Articles tagged with "corruption"
Porto Win Their 23rd Title But Could Be Relegated
By Inara | April 6th, 2008Porto cruised to their third successive title today after beating Estrela Amadora 6-0 at home. Now that's what I call winning with style. Watch Lucho Gonzalez, Tarik Sektioui, Ricardo Quaresma, Bruno Alves, and Lisandro Lopez (as well as Mauricio, wh ...
Bookies and Bribery in British Football
By Daryl | April 4th, 2008I'm sure everyone's already seen or heard today's big story by now. If not, then here are the basics: an unnamed footballer accepted a £50,000 bribe to get himself sent off (and persuade three teammates to get booked) in a football match somewhere i ...
Ex-President of Corinthians Says: "2005 Was Stolen"
By Bruno Romani | September 25th, 2007Another chapter of the dirtiest period of Corinthians’ history. Alberto Dualib, ex-president of the club who quit last Friday, was caught by the Brazilian Federal Police on a phone conversation in which he clearly says that the 2005 Campeonato Brasileir
President of Corinthians Quits Over MSI Scandal
By Bruno Romani | September 23rd, 2007RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - A financial scandal engulfing Corinthians has claimed the jobs of the top Brazilian side's president and vice president. A Brazilian court in July accused Corinthians boss Alberto Dualib and other board members of pocketing
Corinthians Boots MSI
By Bruno Romani | July 25th, 2007The partnership between Corinthians and MSI is over. The club’s council voted last night for the end of the agreement, besides scheduling a new meeting in which it will be discussed the impeachment of President Alberto Dualib. After voting for the e
Maracanã Stores Illegal Beer
By Bruno Romani | May 30th, 2007The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reports that employees at the Maracanã found inside the stadium a clandestine storage with 12 thousand cans of beer. The storage was above the ceiling of the seats section. The beers loaded a full truck. The state
Zampa: Paying the Price for Telling it Like it Is
By Martha | April 27th, 2007Remember back in February, when our friend Maurizio Zamparini turned the power of his crazy on the referee designator in advance of his team's match against Milan? At the time, he railed against the choice of official for the match, correctly pointing out
Forward Retires to Serve as a Congressman
By Bruno Romani | April 25th, 2007Before After The forward Róbson, aka RobGol, announced thi
Calciopoli Just Won't Go Away
By Martha | April 13th, 2007I'm not even going to pretend I understand all the permutations of this or the potential biases that lie behind the various reports, but it was announced this morning that 48 people are likely to face charges as members of a "criminal organization" in con
Palermo Prez Turns Out to be Clairvoyant. Who Knew?
By Martha | February 28th, 2007In an unusual step, Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini started bitching about the referee assigned to his team's match with Milan today -- a man by the name of Matteo Trefoloni, who happens to also officiate World Cup and Champions League matches -- eve
Inter = Dirty, Dirty Cheaters!
By Martha | December 4th, 2006You know how Inter came through the whole Calciopoli thing not only unscathed, but with an extra Scudetto in their pockets? And how that seemed sort of odd, at least in passing? And how cynics said "Well of course -- what Berlusconi wants, Berlusconi gets
Is There Actual Substance to Milan's Conspiracy Theory? And Will That Fact Make Anyone Stop Laughing?
By Martha | November 8th, 2006It's sort of a truism in Italy that even the most utterly outrageous conspiracy theories have a kernel of truth at their cores. (Like, you know, the long-held belief that the officials were all on the side of Juventus. That sort of thing.) So I'm clearly
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