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2011–12 Italian Football Match-fixing Scandal
The 2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal emerged on 1 June 2011 after a number of football-related figures were arrested or placed under official scrutiny by Italian police for alleged match-fixing. The list included well-known figures like former Italian international footballer Giuseppe Signori, as well as former Serie A players Mauro Bressan, Stefano Bettarini and Cristiano Doni. The group was accused of having fixed a wide range of Serie B, Lega Pro Prima Divisione and Lega Pro Seconda Divisione games. The inquiry started following a denunciation from Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Cremonese, instigated by internal suspicions involving first team goalkeeper Marco Paoloni, who was sold to Benevento in January 2011. First investigation, June 2011 Involved figures *Marco Paoloni: Benevento goalkeeper, under arrest; deemed to be a central figure in the organization, accused of having actively worked to fix games in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione league in games involving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match-fixing
In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, including receiving bribes from bookmakers or sports bettors, and blackmail. Competitors may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick or to face an easier opponent in a later round of competition. A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system. Match fixing, when motivated by gambling, requires contacts (and normally money transfers) between gamblers, players, team officials, and/or referees. These contacts and transfers can sometimes be discovered, and lead to prosecution by the law or the sports league(s). In contrast, losing for future advantage is internal to the team and very difficult to prove. Often, substitutions made by a coach designed to deliberately increase the team' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piacenza Calcio
Piacenza Calcio 1919, commonly referred to as Piacenza, is an Italian football club based in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna. The club currently plays in Serie C. Re-founded in 2012, Piacenza Calcio 1919 acquired the rights to use the brand of the original club Piacenza Calcio (also known as Piacenza F.C.) from Salva Piace. History Foundation of Piacenza F.C. Piacenza Football Club was founded in 1919 with ''Giovanni Dosi'' as the first club president. Dosi was an ambitious manager, taking control of every social, technical, and administrative aspect of the club, with the sole focus at bringing the club into the national championship under the FIGC. After spending much of the club's early life in the regional leagues, they entered into Serie C for the 1935–36 season, coming close to gaining promotion into Serie B during 1938 but lost out to Fanfulla. From Serie B to Serie D After World War II, Piacenza competed in Serie B for the first time, competing there for two seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filippo Carobbio
Filippo Carobbio (born 15 October 1979) is an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Football career Carobbio started his career at Atalanta youth team. He was farmed to Serie B and Serie C1 teams, then jointed Varese in co-ownership bid. Carobbio returned to Atalanta in June 2002 but joined AlbinoLeffe immediately. He followed the team promoted to Serie B in summer 2003. He played his first regular Serie B season, before signed by Serie A team Reggina on 25 August 2005 in joint-ownership bid, for €600,000.UC AlbinoLeffe Srl Report and Accounts on 30 June 2007 He made his Serie A debut against U.C. Sampdoria, on 11 September 2005. On 25 January 2007, Genoa C.F.C. signed Carobbio from Reggina for €300,000 in -year contract, he played 8 games for the Serie B third-place winner, before returned to AlbinoLeffe on 22 June 2007 from Genoa for €200,000 in 2-year contract. In August 2007 Genoa also acquired 50% registration rights of Gleison Santos from Albin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Zamperini
Alessandro Zamperini (born 15 August 1982) is an Italian footballer, in the role of defender. Club career Alessandro Zamperini started his footballing career at Serie A giants Lazio, the club he has supported as a child, before signing his first professional contract, at fierce rivals Roma, then moving to English First Division club Portsmouth appearing for them 26 times and scoring 2 goals against Gillingham and Crystal Palace. Zamperini then moved back to Italy with Serie A team Modena, though he did not make an appearance for them. He then had spells with several Serie C1 clubs, including Acireale, Sambenedettese and Ternana Serie B before moving to side Cisco Roma in 2007, and Valle del Giovenco in 2008. In 2009, he moved abroad again, joined Latvian champions FK Ventspils, and also scoring a goal in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League in a surprising 1–1 away draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Sartor
Luigi Sartor (, ; born 30 January 1975) is an Italian former professional footballer. Usually a full-back or wing-back on both flanks, he also played as a central defender. During a 17-year professional career Sartor represented ten clubs in his country, also having a brief spell in Hungary. He amassed Serie A totals of 160 games and one goal, over the course of 12 seasons. Club career Early years Born in Treviso, Sartor's Serie A career got off to an inauspicious start, as he scored an own goal past goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi on his debut (and only game) for Juventus, in a 0–2 defeat at ACF Fiorentina on 6 December 1992. After appearing regularly at Vicenza Calcio, where he played mainly as a central defender, alongside Joachim Björklund, a 2nd place in the league followed in 1997–98 at Inter Milan, with whom he signed a four-year contract, and won the UEFA Cup. Previously, in April 1997, he had agreed to sign for Parma AC, but eventually joined that club in the 1998 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorrento Calcio
A.S.D. Sorrento 1945 is an Football in Italy, Italian association football club from Sorrento, Italy, Sorrento, Italy, which was founded as Sorrento Calcio in 1945. Currently the club plays in the Serie D Group G, the fourth tier of Association football league system in Italy, Italian club football. The team lost its affiliation to the Italian Football Federation, FIGC, after being declared bankrupt by a court in Torre Annunziata in September 2016. Since this verdict, ''Sorrento Football Club'' was founded by the merger of Atletico Sorrento 5 and F.C. Sant'Antonio Abate, Sant'Antonio Abate. The club re-registered to compete in the Eccellenza Campania in 2016–17. The club has spent most of its history in the lower regions of the Italian football system. Sorrento reached as high as Serie B during the early 1970s, where they recorded their overall highest finish with a 19th place in the 1971–72 season. In addition to this and the championships they have won at lower levels, Sor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Saverino
