REuters Moggi sent to trial for match-fixingReuters - Friday 03 October 2008, 17:12
">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">NAPLES - Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was among 25 people sent to criminal trial on Friday for their alleged role in Italy's 2006 match-fixing scandal. Moggi">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Moggi could face prison if found guilty after a judge at a Naples preliminary hearing decided prosecutors had presented enough evidence to warrant a trial. Lazio">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Lazio president Claudio Lotito, Reggina president Pasquale Foti and Fiorentina honorary president Diego Della Valle are also among the accused along with a number of club directors and former match and federation officials. The">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The trial will start in January. Franco">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Franco Carraro, the ex-president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), has been cleared of the charges against him along with another former federation director. Italian">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Italian media reported that 10 others accused had opted for a separate fast-track procedure. ">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> ; ">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">MOGGI BANNED Moggi">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Moggi was banned from football for five years after being found guilty at a 2006 sporting trial for being at the centre of attempts to procure favourable officials to influence results in 2004-2005. Juventus">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Juventus were stripped of their 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles and relegated to Serie B. AC">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, Reggina and Arezzo suffered points deductions because of their involvement in the latest of a number of match-rigging incidents in Italy in the past 25 years. Juventus">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Juventus achieved immediate promotion from the second division and returned to the Champions League this season after a third-place finish in Serie A last term, having managed to retain a loyal fan base and some of their best players. Moggi">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Moggi is also one of six men accused of fostering unfair competition through the use of threats or violence as part of Italy's Gea World sports agency in a separate trial in Rome. Moggi's">http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Moggi's son Alessandro and Davide Lippi, the son of Italy coach Marcello, are among the defendants.
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