Season may not start on august 27 ? (1 Viewer)
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Italy's football season will begin two weeks late because of the fallout from the Serie A match-fixing scandal.
The top leagues will start the weekend of September 9-10 instead of August 28.
The Football League, which oversees Serie A and Serie B, postponed the start date to "allow sports justice to reach its conclusion," spokesman Manuele Tigani said.
Serie A games will kicks off on September 10, while Serie B begins September 9.
Also pushed back was the Italian Supercup between Inter Milan and Roma, which will take place on August 26 instead of August 19.
Juventus - which was stripped of its last two Serie A titles and relegated to the second division last month - appealed its punishment to the Italian Olympic Committee's arbitration court.
Fiorentina and Lazio - two other clubs sanctioned in the scandal - are also expected to appeal their punishments, including a ban from European club competition for this season.
The Olympic committee said a ruling would be issued by August 25.
Several other Serie A and Serie B clubs are under investigation by the Italian soccer federation for alleged involvement in the scandal. The federation is expected to sentence those clubs later this month.
Other appeals as well as criminal probes into alleged fraud, illegal betting and false bookkeeping could further affect the smooth running of the Serie A and Serie B seasons.
http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=73778
The top leagues will start the weekend of September 9-10 instead of August 28.
The Football League, which oversees Serie A and Serie B, postponed the start date to "allow sports justice to reach its conclusion," spokesman Manuele Tigani said.
Serie A games will kicks off on September 10, while Serie B begins September 9.
Also pushed back was the Italian Supercup between Inter Milan and Roma, which will take place on August 26 instead of August 19.
Juventus - which was stripped of its last two Serie A titles and relegated to the second division last month - appealed its punishment to the Italian Olympic Committee's arbitration court.
Fiorentina and Lazio - two other clubs sanctioned in the scandal - are also expected to appeal their punishments, including a ban from European club competition for this season.
The Olympic committee said a ruling would be issued by August 25.
Several other Serie A and Serie B clubs are under investigation by the Italian soccer federation for alleged involvement in the scandal. The federation is expected to sentence those clubs later this month.
Other appeals as well as criminal probes into alleged fraud, illegal betting and false bookkeeping could further affect the smooth running of the Serie A and Serie B seasons.
http://www.theworldgame.com.au/home/index.php?pid=st&cid=73778
