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Post by Macmoish on Jun 15, 2011 19:12:23 GMT
AP Moggi among 3 banned for life by Italian football ROME (AP) -Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi and two others have been banned for life from Italian football for their role in a 2006 match-fixing scandal. The ban was decided on Wednesday by the Italian football federation's national disciplinary commission, and also applies to fellow former Juventus executive Antonio Giraudo and Innocenzo Mazzini, a former official at the federation. The three had previously been banned for five years. In separate criminal proceedings, Moggi is facing trial in Naples on charges of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud. Fellow former Juve executive Giraudo already received a three-year-sentence from the Naples court. The scandal saw Juventus stripped of the 2004-2005 and 2005-06 Serie A titles. sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/06/15/italians.banned.for.life.ap/index.html#ixzz1PNDOtACP
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 15, 2011 19:13:10 GMT
Thankfully we ended up without Moggi or Giraudo...
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Post by RoryTheRanger on Jun 15, 2011 19:14:01 GMT
I can think of two more Italians that they should ban for life
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Post by Macmoish on Jun 15, 2011 19:17:24 GMT
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Post by Lonegunmen on Jun 15, 2011 22:14:38 GMT
I can think of two more Italians that they should ban for life Fit and proper persons, my arse, I totally agree with you. Toss in half an englishman too.
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Post by canadaranger on Jun 16, 2011 4:00:06 GMT
Most Moggies have 9 lives...
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Post by froggyranger on Jun 16, 2011 9:57:50 GMT
I was thinking "I've never heard of these posters, how come they are banned for life?", I really must keep up with the news!
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Post by Macmoish on Nov 8, 2011 13:14:45 GMT
Update... Moggi and others face sentences from Naples court NAPLES, Italy (AP)—Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi and more than 20 other football officials were facing sentences Tuesday from a court in Naples over their alleged roles in the 2006 Italian match-fixing scandal. The sentences have been scheduled for 8 p.m. (1900 GMT). Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon leaves a hotel in Naples, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011. Naples' mayor ordered a much-awaited Napoli-Juventus soccer match Sunday evening scrapped for fear tens of thousands of fans could be trapped by flooding. Mayor Luigi De Magistris said he ordered the Serie A match postponed to some later date because the field was already soggy, but mainly because of concern some 65,000 fans could be trapped in flooding or cause traffic problems as they drove to or from the stadium. (AP Photo/Jonathan Moscrop, LaPresse) ITALY OUT Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi … AP - Nov 6, 1:12 pm EST World Soccer Gallery Prosecutors were seeking a sentence of five years and eight months for Moggi on charges of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud. Another former Juventus executive, Antonio Giraudo, already received a three-year sentence. The scandal—the biggest corruption case in the history of Italian football — saw Juventus stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B for a season by a sports court. Three other top clubs—AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina—were also penalized, as were Reggina and Arezzo. Moggi and Giraudo were banned from football for life by a sports court earlier this year for influencing the outcome of matches. At the heart of the scandal were allegations that Moggi and Giraudo created a network of contacts with federation officials to influence refereeing assignments and arrange for key players in other teams to be booked ahead of matches with Juventus. The 2006 title was reassigned to Inter Milan and Juventus is still appealing to get it back or have it unassigned like the 2005 title, arguing that newly released phone taps show Inter also attempted to pressure referees. “Football was not a perfect world in which Moggi was the only imperfect one,” said Moggi’s lawyer, Paolo Trofino, in his closing arguments, according to ANSA. “He was chosen as the scapegoat on whom all the vileness of football could clean its conscience,” Trofino added. “For six long years, Moggi has put up with a media shackling and that’s why we’re not simply asking for an acquittal but a compensation sentence.” Prosecutors were also seeking five years for former referee selector Paolo Bergamo and four years and six months for his colleague Pierluigi Pairetto, four years for former football federation vice president Innocenzo Mazzini, and three years for former referee Massimo De Santis. Also implicated are Fiorentina owners Andrea and Diego Della Valle and Lazio president Claudio Lotito. Moggi and the others deny wrongdoing. sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-italy-scandal
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Post by Jon Doeman on Nov 8, 2011 14:29:43 GMT
Most Moggies have 9 lives... ;D
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Post by Macmoish on Nov 8, 2011 19:47:10 GMT
