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Claudio Marchisio: Juventus Are On A Par With Inter, Milan & Roma The youngster is still hopeful of fourth spot. Apr 29, 2010 Midfielder Claudio Marchisio insists the current Juventus squad is good enough to challenge for the Serie A title despite underachieving this season. “I have always been certain that this team are very strong,” the 24-year-old said to the Juventus Channel. “We are on the same level as Inter, Milan and Roma. It’s true that we threw away this season, but there are important players and qualities from which we can start over to begin a cycle.” Juve defeated Bari 3-0 last weekend to keep alive their faint hopes of achieving Champions League football. The Old Lady lies six points behind fourth-placed Sampdoria with three games left to play, but Marchisio said: “Now we just have to try and win all our final matches, hoping that something nice will happen to us

You are right , Taylor, you and I don't live in Italy and we think like this. But in Italy they think on another way: They still see Serie A as the most beautiful league in the world. What the FIGC has done to Moggi is not unusual in Italy and not just in the sport.

Luciano Moggi Banned From Football For Good Moggi has been banned from having any role in football by the FIGC's federal court... Apr 28, 2010 Luciano Moggi, Antonio Giraudo and former Italian FA vice-president Innocenzo Mazzini have been banned from football for life. The FIGC confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday that they are not allowed to hold any future role in football. The official statement reads: "The federal Court of Justice, who today released a statement in which the advisory panel met on 13 April under the chairmanship of Dr Giancarlo Corragio, expresses its opinion on the interpretation of Article 19 of the Code of Sport's Justice in relation to the exclusion of holding a rank within FIGC roles. The request for interpretation was formulated in recent weeks by FIGC president Giancarlo Abete, following a legal void created in the transition between the discipline of the old Code of Justice and the new sports legislation which came into force on 1 July 2007. In their opinion, following the outcome of the discussion, the Chamber of the Court of Justice advisory says: "it is considered that the measure of exclusion must be considered implicit, as statutory effect, in the decisions with which the organs of sporting justice, after having imposed the sanction of suspension to the fullest extent, having looked at the particular seriousness of the offence." When Moggi, Giraudo and Mazzini received their Calciopoli verdicts in 2006, they were banned for five years with the possibility of permanent exclusion. Laws before Calciopoli stated that the federal court made the proposition of permanent exclusion, but the decision would rest with the president. At the time, Guido Rossi was commissioner of the FIGC and he did not make a decision as to whether the three should be permanently excluded from football. Meanwhile, the laws were changed in 2007 when new principles establised by the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) stipulated that sports management, and sports justice were to be seperated. With that, the possibility exclusion remained open and the powers to exclude remained with the federal court. Thus, on March 31 2010, FIGC president Giancarlo Abete asked the federal court for an opinion into the possible exclusion of the three. On April 13 the federal court gathered and today gave their decision. It was based on the reasons that Moggi's original five year ban, due to expire in 2011, was still in force, and that he had received a fair sporting trial in 2006 - a legal process that cannot be reopened.

Prosecutors Obtain New Evidence From Facchetti Jr, FIGC Speed Up Investigation Goal.com rounds up all the biggest Calciopoli stories of the day... Apr 28, 2010 A series of new notes and a diary belonging to former Inter president Giacinto Facchetti have been obtained by public prosecutors Giuseppe Narducci and Stefano Capuano in relation to the Calciopoli trial at the Tribunal of Naples, according to ANSA.it. The new evidence was handed over to them by Gianfelice Facchetti, son of the late Inter man after he was interrogated by Narducci and Capuano on Monday. Facchetti, who died in 2006, kept a diary of Moggi's alleged relationships with referees, and the prosecutors are keen to learn more on these new developments. They have now deposited the evidence with the court and are likely to use it as another weapon against Moggi, who is being accused of association to defraud and sporting disloyalty at the ongoing trial. Moggi's lawyers will not be able to take a look at the diaries until Friday when they will become available. Facchetti junior was also asked questions in relation to allegations in which his father spoke with referee designators and referees after Moggi's defence team presented transcripts of calls involving the former Inter chief. Meanwhile, as the prosecutors in Naples dig deeper into the new allegations against Moggi, investigators at the FIGC (Italian FA) are keen to get moving on their own probe into all the new evidence that has been presented and accepted by the judge at the trial. Stefano Palazzi, who is leading the FIGC's investigation, has a team ready to start sifting through the 100 or so transcripts that were initially accepted by the court. Palazzi has also asked for a copy of the CD containing around 171,000 phone calls between club directors and referee designators. It's a major task for the FA as their investigation could cease to be valid because of a statute of limitation regarding time contraints. It is unknown how long it will take the team of investigators to transcribe all the calls. As things stand, they already have the 100 calls already presented and transcribed at the court of Naples from Moggi's lawyers. The case continues.

