PM Italy opts to stop Serie A football.

[Dennisch]

After yet a new series of match-fixing scandals in the Serie A, the Prime Minister Mario Monti suggets to ban football in the Serie A for at least 2 to 3 years.

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It's just silly to see those high paid players bow for more money, risking loss of respect and their jobs. One would say that after the previous scandals where Juventus was kicked to the Serie B, and several other teams got serious point deduction. Would be a good signal if the PM actually went through with this idea. Your thoughts?

 

[Omnis]

Match fixing is dirty. Italian match fixing? Now that's just greasy.

 

[sumbrownkid]

How about implementing permanent bans for those found guilty?

 

[Sureboss]

So you're going to ban everyone involved in all of Italian football?

Hardly a surprise, it's more corrupt than an Arabic government.

 

[dhandeh]

So italian football is corrupt, just hope it doesn't find it's way into Italian politics...

 

[Touring Mars]

Who voted for this guy anyway?

Oh wait, no-one.

 

[Famine]

FIFA regulations would call for Italy's expulsion from current tournaments - including qualifying campaigns - if government interferes in the running of football.

Which is odd, as FIFA are threatening something similar if the SFA don't ignore their own country's law...

 

[sumbrownkid]

FIFA regulations would call for Italy's expulsion from current tournaments - including qualifying campaigns - if government interferes in the running of football.

Which is odd, as FIFA are threatening something similar if the SFA don't ignore their own country's law...

FIFA...Gives me gray hair sometimes.

 

[Jimlaad43]

I thought that it was AC Milan that was kicked into Serie B.

 

[Wiegert]

I thought that it was AC Milan that was kicked into Serie B.

It was Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina. AC avoided it, however, but were deducted 15 points instead.

 

[Submerged]

Doesn't match fixing come under fraud under Italian law?

So all the government has to do, to keep it legal and abide by the FIFA regs, is to simply take all the accused clubs to the police and then to court on the count of fraud and dodgy dealings, fine them huge amounts of money which would basically relegate them anyway for the foreseeable future.

Or is that too simplistic?

 

[sumbrownkid]

Doesn't match fixing come under fraud under Italian law?

So all the government has to do, to keep it legal and abide by the FIFA regs, is to simply take all the accused clubs to the police and then to court on the count of fraud and dodgy dealings, fine them huge amounts of money which would basically relegate them anyway for the foreseeable future.

Or is that too simplistic?

Juventus was made an example of in 2006, but apparently the lesson didn't stick.

The prime minister himself is not clean of any wrong going himself probably, but if this continues, this will only hurt the game's reputation. But FIFA is not making matters easy when they are firm on no government interference, but yet they told the Scots that the government has to do something with their situation.

That said, either FIFA has to handle it, or the Italian government,or the Italian FA has to do something. The last punishment didn't really have an affect, so I guess extreme measures have to be taken. Sometimes a part of the body has to be amputated to save the person.

Only this time, what has to be amputated?

 

[Dennisch]

Sometimes a part of the body has to be amputated to save the person.

Only this time, what has to be amputated?

The entire body, because it's rotten, down to the bone.

 

[Famine]

fraud ... Italian law

Nnnnnope. Don't follow.

 

[Omnis]

I hereby sentence you to-- aaaaah, let'sa have lunch, aah?

 

[Submerged]

Ok, ok, point taken.

The Italian law isn't really a law, more of a guideline.

Does anyone actually know what the Italian football supporters think about it?

 

[Dennisch]

Ok, ok, point taken.

The Italian law isn't really a law, more of a guideline.

Does anyone actually know what the Italian football supporters think about it?

On which team do I put my money?