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Siamak

Siamak

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#86
Aug 13, 2013
18,690
#86
Orgut said:
We are going to have a much more difficult year.
Inter will be hungry
Napoli would get a huge boost
Milan Allegri means fighting for top 4
Atalanta lost Gasperini but the system and players are still there. They should be able to fight for top 4.
Roma get Gasperini - First season could go either way but they too will be fighting for top 4.

Meanwhile Juve dont have a great coach for next season after barely managing to get top 4 in a weaker (on paper) season.

At the moment - Our chances to achieve top 4 again are quite slim..

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Still so early to rate the teams, transfers officially start in Italy in the next nine days. I'll wait untill the last day of summer mrcato to see what will be I/O. Pre season games also give us an initial evaluate of the strength of the squad.
 
s4tch

s4tch

Senior Member
#87
Mar 23, 2015
34,292
#87
https://x.com/MatthijsPog/status/1929892365579268548

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Phantom sponsorships, FIGC complicity, links to the mafia: Inter at the centre of the biggest scandal since Calciopoli! Dive into the darkness of Inter. In the aftermath of the heavy defeat against PSG, and with Simone Inzaghi about to leave the bench, a confidential report casts an even darker shadow. The report sheds light on opaque financial management, dubious sponsors, worrying ties with some ultras and alleged institutional interference. An explosive cocktail that could shake an entire system and reawaken the ghosts of Calciopoli.

After the collapse on the pitch, the abyss off it: Inter are experiencing the worst week in their recent history. A brutal humiliation in the Champions League at the hands of PSG, the imminent departure of Simone Inzaghi, coach of a historic cycle, and now an explosive report that sheds a chilling light on the club's finances: Milan are going through a dark period. A confidential document, drawn up by a financial consultant who works in the City of London, reveals financial management mechanisms deemed irregular, a worrying closeness to influential groups and widespread institutional interference. Between fictitious sponsorships, creative accounting and alleged interventions by the FIGC to avoid exclusion from the championship, it is a whole system that seems to have allowed the Nerazzurri club to remain at the top despite an economic reality that, according to the report, should have led to liquidation, exclusion from Serie A or even relegation to the lower leagues. The confidential report, drawn up by a London banker - consultant to a group interested in buying Inter - casts a harsh light on the club's financial practices during the first years of Suning's presidency (2016-2019). Published by the Italian site http://Affaritaliani.it , the document questions the solidity and legitimacy of some revenues recorded at the time, particularly those linked to Asian sponsors.

Almost 300 million euros from China Since taking over the club in 2016, the Chinese group Suning has created a network of "regional sponsors" that has generated nearly €300 million in revenue over three seasons (2016-2019). According to the report, this figure represents 27% of Inter's total revenue in this period. Of this total, €131.4 million would come from an intragroup contract with Suning and another €165.6 million from third-party partners, described as "dubious" by the author of the analysis. The revenue from these contracts, often temporary and difficult to trace, is presented as a means to artificially strengthen the club's accounts and meet UEFA's financial fair play requirements. For the record, Inter was sanctioned by the European body in 2015 for failure to comply with economic rules, which led to a settlement agreement requiring a return to balanced budgets by 2019. Under Suning's presidency, the club's expenses have increased significantly. Player and staff costs increased from €124 million in 2016 to €192 million in 2019, while other operating expenses jumped from €211 million to over €310 million in the same period.

In this context, traditional revenues (TV rights, ticket sales) are not enough to fill the gap. The only room for rapid and significant maneuver is represented by commercial and sponsorship contracts, especially those signed with Chinese companies. Among the partners mentioned are FullShare Holding (tourism sector), King Down Investment (online travel), iMedia (sports marketing), as well as a joint stock company that paid an entry fee of 10 million euros and an annual contract of 25 million euros to promote the Inter brand in Southeast Asia.
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i've been telling it for years that they created a system. why the fuck would they put interisti in every important position otherwise? this is good old corruption, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has the slightest idea on how italy operates.

needless to say, this is 100% unacceptable and the responsibles should be prosecuted. they might - and probably will - be saved. it's still nice to see that some investigative journalists from state owned media took the time and effort to make such an episode. unfortunately rai player is geoblocked outside of italy but can be watched using a vpn. a friend of mine will try to download the whole thing and put hungarian and maybe english subs on it, i'll post it if/when it's published somewhere
 
Badass J Elkann

Badass J Elkann

It's time to go!!
#88
Feb 12, 2006
69,247
#88
s4tch said:
https://x.com/MatthijsPog/status/1929892365579268548

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i've been telling it for years that they created a system. why the fuck would they put interisti in every important position otherwise? this is good old corruption, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has the slightest idea on how italy operates.

needless to say, this is 100% unacceptable and the responsibles should be prosecuted. they might - and probably will - be saved. it's still nice to see that some investigative journalists from state owned media took the time and effort to make such an episode. unfortunately rai player is geoblocked outside of italy but can be watched using a vpn. a friend of mine will try to download the whole thing and put hungarian and maybe english subs on it, i'll post it if/when it's published somewhere
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Cmon now we know the powers of the country are interisti. Minor punishment if anything.
 
Knowah

Knowah

Pool's Closed Due to Aids
#90
Jan 28, 2013
6,622
#90
They will be saved even though this worse than whatever we were accused of not 2-3 years ago.

They will be protected because this report already shows they were protected by INSTITUTIONS of the government. Corruption at the highest level and it was hidden.
 
cimenk

cimenk

Senior Member
#92
Jul 23, 2008
3,171
#92
s4tch said:
rai report's material's resumés are being released, mostly in italian, but this french one is on point too. i'd just highlight one idea: figc actively helped inda and put pressure on covisoc so that inda wouldn't be excluded from the league. this should be all over every single newspaper.

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It would only be fair if there punishment for them. I remember our 2022/2023 season when our points deducted then returned and then deducted again in a roller coaster season and miss Champions League spot because of the deduction.
 
Knowah

Knowah

Pool's Closed Due to Aids
#93
Jan 28, 2013
6,622
#93
Compared to what we did in barely 100m, this is hundreds of millions which protected them from UEFA litigation and saved them from CL ban.

If we were -15 points, this is -45. It's over three times as much fraud from a strictly dollar amount.
 
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