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Originally Posted by Notorious Honey Badger
Italian football is sounding really sketchy. I wonder if it's maphia stuff?
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Stangely enough it is a a guy from Singapore, some Hungarian Gypsies and a Bosnian criminal that are at the forefront. No suprise though that most of the teams implicated appear to be from southern Italy.
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And the money trail in the saga of Italian football's compromised matches can be traced back to Singapore and alleged match-fixing financier Dan Tan Seet Eng, who is believed to have fixed matches in the country since 2008.
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http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%...29-349215.html
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His [Criscito] alleged involvement relates to a meeting he had in May last year, when playing for Genoa, with two of the clubs "ultra" fans, then team-mate Giuseppe Sculli and a Bosnian with a criminal record.
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The Calcioscommesse affair is believed to involve a group of Hungarians, a group of "Zingari" -- Gypsies in Italy -- and the heads of the crime syndicate in Singapore.
Two Hungarians were arrested on Monday while three others were already behind bars, one of whom has been co-operating with police.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/criscit...2923--sow.html
This article has details on actual parts of the scandals:
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Andrea Masiello, now with Atalanta, admitted to receiving 50,000 euros for scoring an own goal in Bari's 2-0 home defeat to Lecce last season.
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Masiello and Bari's involvement took place once the southerners were almost certain to be relegated from Serie A, with a group of Ultra fans allegedly approaching players and telling them to lose certain matches.
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http://www.sportpulse.net/content/it...r-scandal-3618