Gianluigi Buffon Will Not Leave Juventus - Agent Gigi set for Bianconeri stay

Juventus Eye Federico Marchetti As Potential Buffon Successor Other options include Fiorentina star Frey and Palermo youngster Sirigu. Apr. 28, 2010 Serie A side Juventus have drawn up a four-man list of potential replacements for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, according to today

New Inter Calls Emerge, Moggi Admits Referee Contacts, FIGC Encouraged Dialogue With All Goal.com rounds up the biggest Calciopoli stories of the day... Apr 27, 2010 There are a further 10 calls that have emerged from the latest Calciopoli hearing at the Tribunal of Naples that involve club directors, designators and referees, and although they are not part of the current legal process yet, they may still be added to proceedings by the court. Public prosecutors Giuseppe Narducci and Stefano Capuano heard evidence from police inspector Claudio Salvagno, who was part of the investigation team during the original Calciopoli trial in 2006. Cosimo Ferri, former comissioner at the FIGC, was also interrogated. Both men were called to give evidence on behalf of the prosecution. As Salvagno was examined, he told the court of Luciano Moggi's alleged relationship with a number of figures including the police, home office, magistrates and other individuals. Salvagno then presented a list of calls in relation to benefits for a number of people. These included cars, watches and season tickets. Moggi's defence were quick to jump up and react to the claims as they objected. They were keen to stop Salvagno from speaking about calls involving their client, but he was allowed to continue indicating specific calls. One of Moggi's adisors Nicola Penta then presented another list of the 10 latest calls to emerge from the 171,000 wiretaps. These are regarding calls between Inter, Bologna, Parma and Cagliari and referee designators. It is important to note that these 10 calls have not been transcribed and their content was not heard in today's hearing. But Moggi's lawyers did tell the court that once they were transcribed, the calls will be presented to judge Teresa Casoria at future hearings. Once this happens, Casoria will decide whether the transcripts are relevant. Penta told the court: "Everyone spoke with all to get information, and clubs used to ask for the best referees. All you have to do is listen to calls by Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi Pairetto to see the pressure clubs put on them." That claim was then echoed by Pairetto, who accused the FIGC (Italian FA) of encouraging dialogue between referee designators and clubs. "The federation used to push us to have contact with clubs so that there would not be any dramas ending up in the papers. "Knowing about the referee grids was not forbidden, neither was it a negative thing in the eyes of the FIGC." Moggi then admitted having met with former referee Massimo De Santis, claiming there was nothing wrong in doing so. "I met De Santis at the end of a game, but this was not prohibited. But others used to go to referees at half-time. The late Inter president Giacinto Facchetti was once banned for three months for having seen a ref at half-time." Prosecutors then continued their questioning of Ferri, who was asked to elaborate further on a call in which Lazio were alleged to have asked a referee for help during a game. The trial will resume on May 11. The next hearing was scheduled to take place on May 4, but a lawyer's strike across the country has seen it put back. Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was expected today, but missed the hearing, should make the May 11 hearing. The case continues.

