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Rome’s chief of police Antonio Manganelli has revealed plans are afoot to ban betting on the outcome of football matches in Italy.
Italian football has been wracked with betting scandals in recent years with high profile names such as Juventus coach Antonio Conte and Lazio midfielder Stefano Mauri being arrested due to allegations of match-fixing.
However, as part of the on-going investigations into Scommessopoli, Manganelli has explained the tactics to try and rid the game of corruption.
“There are [to be] no bets on the final result since this would envisage the involvement of too many team members, or even both teams," he told reporters.
“People now bet on everything, including the first team to allow the ball to leave the pitch, the first to play a corner, the first to play a header.
“These are events that have nothing to do with the outcome of the match but provide opportunities for making a great deal of money.”
Former Juventus coach, Conte recently had his 10-month ban for his part in the affair reduced to four months.
Goal.com
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What do you guys think ?
Italian football has been wracked with betting scandals in recent years with high profile names such as Juventus coach Antonio Conte and Lazio midfielder Stefano Mauri being arrested due to allegations of match-fixing.
However, as part of the on-going investigations into Scommessopoli, Manganelli has explained the tactics to try and rid the game of corruption.
“There are [to be] no bets on the final result since this would envisage the involvement of too many team members, or even both teams," he told reporters.
“People now bet on everything, including the first team to allow the ball to leave the pitch, the first to play a corner, the first to play a header.
“These are events that have nothing to do with the outcome of the match but provide opportunities for making a great deal of money.”
Former Juventus coach, Conte recently had his 10-month ban for his part in the affair reduced to four months.
Goal.com
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What do you guys think ?
Would it?
Would it actually stop betting or just mean the whole thing was run by the mafia, so that the state wouldn't get revenue from it?
In theory it would be could, in practice I'm not so sure.
They should stop the silly bets that are easily fixed, though, such as the ones mentioned in the article (“People now bet on everything, including the first team to allow the ball to leave the pitch, the first to play a corner, the first to play a header.")
Would it actually stop betting or just mean the whole thing was run by the mafia, so that the state wouldn't get revenue from it?
In theory it would be could, in practice I'm not so sure.
They should stop the silly bets that are easily fixed, though, such as the ones mentioned in the article (“People now bet on everything, including the first team to allow the ball to leave the pitch, the first to play a corner, the first to play a header.")
wasent betting on sportgames made legal so the maffia wouldnt get a fuckload of money from organising it ?
Forbidding it will allways bring this entire situation back
But its not the first time some high ranked guy speaks total bullcrap
after calciopoli, he wanted serie a to be suspended a season
how exactly is any team going to survive a season without football, whilst paying player contracts ?
how exactly are they gonna return anywere close to what they were if they sell them all ?
exactly, none of this bullcrap ever sees daylight, its just some idiot wanting to get into the press with a retarded opinion or idea
Forbidding it will allways bring this entire situation back
But its not the first time some high ranked guy speaks total bullcrap
after calciopoli, he wanted serie a to be suspended a season
how exactly is any team going to survive a season without football, whilst paying player contracts ?
how exactly are they gonna return anywere close to what they were if they sell them all ?
exactly, none of this bullcrap ever sees daylight, its just some idiot wanting to get into the press with a retarded opinion or idea
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