Five years prison Probably a good thing, didn't end up being involved with QPR! AP Moggi gets 5-year-plus sentence in Italian scandal NAPLES, Italy (AP) -- Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi has been sentenced to five years, four months in prison by a Naples court for his role in the 2006 Italian match-fixing scandal. Prosecutors were seeking a sentence of five years, eight months for Moggi on charges of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud. Another former Juventus executive, Antonio Giraudo, already received a three-year sentence and has appealed. The biggest corruption case in Italian soccer caused Juventus to be stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B by a sports court. Moggi was not expected to be ordered to prison before his appeals process runs out. sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/11/08/moggi.guilty.ap/index.html
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Post by Macmoish on Nov 9, 2011 13:53:20 GMT
And shocker: Planning an appeal AP Moggi planning appeal for 5-year prison sentence / updated 7:39 a.m. ET Nov. 9, 2011ROME - Former Juventus executive Luciano Moggi is planning to appeal his prison sentence of five years and four months for his role in the 2006 Italian match-fixing scandal. The prosecutors have won "only the first round," Moggi told Italy's Sky TV on Wednesday. "The sentence was written (beforehand)," Moggi added. "There will be an appeal and I'm definitely not losing courage because I'm sure that I didn't do anything." Moggi was found guilty by a Naples court Tuesday of criminal association aimed at committing sports fraud. The scandal — the biggest corruption case in the history of Italian soccer — left Juventus stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B by a sports court. Three other top clubs — AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina — were also penalized, as were Reggina and Arezzo. Moggi also took issue with a Juventus statement issued after Tuesday's verdict, which sought to distance the club from his actions. "It makes it seem like I acted alone. But that certainly wasn't the case," Moggi said. Another former Juventus executive, Antonio Giraudo, had already received a three-year sentence in a fast-track trial and is waiting for his appeal to be heard. Former referee selectors Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi Pairetto, former Italian soccer federation vice president Innocenzo Mazzini and former referee Massimo De Santis were also given lengthy sentences by the Naples court Tuesday. In addition, shorter sentences were handed out to Fiorentina owners Andrea and Diego Della Valle and Lazio president Claudio Lotito, as well as former AC Milan executive Leonardo Meani. In all, 16 people were found guilty and eight were cleared, although Moggi and the others were not expected to be ordered to prison before their appeals process runs out. Moggi and Giraudo were banned from soccer for life by a sports court earlier this year for influencing the outcome of matches. At the heart of the scandal were allegations that Moggi and Giraudo created a network of contacts with federation officials to influence refereeing assignments and arrange for key players in other teams to be booked ahead of matches with Juventus. "Juventus won because it was the best (squad)," Moggi said. nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45221027/ns/sports-soccer/
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Post by Macmoish on Nov 12, 2011 20:01:42 GMT
And an additional few months for a seperate matter. As I say, I'm glad the interested-in-QPR rumours didn't happen english.gazzetta.it/Football/11-11-2011/moggi-convicted-again--803680851983.shtmlMoggi convicted again Threats to Baldini Milano, 12 November 2011 After receiving five years and four months for Calciopoli, Moggi gets another four months (and a provisional fine of 5,000 Euros). During the GEA trial he threatened the present general manager of AS Roma, who as a witness at the trial was technically a public servant. Luciano Moggi's fall from grace continues. On November 11th 2011 (11.11.11) – a day of remembrance for some, a day to forget for others – he found himself facing another criminal conviction in the same week of the year: four months to add to the five years and four months handed down for Calciopoli. This time Moggi is being punished for the threats made during the GEA trial to Franco Baldini, currently the Roma general manager. As a witness at the trial Baldini was officially a public servant, so the threats were reported and the culprit held to account. Franco Baldini, 51, general manager of AS Roma. Ansa Franco Baldini, 51, general manager of AS Roma. Ansa THE FACTS — Then Fabio Capello's number two with the England team and now Roma general manager, on June 19th 2008 Baldini was about to give evidence in court when Moggi turned on him with a “Good day to you, you piece of sh.. . Watch yourself or you'll get hurt.” As soon as he entered the courtroom to give evidence regarding the footballer Davide Baiocco he reported what had happened: “He came up to me, pointed his finger right in my face and said those exact words. It was witnessed by a reporter from the Corriere dello Sport who was sitting on the bench beside me.” The judge presiding over the case in Rome therefore found Moggi guilty of threatening behaviour against a public servant in connection with a trial. The prosecution had requested an eight-month prison sentence for Moggi, who will now have to pay damages to Baldini. The sum will be decided at a later date, but in the meantime Moggi has been ordered to pay an immediate advance of 5,000 Euros plus 2,000 Euros for legal costs. In the GEA trial appeal Moggi was sentenced to a year's imprisonment. Gasport
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Nov 12, 2011 20:10:46 GMT
He'll be out in no time.
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