++ [ originally posted by Andy ] ++
This is what one Roma fan wrote to me:
i recognize that, as most rubentini foreign fans, you know as little of calcio as i may know of NHL (btw, nothing). rubentus cheats in different ways, or better it can be taken as example for the different meaning of cheating.
rubentus is expression of italian worst political and economic powers, since it's owned from early '900 by Agnelli family. In italy, everyone bowes to powers. Referee are no heroes, they act as common people. Referee had always favored rubentus. List is quite long, you can check for recent times at www.antijuve.com.
rubentus controls players trading in italy, but not through normal money power of prestige, but through an association of agents, GEA, owned by the sons of Moggi, Lippi, Geronzi, Tanzi. GEA represents the vast majority of top serie a players.
Moggi is not just a powerful and hated football manager. He's actually a true criminal. He has been involved in all major italian football scandals: in 1980 for Calcioscommesse; during his years at Napoli, he frequented known camorristi; during his Torino experience, he was involved in a big prostitute scandals (he offered prostitute to referee to have favors in uefa comptition), and also in the lentini scandal (the biggest tax fraud in italian football history); during his years in rome where he was general manager for AsRoma, he dealt with Ferrara and Sousa but...for Juve. BTW, Moggi is commonly referred in italy as Lucky Luciano (who as you probably know is the name of a famous mafioso).
And i'll mention also the doping scandal even if you prefer to forget it. The trial started with the charge of improper use of drugs, so rubentus was only accused to put players health at risk. After months of investigation and probabation, now public prosecutors are changing the charges: there are clear proof that rubentus used regularly EPO on his players. I read personally all the materials of the trials (depositions of players and experts): i was astonished, i suggest the readings to everyone.
I have a lot of rubentini friends, but at least they have the decency to shut up on this topics. It's a good suggestion also for you.
Ciao
This is what one Roma fan wrote to me:
i recognize that, as most rubentini foreign fans, you know as little of calcio as i may know of NHL (btw, nothing). rubentus cheats in different ways, or better it can be taken as example for the different meaning of cheating.
rubentus is expression of italian worst political and economic powers, since it's owned from early '900 by Agnelli family. In italy, everyone bowes to powers. Referee are no heroes, they act as common people. Referee had always favored rubentus. List is quite long, you can check for recent times at www.antijuve.com.
rubentus controls players trading in italy, but not through normal money power of prestige, but through an association of agents, GEA, owned by the sons of Moggi, Lippi, Geronzi, Tanzi. GEA represents the vast majority of top serie a players.
Moggi is not just a powerful and hated football manager. He's actually a true criminal. He has been involved in all major italian football scandals: in 1980 for Calcioscommesse; during his years at Napoli, he frequented known camorristi; during his Torino experience, he was involved in a big prostitute scandals (he offered prostitute to referee to have favors in uefa comptition), and also in the lentini scandal (the biggest tax fraud in italian football history); during his years in rome where he was general manager for AsRoma, he dealt with Ferrara and Sousa but...for Juve. BTW, Moggi is commonly referred in italy as Lucky Luciano (who as you probably know is the name of a famous mafioso).
And i'll mention also the doping scandal even if you prefer to forget it. The trial started with the charge of improper use of drugs, so rubentus was only accused to put players health at risk. After months of investigation and probabation, now public prosecutors are changing the charges: there are clear proof that rubentus used regularly EPO on his players. I read personally all the materials of the trials (depositions of players and experts): i was astonished, i suggest the readings to everyone.
I have a lot of rubentini friends, but at least they have the decency to shut up on this topics. It's a good suggestion also for you.
Ciao
