Where can I find a biography for Moggi?? (1 Viewer)

ReBeL

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I searched the net, looked and looked, but never found anything in Italian or English about where he was before Juve and how he became the man who he is now...

How did he turn from a scout to Juve's manager??

I read many strange things about him these days, and want to know more...

Look what I found for example at Guardian:

For many in Italy, 'Lucky' Luciano Moggi is a living embodiment of Serie A sleaze.

A former railway stationmaster from Tuscany, his fine nose for a player, and ever burgeoning network of allies, has seen him rise over four decades from humble scout to the most influential man and inventive in the game.

In Naples, it was Moggi who, according to the then Napoli owner Corrado Ferlaino, supplied Maradona with his prosthetic dummy penis to bypass post-game urine tests.

At Torino, it was Moggi who allegedly provided female escorts for referees ahead of the club's Uefa Cup fixtures.
For the last 12 years, he has been running Juventus by fair means and, popular wisdom has it, foul - it is widely believed that their incredible record is largely thanks to Moggi's unholy grip on the referees.

Amazingly, until now none of these accusations have ever dented Lucky's position in the game.

Is this right or false??

Can anybody give me a link to his real biography???
 

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loyada

loyada

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you can't find moggi biography anywhere because some says he does not exist (which I believe) some others say that he is the devil.
anyway long live moggi
 
isha00

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It's difficult finding one by a Juventino, it would start from '94.

I have a very long one (not by a Juventino) somewhere, but it's in Italian...
 
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    isha00 said:
    It's difficult finding one by a Juventino, it would start from '94.

    I have a very long one (not by a Juventino) somewhere, but it's in Italian...
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    It will be great if you could give me the link, Isha:eyebrows:
     
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    ReBeL

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    isha00 said:
    I can't find it at the moment, but as soon as I do, I'll send it to you.
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    Thank you so much...

    If you have it as a file, tell me and I'll give you my email by PM...

    Thanks again:)
     
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    ReBeL

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    tassard said:
    Can you post it here plz?
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    tassard,

    I think she talks about a really big file...

    Before around 2 years, I saw around 20-page biography for the man, and I can't find it...

    I think she's talking about the same file...

    Anyway, if I receive it, you'll have your copy, but give me your email:D
     
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    ReBeL

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    Here is an attempt to write soemthing in brief about him:

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    Italians wise up to Juventus Godfather




    LUCIANO Moggi, the central figure in the Italian match-fixing scandal, was the Godfather of Serie A.

    The former general director of Juventus resembles an archetypal mafia boss: shadowy, gravelly-voiced, cigar always in hand and widely considered to be the game's biggest wheeler-dealer.

    But the seemingly cold-blooded Moggi was reduced to tears on Tuesday after a five-hour grilling by prosecutors over his suspected collusion in the appointment of referees for Juventus matches last season.

    If found guilty of fraud he is likely to receive a lengthy ban while Juventus could be stripped of last season's and this yer's league titles.

    What's more, Italy's most successful and prestigious club could be thrown out of next season's Champions League and even relegated from Italy's top division.

    Juventus has won seven championships since Moggi was hired in 1994 and transformed the club's fortunes almost overnight.

    The 68-year-old former railway station master from Tuscany was appointed by Juve at a time when the Turin club was being eclipsed by AC Milan.

    Funded by media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, Milan had just won its third straight Scudetto and Juventus was desperate to break its rivals' domination.

    Juventus' president at the time, Gianni Agnelli, decided it was time for a boardroom overhaul, and recruited Moggi to oversee the revolution.

    Moggi had an excellent track record having been at Napoli when it won the UEFA Cup and the league championship, but nobody could have anticipated such a swift turnaround at Juve.

    It ended the 1994-95 season as champion, finishing 10 points clear of Lazio and Parma. It was Juve's first title since 1987.

    Agnelli was a hands-on president, making it his business to get to know the players. But the decline of the Agnelli-owned Fiat, Italy's largest car manufacturer, meant he was unable to devote as much time as he would have liked to his beloved Juventus.

    As a result, Moggi became more and more influential in the day-to-day running of the club.

    With an eye for talent and a strong business sense, Moggi built a reputation as a transfer-market guru, and the club's success on the pitch, including the European Cup in 1996, only increased his standing in the game.

    Back-to-back league titles followed in 1997-98, but suspicions started to grow about the legitimacy of the club's domestic success, with so many dubious refereeing decisions going Juve's way.

    In 1998, one point separated leader Inter Milan from Juventus with four games remaining, when the teams met for a showdown in Turin.

    Juventus was winning 1-0 when Inter was denied what was in most people's eyes a certain penalty. The decision was so controversial it was brought up in parliamentary question time the next day.

    Juve went on to claim the title.

    The growing number of Serie A players managed by sports agents GEA has also raised suspicions about Juventus's recent success.

    GEA is run by Moggi's son Alessandro, sparking speculation that Moggi Sr put pressure on the company's clients to under-perform against Juve.

    Last month, after five successive draws, Juventus desperately needed a win to stave off a late title challenge from AC Milan when it visited Siena, whose coach Luigi De Canio is on GEA's books, together with several of the club's players.

    Juventus scored three times in the first eight minutes and a 3-0 win put its title challenge back on track.

    Just a few weeks later, the luck of Serie A's once all-powerful Godfather seems to have well and truly run out.

    AFP
     
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