Juventus Fans Send Letter To FIGC Demanding Calciopoli Justice, Two Revoked Scudetti, Compensation & Threatening To Boycott Serie A Bianconeri fans, among other things, demand the return of their two revoked Scudetti, a formal public apology for the wrongful relegation, compensation for lost revenue, and even relegation of clubs that weren’t punished in 2006... Apr 26, 2010 J1897.com, the second largest online Bianconero community in Italy with 40,000 members, have sent a letter to Juventus and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) demanding Calciopoli “justice” and threatening to boycott their club and Serie A altogether. The Juventino community have demanded the reassignment of the two revoked Scudetti, a formal public apology for the wrongful relegation, compensation for lost revenue, and even demotion of clubs that weren’t punished in 2006. The website also bemoaned the conflict of interest in Italian football that sees TIM's sponsorship links to both Serie A and Inter, and warns that they will no longer be part of a political league where money dictates. Calciopoli rocked the Calcio world in 2006, and Juventus suffered more than any other team. They were stripped of the Scudetti they won in 2005 and 2006, and relegated to Serie B with a heavy points penalty. After selling off many of their star players and losing out financially and internationally, the Bianconeri have yet to recover. Since the crisis there have been many theories that Calciopoli was a conspiracy targeted to eliminate Juventus as Calcio’s most powerful force. Some of the complaints can be found in this editorial. Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi’s ongoing trial in Naples has raised further doubts about the punishments dished out in 2006, with suggestions that there was mass evidence-tampering four years ago, with 171,000 phone calls implicating Inter and others withheld from court. Juventus fans have been extremely upset that their current management, who replaced the 'Triade' of Luciano Moggi, Antonio Giraudo and the recently-returned Roberto Bettega in 2006, have failed to defend their club during Calciopoli by first complying during the original trial and then never fighting for “justice”. J1897.com have now upped the ante with a strong letter sent both to Juventus and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in which they make it clear that they will stop at nothing to ensure that there is “justice”. The letter in full is below: "We Want Justice Only four years have passed but for us fans it seems like many more. From 2006 to the present day we have absorbed too many humiliations, now it is time to seriously raise our voices. The intercepted phone calls that have emerged recently from lawyers Prioreschi and Trofino in the Neapolitan Civil Court demonstrated one simple thing: those who four years ago professed immaculate honesty and walked the streets wearing the white veil of virginity with the “Scudetto of Embarrassment” stitched on top, made calls that were far worse than anything heard in 2006. • Never was Moggi overheard asking for two linesmen from designator Mazzei, let alone obtaining them. • Never was Moggi overheard suggesting a new method to assign referees (and request to discontinue the random draw), inserting referees outside of the grid process to increase the probability of obtaining a desired referee. • Never was Moggi found conversing with referees on the phone, excluding the call Paparesta made to Moggi after he officiated the Reggina-Juventus match, which Moggi terminated with seconds claiming he had nothing to say to him. • Never was Moggi heard requesting and being granted a referee for a Coppa Italia match (remember that Coppa matches did not adhere to a random draw process but rather straight assigning of referees). Juventus fans are not stupid. It is clear as daylight that there were no fixed games in the “incriminated seasons” on behalf of Juventus, Inter, Milan, or any other club (this sentiment is further shared by the very judges who stated as much in the verdicts they wrote in July of 2006). The only evident “system” was one that the FIGC itself created and promoted whereby team directors were invited and encouraged to maintain dialogue with referee designators for the purposes of communicating feedback be it satisfaction or criticism. There was certainly no mafia style organism governed by two men, who have now suffered the consequences alone while all others continue to walk freely proclaiming their innocence. It appears as though there are but two possible outcomes: • It is determined that all are innocent: in such a case we demand that the FIGC reassign the 28th and 29th league titles to Juventus, a public apology for the damage that has been caused to the Juventus name along with a demand to Juventus SpA for an economic restitution by the FIGC for the financial losses incurred by the federation’s decisions. These are the MINIMUM acceptable actions that the team’s directors could carry out to finally demonstrate respect towards its fans that have remained loyal even in Serie B. • It is determined that all are guilty: in such a case we demand that the FIGC open a new investigation in their Sporting Tribunal to analyze the new intercepted calls and that the same rules applied four years ago be applied again. This could only be realized by the relegation of certain ”honest” teams. The behaviour was the same by all team directors, therefore we only ask for fair and equal treatment for all. Other solutions will NOT be tolerated from the Juventino population; do not think that revoking the 2006 title from Inter will be sufficient to pacify the country’s biggest fan base and bury the hatchet. We want a trial, we want the truth. The time of half truths and power games has come to an end. Since all our prior requests for clarity regarding this case have fallen on deaf ears, now we are obligated to communicate by threat. If these demands are not met by Juventus FC or the FIGC, we are prepared to boycott the entire football product, because at that point it will become clear to all that this is not a league based on sport and competition but rather a farce where it is acceptable to make those who spend more win. No season ticket sales, no regular tickets, no magazine or web subscriptions, no pay TV, no merchandise, absolutely nothing. We do not want this type of football. For this type of football you will have to proceed without our money. This type of football Mr. Moratti will have to finance entirely. We are many, we are awaiting the results of this case and we are infuriated. Do not call our bluff because we assure you that in such a case we will bring our money elsewhere. It is our consumer right and no one will take it away."

