Judgement Day
The Italian tribunal in charge of the Moggi (pictured) matchfixing scandal has spoken.
Juventus will be relegated to Serie B and deducted 30 points from next seasons total. They will also be stripped of their last two titles.
Fiorentina will be relegated to Serie B and deducted 12 points from next season, Lazio the same but with a 7 point penalty.
Milan will remain in Serie A, but will begin the season with a 15 point penalty. They will also miss out on the Champions League after being penalised 44 points from last seasons total.
13 of Italy’s 23 man squad play for the clubs involved, so the World Cup winner fire sale is now on. While stocks last.
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By Fratelli d'Italia | July 15th, 2006 at 10:56 am 
Good in patcha
Against Ghana, Czeka, Ukraina
None too convinsa
Brilliant footballa
Beating Alemania
Overall rating, half thumba
Star, superscrip stara
Go easy on the simulaccia
FORZA NAZIONALE DIASPORA!
Posted from 
United States
By Dave Hamilton | July 15th, 2006 at 4:12 pm THE OLD LADY WILL RETURN!!! And with a VENGEANCE!!! She was the ONLY reason Italy won the World Cup, from the coach to the players..even Trezegeut missed his PK on purpose!!!!
JUVE influences ALL, so why should they try to influence anything illegally??? People should get real and demand all those lying, liberal, Juve-hating potsmokers in Italy be stripped of their jobs and banished to a cell with periodic visits from only an angry ZIZOU!
The OLD LADY will RAISE UP like Koller did on Keller, and it won’t be a pretty sight!
Dave hamildav@yahoo.com
Posted from United States
By simon | July 15th, 2006 at 5:10 pm I am happy that at last the Italians have cleaned out the scum in their football. Why don’t you clean it all up and return the WC back too, divers.
Yes i hate Italy, but that’s because they are the best of all diving, cheating and cryng.
And no i’m not Indian. I’m australian. Just in case someone jumps the gun and goes on to shower all the choicest abuses on the poor country i’m blogging from
Posted from 
India
By Thierry | July 15th, 2006 at 6:28 pm Dear Roger,
Each time, i did a bit of fishing, it rose to the bait. Pleased to tease you. You could have quoted the cups won by facist italians in 34 and 38, the cup in 54,in 78, the tour de France of this Year and of all the years,and…There is a serious doubt on american athletes who are better than the east germans.
Yours sincerely,
P S :have you a cool winter at Canberra?
Posted from 
France
By so cal | July 15th, 2006 at 7:47 pm not bitter and jealous, just thinking that italy was the team that did not deserve the cup. who knows how long they will get to keep it… too much dirt and deception around italian fussball… my prediction for 2010
1. USA
2. Germany
3. Brazil
99. Italy
Just wait and see, I am always correct in my predictions.
Posted from United States
By so cal | July 15th, 2006 at 7:48 pm Nobearing, any USA or Aussie player is better than any Italian player. If they had known how to cheat, they would have gone further.
Posted from United States
By so cal | July 15th, 2006 at 7:49 pm Pao, corruption is a world-wide problem with Italia holding the cup since they perfected corruption.
Posted from United States
By Zé | July 15th, 2006 at 9:08 pm Kruman, nicko: exactly. Again, it’s sad that his had to happen, but ultimately Italy’s decision to punish the team pretty hard is the best thing to come out of this: they’re showing they’re serious, and there’s no messing around. If anything, they’re showing they do act to correct it, while other people just solve it silently, meaning not solve at all.
By roger | July 15th, 2006 at 11:21 pm @ Thierry
What a load of baloney that I rose to your bait. you won’t admit your knowledge of corruption in sport amounted to anything beyond what happened in Italy. I’m not in Canberra, and the coldest here is equivalen to a European spring. Bad luck France didn’t win the cup, but then it didn’t deserve it.
Posted from 
Australia
By Thierry | July 16th, 2006 at 12:56 am My dear roger,
You’re a god to know who deserved or not such thing or another thing?
ha ha ha. Sydney is a nice town isn’t it?
Posted from France
By roger | July 16th, 2006 at 2:56 am my dearest, dearest thierry,
I know you must still be in a lot of pain with your grief, my deepest sympathy at your loss, but not like you, I won’t laugh. I’ll wear black for a few hours and place the flag at half-mast for a few minutes.
Posted from Australia
By Jane | July 16th, 2006 at 3:45 am Thierry and Roger,
I s this just a lovers tiff? and you ARE BOTH REALLY GOOD FRIENDS, it’s only football and it is only personal opinions,by anyone who blogs, but you two do give us something to giggle about. Theres corruption etc everywhere in everything but hey it is only fun. Anyone want to talk football?
Posted from 
Japan
By roger | July 16th, 2006 at 4:01 am Jane,
you sound like a sweetheart person, and you say there’s corruption everywhere, but Thierry wouldn’t accept that initially and made the asinine comment “proof that corruption is prevaled in Australia and in Italy. Nothing else”. Then when I responded and enlightened him on his lack of sports corruption, he came back with childish sarcasm. I’d love to talk football but not to the likes of Thierry who is in a self-absorbed state mourning. As I said, I sympathise with the poor guy. He has four years to recover. From the Italian football scandal, some teams also have years to recover, but that’s life. I am willing to move on, but some like Thierry just want to continue whipping that dead horse.
