Big Question: How Would You Punish The Match-Fixers?
The punishments handed down to the match-fixers haven’t met with universal approval, especially after being reduced on appeal.
If you were in charge how would you deal with Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio?
And what would you have done with cigar-loving ringleader Luciano Moggi?
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By Kris | July 28th, 2006 at 2:40 am 
the penalties are not harsh at all. Match fixing is huge and it has stained these clubs forever. It looks like not only the matches were fixed but now the courts and judges got some money in there pocket too. What a joke.
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United States
By OilerFan | July 28th, 2006 at 4:34 am I dont think the punishments the first time around were harsh either. Maybe to the fans of the teams involved they were too harsh and i feel bad for the fans, but really what the clubs did was the worst thing u can do in football and they deserved to be at least relegated. There are teams that dont cheat that deserve a chance, but i guess money talks. oh well.
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Canada
By scott | July 28th, 2006 at 5:21 am CRIMINALS,PURE N SIMPLE
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United Kingdom
By kasets | July 28th, 2006 at 5:29 am Criminals are being prosecuted, teams being relegated, and structural changes are being made.
What else specifically do you want done?
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By nicko | July 28th, 2006 at 5:32 am castration
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Australia
By kasets | July 28th, 2006 at 5:39 am nicko it was a penalty…move on
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By Adam Rupolo | July 28th, 2006 at 5:41 am I love how the common legal process of an appeal is granted, a process used almost worldwide, and as soon as the appeal WORKS, its suddenly bribed JUDGES now… more bitter English fans I see.
That being said, the teams should be relegated for at least this first season and give teams that played well in series B and played fairly a better chance.
By nicko | July 28th, 2006 at 5:52 am (um wasn’t serious kasets)
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By roger | July 28th, 2006 at 9:12 am The question is: “How Would You Punish The Match-Fixers?”. Some of the comments blame the clubs, when the clubs were innocent. The match-fixers where individuals and they have been sentenced accordingly by the Italian legal system. Maybe some of us would have preferred harsher sentences for some, but to demote clubs for the actions of some individuals, I feel, has gone too far because this has hurt the innocent supporters who are the heart of all clubs.
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By Os Davis | July 28th, 2006 at 9:20 am Hell, i would have relegated all the offending teams AND tacked on a special proviso that they can’t rejoin the top league for two to three seasons.
In fixing matches, these schmucks who have some of the best jobs in the world flat-out screwed fans who deserve a hell of a lot better.
Where is the glory in winning a match whose outcome is decided?
What is this, commie-era Hungary?
What is this, the WWE?
Moggi and any referees involved should be given the Shoeless Joe Jackson treatment immediately and irrevocably.
That’s it. No compromise.
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Hungary
By roger | July 28th, 2006 at 9:28 am Why relegate “all the offending teams”, Os Davis? That’s not fair if many in the team and the clubs are innocent. On your way of punishing the clubs is akin to th analogy of the following: If some directors of an insurance company fiddled the books and made thousands or millions from their conniving deals, why should all the shareholders and the insurance company be held responsible for the corrupt directors?
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By rhobi | July 28th, 2006 at 1:17 pm It is fair to remind that there’s no evidence that these mean people work brought clubs any advantage (we still have just the calls recordings)..because, you know the mere attempt to corrupt has been punished..that’s what makes the whole stuff more complicated than it could look from abroad, and that’s the main argumentation from the clubs lawyers. Besides, i think that a ban for the individuals is no harsh enough punishment: they should be severely fined too ..they were in just for the money so that sounds to me the fairest solution!
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Italy
By rescorpione17 | July 28th, 2006 at 2:18 pm LOOKING AT THE SENTENCES ONE THING STRIKES SO MUCH TOO ME…A TEAM HAS LOST 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS,GOT RELEGATED WITH BIG PENALTIES ,LOST 6 KEY PLAYERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FEW YEARS TO BOUNCE BACK AND FOREMOST IS INDEED ON THE BRINK OF BANKRUPCY..BUT THE MASTERMINDS OF THE SCAM (WHO BY THE WAY GOT REALLY RICH WHILE RUNNING JUVE) GOT AWAY WITH A 5 YEARS BAN ..BIG DEAL ! AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING THIS HUGE DISCREPANCY ? HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT HINK THAT THERE IS SO MUCH WE DON’T KNOW AND THAT ALL OF THIS ..THE SO CALLED SCANDAL..ISN’T JUST A WAY TO RESHAPE THE POLITICAL WORLD OF SOCCER IN ITALY ..TOO MUCH IS MANIPULATED STARTING WITH THE NEWS WE GOT FED ON..WHAT IF ALL THIS SCHARADE WAS STAGED AT LEAST A YEAR AGO ALREADY ??
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By rhobi | July 28th, 2006 at 2:29 pm A REALLY CUTE POST,red scoprione! there are actually rumors about a well-planned media-driven scandal, and no one couldn’t see why the masterminds got such a little ban and (let me repeat) LITTLE FINES..we should make clear who really got rich while running the team and a FAST TRIAL as the one that’s just ended is simply USELESS ..that phrase ’bout staged scharade, very interesting.. suspicious minds are welcome ..
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By Adam Rupolo | July 29th, 2006 at 12:54 am Moggi got a five year ban but he also got a recomendation to be banned for life. Being that he makes so much money from soccer, I think a lifelong ban might hurt just a bit.
Also I believe he was fined 50,000 euros as well. Thats not a HUGE amount considering his wealth but its definately something.
I think redscorpion, it was smart to point out what Juve lost from all this. Ppl are syaing these sentances arent fair but look at everything Juve lost including TWO championships. What more is there to lose than that? Add the relegation AND the 17 points and I still believe this is justice. It’s the other teams im more concerned with. Im not too sure bout them staying in A. But i honestly dont know exactly how they were involved in it all.
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