Claudio Marchisio Plays Down Injury Scare The youngster should be available for next weekend

Gianluigi Buffon: Juventus Won

Juventus 3 - 0 Bari Iaquinta e Del Piero, la Juve resta in vita All'Olimpico i bianconeri superano 3-0 il Bari e restano in qualche modo ancora in corsa per il quarto posto che vale i preliminari di Champions. Decisivo l'ingresso nella ripresa di Iaquinta, autore di una doppietta. Segna anche Del Piero su rigore Apr 25, 2010 In attesa di conoscere il nome del prossimo allenatore, aspettando possibili stravolgimenti e 'rivoluzioni' sulla rosa della prossima stagione,la Juventus prova a concludere in modo quantomeno dignitoso questo campionato, anche perché c'è ancora un obiettivo possibile, per quanto minimo, da raggiungere: la partecipazione alle coppe europee, e se non proprio la Champions, almeno l'Europa League. All'Olimpico arriva il Bari di Ventura, che all'andata rifilò alla Vecchia Signora un colpo tremendo per le sue ambizioni di vertice. Questa volta Del Piero e compagni possono sorridere, grazie al rotondo 3-0 che porta la firma (doppia) di Iaquinta e il sigillo su rigore del capitano bianconero. I padroni di casa disputano un primo tempo discreto, macchiato da scarsa concretezza, mentre sulla sponda opposta Koman ha due volte la possibilità di poratre in vantaggio i suoi: Buffon ci mette una pezza. Nel secondo tempo Zaccherioni lascia negli spogliatoi Camoranesi e Amauri per Candreva e Iaquinta. Quanto importante avrebbe potuto risultare l'apporto di quest'ultimo alla causa bianconera lo si capisce dalla partita di oggi. Iaquinta va a segno al 53' quando, servito sul filo del fuorigioco da un Diego (finalmente) convincente, si allarga sulla sinistra per poi battere Gillet. Lo stesso Iaquinta è protagonista al 65': la sua conclusione trova la deviazione di Diego, la palla finisce in rete ma Gervasoni annulla per fuorigioco del brasiliano. La Juventus trova comunque il gol del 2-0 grazie a Del Piero che al 69' trasforma un rigore concesso dall'arbitro per l'atterramento di Gillet su Diego. Il 3-0 porta ancora la firma di Iaquinta, ma il merito va condiviso con Candreva, bravo a liberarsi sulla sinistra e a servire a centro area un assist rasoterra facile facile per la deviazione del suo compagno di squadra. La Juve esce dal campo salutata persino dai timidi applausi dei suoi sostenitori, fatto salvo il solito gruppetto di imperterriti contestatori. E visto com'è andata finora, per i bianconeri è già una notizia positiva. La classifica resta comunque deficitaria, visto che il Palermo può amministrare quattro punti di vantaggio a tre giornate dal termine. Il Napoli (solo 0-0 col Cagliari) è scavalcato, e la Samp è a -3, in attesa del positcipo. In ogni caso, il quarto posto-Champions resta assai lontano. Eurosport Juventus - Bari ... clicca

I Have Never Denied That I Spoke With Luciano Moggi - Paolo Bergamo Bergamo claims investigators in the 2006 Calciopoli proceedings ingnored him when he revealed that everyone spoke with each other... Apr 24, 2010 New details are emerging on how former referee designator Paolo Bergamo had informed the Italian football authorities in 2006 that speaking with club directors was common place, but his advice was ignored, according to Tuttosport. Bergamo argued that his talks with club officials including Luciano Moggi did not hide any type of system. Tuttosport have now published an extract from an interrogation Bergamo underwent during the original Calciopoli investigations in 2006 where he said many clubs were involved. However, there was no subsequent investigation into what he revealed. "I have never denied that I spoke with Moggi about the referee grids, but I also used to confront things with Pierluigi Pairetto and many other club directors who I used to speak with about these things." Bergamo believes the original investigation could have turned out differently had prosecutors believed what he told them. "It's true that I made the mistake of having too many confidential phonecalls, but Calciopoli went like it did because no one wanted to believe me. They just wanted one result." At the current criminal proceedings into Calciopoli at the Tribunal of Naples, Moggi is accused of sporting disloyalty, sporting fraud and association to defraud. But his legal team have been showing that many clubs spoke to the designators including Bergamo with evidence of phonecalls they have gathered, but were not part of the 2006 trial. Since the court room revelations, the Italian FA have decided to open a new investigation into the evidence from Naples.