Posted from Australia
By Jane | July 16th, 2006 at 4:16 am Roger, Some points I agree with you on, but some people can’t move past it just yet. I really wanted France to win, but hell they didn’t can’t turn back the clock and it doesn’t alter the fact that which ever angle you look at certain ‘dives etc’ we all see what we want to see and interpret it how we want to nobody will change our personal opinion. Anybody with the slightest form of intelligence knows there is corruption in everything, maybe not in money changing etc but every time we try to manipulate another person this is a form of corruption. Thierry is sweet and is entitled to his opinions and I am sure what he states is what he thinks but move on it’s not worth fighting.
On a football note looks like the likes or Chelsea, Man U Liverpool are all trying to take advantage of the scandal in the series A but what we mustn’t forget is that Milan hasn’t been relegated and those players who wish to stay in Italy and play I am sure this would be their first choice. OK Milan were docked 15 points however that puts them behind Empoli I think around 8th in the table. Empoli haven’t got a permit to play in European qualifiers, who know they may apply for a permit from UEFA>
Posted from Japan
By Jane | July 16th, 2006 at 4:26 am Couple of points I would like to express. All these clubs that have been relegated and docked points, yes I agree it should have happened clean up the act. However this is so sad because it affects the players, no one has proved that any of them were involved, it’s all been down to corrupt officical, managers etc, so Italy will lose their talent to England Germany wherever what happens to the fans, what happens to their teams. Does anybody think that the players knew what was going on? Will you still support the teams in when they are relegated? This is purely out of interest I ask these questions.
Posted from Japan
By roger | July 16th, 2006 at 4:38 am That is the greatest misfortune from this corruption, Jane, in that players and fans suffer from the scandalous action of a few. I think the penalties given should have been directed only to the perpetrators of the crime. The fans were not responsible, and hopefully the players were also not responsible. If some players were involved then they should be dealt with in the same way as the officials – extremely heavy fines or even a jail sentence, but to relegate a team, deduct points, going a bit too far for it hurts the many, many innocent fans and players. That’s my two cents.
Posted from Australia
By Jane | July 16th, 2006 at 4:49 am Roger you said it in one, it is always I think the fans who suffer. They give their all supporting these teams,they buy their seasons tickets go to the matches etc the players earn fantastic salaries and there is always other clubs waiting to take them up but they are also innocent. The officials and managers have made their millions, what do the fans have left, that is the real scandal.
Posted from Japan
By Dave Hamilton | July 16th, 2006 at 2:51 pm This whole episode was BERLUSCONI’s fault; he paid off EVERYBODY to ensure that Juve was penalized worse than AC Milan, his team. Those San Siro wanks could NEVER beat Juve on the PITCH without cheating and he knows it!!!
The OLD LADY OF TURIN will return, and it will be UGLY!!!
Posted from United States
By Sara | July 16th, 2006 at 3:06 pm Dave oh Dave!
do you want us to start Bush, dahling?
Posted from France
By Dave Hamilton | July 16th, 2006 at 3:21 pm Bush and Berlusconi can’t kick, dribble, chip, parry, stop, cross, chest, or even DIVE a la Grosso, so why should the old Lady take a fall? This is all part of a Chelsea plot to nullify Italy’s best in Mourinho’s FUTILE effort to ever win a CLF at Stamford Bridge!
Posted from United States
By grin | July 17th, 2006 at 1:02 am Italy + corruption + dishonesty + cheating (and being proud of it, too):
When will they ever change ?
Posted from 
Germany
By nicko | July 17th, 2006 at 6:41 am Mafioso’s in jail, Berlusconi gone, Juve down a division and the world cup in their hands this could be the dawning of a golden age of non-corruption in Italy!
Posted from Australia
By JO72 | July 17th, 2006 at 11:47 am grin we are able to change and you when do you try to see your problem? we are the best because we ever try to become better and we analyze everything .and you?we have mafia but we have also honest people and you? are you so perfect? uhm this remember me something……german=superior man oh………. when will they try to change? I think ……….never
Posted from 
Italy
By dietmar | July 17th, 2006 at 10:32 pm hey jo72, dont be such an idiot, do you really have a reason to make this world history 101? just go and clean your own house before you try to speak of someone elses, it just makes things worse, ok?
Posted from United States
By Adam Rupolo | July 20th, 2006 at 7:13 am Okay lots of stuff to respond to. How about this brilliant comment:
“not bitter and jealous, just thinking that italy was the team that did not deserve the cup. who knows how long they will get to keep it… too much dirt and deception around italian fussball… my prediction for 2010
1. USA
2. Germany
3. Brazil
99. Italy
Just wait and see, I am always correct in my predictions.”
Yes, USA will win the cup… Brilliant prediction… And at this point Germany does not look good for the cup. This doesnt mean much of course but in a valid prediction one must account for a few things. The two amazing German goalkeeprs are getting old; who knows if they’ll be there? The praised German coach is gone; will his replacement do as well? Germany no longer has the home advantage; did this help their progress. Im not insulting germany AT ALL mind you. I think they’re an amazing team and were better than France this year. Italy, 99th? Yep these predictions get better and BETTER!
Okay dietmar, you critisized JOE72’s comment on “grin” and I see your reasoning for doing this; but take into account the comparison that JOE72 was trying to make. Grin was implying that the corruption in Italian soccer leagues is similar to that of the Italian national team. Two stories regarding the same counry that have NOTHING to do with eachother. So JOE72 thought: “Hey! We might as well throw Hitler into this to show grin what an ignorant and stupid comment that was by using this contrast” Just thought I’d clarify that ^-^
Congradulations to Italian justice for letting people know that punishment will be as severe as the crime. Good luck to the Italian teams in coming back up on top one day.
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