein Ergebnis	11 Punkte Abzug (Serie A)	(keine Bestrafung)	• 100000 Euro Geldstrafe • Vereinspräsident Pasquale Foti erhielt 30000 Euro Geldstrafe und ein Betätigunsgverbot von 2½ Jahren

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.

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.

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 nullified. 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 won the Serie B championship in 2006-07 season, having clinched a spot in Serie A by 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. 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.

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 remained 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 continued during the next season as they both moved to Stadio Grande Torino (Juventus will go back to Stadio Delle Alpi after reconstruction work, the duration of which is unknown).

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. 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.

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.

On July 26, FIGC declared Inter Milan as the Italian Champion for the 2005-06 season.

Juventus originally 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 . 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".

On 26 October 2006, the second appeal resulted in Milan continuing to be deducted 8 points, while Lazio's penalty was reduced to 3 points, Juventus' reduced to 9 points and Fiorentina's reduced to 15 points.

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. Italian referee Roberto Rosetti remained untainted by the scandal, and he was one of the 21 2006 FIFA World Cup officials.

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.

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".

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.

After the first penalties were handed out, more teams are being looked at for possible links to the scandal. Charges were laid against Reggina and a 15-point penalty handed down. Messina, Lecce and Siena are also being investigated as prosecutors continue to analyse transcripts of telephone calls.

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.

Sentences

The following punishments were given to individuals :

• Franco Carraro: €80,000 fine.
• Massimo De Santis: 4 year ban from football.
• Paolo Dondarini: acquitted.
• Pasquale Foti: 2½ year ban from football, and €30,000 fine .
• Adriano Galliani: 5 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.

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.

Juventus

• Patrick Vieira to Internazionale for €9.5m
• Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona for €14m
• Lilian Thuram to Barcelona for €5m
• Fabio Cannavaro to Real Madrid for €7m
• Emerson to Real Madrid for €16m
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Internazionale for €24.8m
• 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 Iezzo to S.S.C. Napoli

Fiorentina

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

A.C. Milan

• Christian Abbiati to Torino on loan

Rossi Telecom Italia takeover controversy

Since the trial, some further controversy has emerged especially among the Juventus fanbase. 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 Ibrahimovic from Juventus since the club's relegation.

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.

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.

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 claiming that other teams, including Inter, should have been punished too.

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.

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.

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 18 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.

Moreover, another wiretapping was recently unveiled by the Italian daily La Stampa. Although containing nothing truly compromising, in the recording 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). Lippi states that Mancini deserves a lesson, and Moggi answers that Mancini will have such a lesson.

On 26 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 allows readers to perceive tones and forms of the conversations as well.

Ironically, A.C. Milan, originally ejected from the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League due to the scandal, went on to win the competition on 23 May 2007.

On 17 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.

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.

External links

• Report from the Guardian
• Former Juventus manager quizzed about involvement
• BBC Sport article
• BBC Sport article on the history of similar scandals
• The Sunday Business Post, 16 July 2006, "The Italian Job"

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