Giorgio Chiellini Wants A Pay Rise - Agent The Italian international expects an increase in wages if he is to remain... Apr 24, 2010 Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini's agent Davide Lippi has told the club to increase his client's wages and bring him in line with top earners like Amauri. Lippi argues that as one of the club's best players, Chiellini deserves more recognition from a financial perspective. The defender's current deal expires in 2013 and he is on a reported

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Juve, Chiellini batte cassa! Il procuratore Lippi: "Il contratto di Giorgio deve essere adeguato". 24/apr/2010 Benitez o non Benitez, Champions League o meno, la rifondazione della Juventus avr

Benitez-Juve: "La prossima settimana si saprà tutto" Il giornalista Mediaset Nando Sanvito intervistato dal 'Sussidiario.net'. 23/apr/2010 La prossima settimana potrebbe finalmente sciogliersi il nodo Rafa Benitez-Juventus-Liverpool. Il tecnico spagnolo infatti avrà un incontro risolutore con la dirigenza dei 'Reds', come anticipato dal giornalista Mediaset Nando Sanvito a 'ilSussidiario.net'. "La prossima settimana si incontrerà con Martin Broughton, il presidente della British Airways, a cui i proprietari del Liverpool hanno affidato la gestione del club dopo averlo messo in vendita. L'allenatore spagnolo saprà se è stato trovato un acquirente. Dubito però che un club in vendita per 567 milioni di euro nel giro di una settimana trovi un compratore", ha affermato Sanvito. E la Juventus cosa centra dunque? Semplice: "Il contratto di Rafa Benitez (4,5 milioni netti annuali di ingaggio più lo staff di una dozzina di persone, ndr) è considerato troppo oneroso per un club indebitato e in vendita come il Liverpool, dunque sarebbe interesse della società liberarsene, tanto più che una buona parte dello spogliatoio non è più in sintonia con lui. La domanda però è questa: ha Broughton la forza "politica" per licenziare Benitez e proporgli una transazione di quasi 20 milioni, cioè quello che gli spetta? Oppure lascerà la patata bollente a chi comprerà il club? Ammesso lo si trovi...". La Juve però non può aspettare all'infinito, e dunque la prima mossa dovrà farla Benitez uscendo allo scoperto e affermando di volere i bianconeri. In caso contrario, beh sarebbe come un 'no, grazie' detto gentilmente... Redazione Ilsussidiario.net

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Poulsen: "Il quarto posto? Se facciamo 12 punti... " Il centrocampista della Juve incerto sul proprio futuro: "Penso di restare, ma non dipende da me". 23/apr/2010 Non si pu

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Benitez e Marotta cambiano la Signora? Rivoluzione in casa bianconera in vista della prossima stagione. 23/apr/2010 La prima mossa del probabile neo-tecnico bianconero Rafa Benitez sar

Nella classifica Forbes, Milan e Juve sono sopra l'Inter Il giornale americano ha stilato una nuova classifica incentrata sul calcio. 22/apr/2010 Anche quest'anno la rivista economica "Forbes" ha deciso di dedicare un numero alle squadre di calcio. Sul numero in edicola in questi giorno, il quindicinale americano ha stilato la classifica dei club che valgono di pi

Tensione alle stelle in casa Bari I biancorossi domenica giocheranno contro la Juventus. 22/apr/2010 Piccolo screzio in casa Bari, che si prepara ad affrontare la trasferta di Torino contro quella Juventus battuta 3-1 all'andata. Nella seduta odierna di doppio allenamento, Giampiero Ventura ha interrotto la partitella e mandato tutti i giocatori negli spogliatoi in anticipo a causa di uno scontro diventato una lite tra Sergio Almiron e Ferdinando Sforzini. Intanto la squadra, che viene da tre sconfitte di fila, continua ad avere diversi problemi di infortuni, ma paradossalmente la formazione che scender

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Rischio prescrizione per la nuova indagine su Calciopoli della Figc, tranne su un punto molto caro ai tifosi della Juve... Lo scudetto del 2006 potrebbe essere tolto all'Inter. Gongolano i legali di Moggi. 22/apr/2010 Da ieri c'