Match Fixing

If this is true, it is most easily the biggest scandal that football has ever endured. I don't know if you can trust most referee's nowadays because I see some very inconsistent decision making. I think this doesn't bode well for the World Cup either, they are on the biggest stage of them all and I'm sure a secret million here or there by the respective governments could cause a few referees to take the path to the dark side. For example if you look at the World Cup in 2002 with the Korean team, ok I'm not saying that they were paid then, but Italy had a fair goal disallowed, then so did Portugal, and also the goal keeper was a mile off his line in the penalty shootout, I mean thats not poor refereeing thats blatant favoritism.

As for Juventus I think they should be stripped of all the results and trophies they have earned these past 5 years and basically every club in Italy get a once over. As big as this situation is at the moment I feel its only the tip of the Iceberg and I can see a few big referees/clubs/players all be implicated in this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/4770589.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/4770589.stm

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Scandal-hit Juve win league title

Juventus and AC Milan are under investigation in a fraud probe
Juventus have won the Italian Serie A title for the second year in a row.

Italy's most successful club beat Reggina 2-0 to claim their 29th championship win, with AC Milan finishing as runners-up again.

Earlier on Sunday AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said his club should be awarded both titles over match-fixing allegations that have hit Juventus.

"We demand they give us back the two league titles that are our due. We're tired of suffering injustice," he said.

Juventus finished three points ahead of AC Milan, who won 2-1 at home to AS Roma.

A 23rd minute goal from French forward David Trezeguet put Juventus on their way and Alessandro Del Piero made sure of the win in injury time.

Fiorentina's 2-0 win over Chievo assured the Florence club of fourth place and a spot in the qualifying round of next season's Champions League along with third-placed Inter Milan.

Juve and Milan will go straight into the group stage of the Champions League - unless the ongoing match-fixing investigations result in a change to the final league table.

If found guilty Juventus could be stripped of their last two titles and demoted to Serie B.

The scandal centres on telephone taps from last season featuring discussions about refereeing appointments between Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi and football federation officials.

All three relegation spots had already been decided before the final day with Treviso, Lecce and Messina heading into Serie B.

Roma, Lazio and Chievo will be Italy's representatives in the UEFA Cup next season.

Jam it back in, in the dark.