Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Italian Club Penalized 5 Points for Betting Scandal

Italian club penalized in betting scandal

In the culmination of the high profile football betting scandals in Italy this Summer, Italian second division club, Catanzaro, has received a 5-point deduction before the season even begins.

Three players have been suspended for a minimum of 3 years.

A heavy-handed prosection originally demanded that the Serie C1 championship would be annulled and Catanzaro's promotion to Serie B be revoked - but that didn't happen. Catanzaro's lawyers however were still not happy with the final decision and wanted to be fully acquitted - they plan to appeal

Four non-Catanzaro players were also suspended, but no other teams implicated were penalised

Last month, Serie B's Modena was also penalised 5 points.

Previous Related Blog:
You just can't trust those Italian referees

Related Stories:
- Scandal in Serie A: Betting is biggest football earner in Italy
- Italy's Chievo, Siena escape severe punishment in betting investigation

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