Moggi banned from football for life.

Former Juventus general director Luciano Moggi has been handed a lifetime ban from Italian football.

Based on their own investigation into the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, the Italian FA's (FIGC) disciplinary commission has decided to expel Moggi alongside former Juve director Antonio Giraudo, and ex-FIGC vice-president Innocenzo Mazzini from all football-related activity.

The commission, presided by Sergio Artico, announced "the permanent expulsion from any rank or category from the FIGC.

"The seriousness of the facts in relation to Moggi's behaviour was ascertained, founded, and, in our opinion, the decision of the disciplinary commission is important and serves to highlight the facts against Moggi are of extreme severity."

It means the trio will not be able to hold any role within Italian football for life.

All three received five-year bans following the rulings in 2006, which included the proposal to suspend them for life for their part in the Calciopoli scandal.

The FIGC took those proposals into consideration two years ago and reached its decision following a six-hour hearing last week after federal prosecutor Stefano Palazzi asked for the maximum punishment.

The results of that hearing were announced on Wednesday evening.

But reports suggest Moggi will appeal. He is currently fighting the Calciopoli 2 trial in the Tribunal of Naples where prosecutors have asked for a five-year jail term for alleged criminal conspiracy.

Heh. Like that would change anything.

Yes totally deserved.

Does it matter anyway?

this man single handedly destroyed Italian football...look where Italian league is now, the 4rth best league of Europe, all because of that man.

also look what he did to the poor Old Lady. She might sadely never become young and beautiful again. Serves him right imo

lmao

serie a is a horrible place nowadays.

good

About time....

The Madrid One wrote:serie a is a horrible place nowadays.

Why. Because it is a level playing field? Because 5-6 teams have a legitimate chance of winning the Scudetto? What's so horrible about it?

wigglesworth wrote:

The Madrid One wrote:serie a is a horrible place nowadays.

Why. Because it is a level playing field? Because 5-6 teams have a legitimate chance of winning the Scudetto? What's so horrible about it?

I dont know if you could call it a level playing field as the three biggest historical clubs had large amounts of cash injections by patrons. Competitive, but def not a level playing field.

When was the last time someone from outside Milan won it? Quite a while ago. not a level playing field, thats the Bundesliga you're thinking of.

IMO he got what he deserved.

Serie A is infact growing now...

Yuri Yukuv wrote:

wigglesworth wrote:

The Madrid One wrote:serie a is a horrible place nowadays.

Why. Because it is a level playing field? Because 5-6 teams have a legitimate chance of winning the Scudetto? What's so horrible about it?

I dont know if you could call it a level playing field as the three biggest historical clubs had large amounts of cash injections by patrons. Competitive, but def not a level playing field.

When Napoli comes in third and close to second and Udinese gets fourth it is a level playing field. Roma, Juventus and Fiorentina with much more money and even Lazio being taken out of the top 4 by Napoli and Udinese is an even playing field.

I know what you are talking about wiggles and agree with you, I am just pointing out to you that the term level playing field is not used correctly and is kind of deceiving. What you are talking about is competitiveness.

"A level playing field is a concept about fairness, not that each player has an equal chance to succeed, but that they all play by the same set of rules. A metaphorical playing field is said to be level if no external interference affects the ability of the players to compete fairly."

This dangerous part of all of this is with Juventus growing, with Roma growing adding all the midtable teams growing, just goes to show what Serie A has in store for the future

Everybody wishes to see Serie A return to its glory days. Champions League success is just not the same without powerful Italian teams. Club football in general has suffered because of Calciopoli IMO.

And talking about present day Serie A- it's most "competitive" at the top because Milan, Inter and Juve were not as strong as they used to be.

The dark ages are now over. Serie A is on the rise again.