Davide Saverino (born 20 January 1977) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played more than 100 games in Serie B, and also played in Serie C1, Serie C2 and Serie D. Career Saverino started his career at Varese of Serie C2. After spending the first half of the 1996–97 season on loan with Sanvitese in Serie D, and the 1997–98 season with Verbania, also in Serie D, he returned to newly promoted Serie C1 side Varese in the summer of 1997. He played in Serie C1 for Varese until summer 2001 signed by league rival Livorno, and won Serie B promotion next season. In January 2004, he joined league rival Venezia. After the club faced financial problem, and limited appearances, Saverino joined Chieti of Serie C1 in January 2005, but the club almost relegated to Serie C2. In summer 2005, Saverino moved to league rival Spezia, he followed the club to win promotion to Serie B. In summer 2007, he was signed by league rival Treviso, but in just few days loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Santoni
Nicola Santoni (born 18 January 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Santoni started his professional career at native club Cesena of Emilia-Romagna region. He was on loan to Chieti (Serie C1) in 2000–01 season. Palermo In 2002, he was signed by Palermo, at that time in Serie B. He made his Serie A debut on 29 May 2005, against S.S. Lazio. In January 2006, he was involved in David Di Michele transfer, which seen Santoni, Simone Pepe and Salvatore Masiello went to Udinese Calcio in co-ownership deal. Santoni's half was valued €1 million at that time.US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2006 But he was involved in another transfer, which Santoni transferred to Brescia and Federico Agliardi (who valued for €4 million) went to Palermo.US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2007 Which means Udinese and Brescia shared the played since January 2006. Spezia In summer 2006, Brescia bought t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Manfredini
Thomas Manfredini (born 27 May 1980) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career SPAL Udinese Atalanta Manfredini was signed by Serie B club Atalanta B.C. on 27 June 2005 for €1.2 million.Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian)PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A./ref> That week Atalanta also signed half of the registration rights of D'Agostino for €800,000, as well as sold half of the registration rights of Marco Motta and Fausto Rossini to Udinese for €2.05 million and €450,000 respectively,Atalanta B.C. S.p.A. ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2006 (in Italian)PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A./ref> as well as Cesare Natali, Piermario Morosini (50%) and Massimo Gotti for undisclosed fees. In July 2007, he (along with three other players) were banned from football for a duration of three months as a result of illegal betting. In October 2008, Manf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Gervasoni
Carlo Gervasoni (born 4 January 1982) is a former Italian footballer who played as a defender. His career ended in 2011 after a ban from football due to his involvement in the 2011 Italian football match-fixing scandal; the ban is set to end in 2018. Career Gervasoni started his career at a small Lombard club Como. In mid-2001, Gervasoni and Marco Mallus joined South Tyrol of Serie C2; concurrently Luigi Crisopulli returned to Como. During his three seasons with Tyrol, Gervasoni was a regular starter. In June 2004 Como bought back Gervasoni outright for €120,000 but sold to Geona for free. But Genoa immediately sold him to Verona in another co-ownership deal, for €500,000. Although he just played 24 matches, Verona sign him permanently. After he played another 24 matches, he left for fellow Serie B Bari in co-ownership deal. Luigi Anaclerio also joined Verona also in co-ownership on the same day. In June Verona bought back Gervasoni. In August 2007, he joined Albinoleff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella, commonly referred to as Entella, is an Italian professional football club based in Chiavari, Liguria. Founded in 1914, the club currently competes in the . History 1914: Foundation The club was founded in 1914 as Foot-Ball Club Entella. It took its name from the river Entella, flowing between Chiavari and Lavagna. 2001: Bankruptcy Foot-Ball Club Entella went bankrupt in 2001. 2002: Refoundation It was refounded in 2002 as Unione Sportiva Valle Sturla Entella. In the summer of 2010 it was renamed Virtus Entella, after it had been admitted in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. In summer 2012, Virtus Entella was promoted, for the first time, to Lega Pro Prima Divisione by repechage to fill the vacancies created. They completed the 2012–13 season in style, taking part to the promotion playoff, where they were defeated by Lecce in the semi-finals. In the 2013–14 season, Virtus Entella took part to the ''Girone A'' of the Italian third tier, and topped the league fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spezia Calcio
Spezia Calcio is a professional Association football, football club based in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Spezia Calcio was founded in 1906 by the Swiss banker Hermann Hurni (or Hurny in some documents), who played for the early Crystal Palace amateur teams in London during his time there as a student. He played for Crystal Palace again in 1909. The first Spezia playing kit, light blue and white, was a second-hand amateur Crystal Palace kit donated to Hurny when he returned to La Spezia. In 1911, following the decision of Alberto Picco and others to honour Pro Vercelli as an example of a small team able to beat the big teams, a plain white shirt was adopted with black shorts and black socks, which is still in use today. In the 1920s prior to the creation of Serie A, Spezia played several top league games against the giants of Italian football including AC Milan, Juventus, and Inter Milan. The club has participated in all tiers of the Italian football system. Spezia won the 1944 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
