Italian Soccer Match Fixing Scandal
Its shocking to see how these four major clubs could seriously suffer after this surprising announcement. First is the obvious implications of not featuring in European competition which are mainly financial. Also there will be concerns of how the European competition will be affected by not having these sides involved. AC Milan will survive bar a poor season next year and missing out on Europe, but after that will be a force again. The implications for the other three sides is expected to be more severe. Most of the major players who play for these clubs are expected to leave. They will leave for one or two reasons either they don’t want to play in a lower league or they don’t want to be associated with a club convicted of match fixing. On top of this the days when these clubs can attract the worlds best players may be gone because of the scandals. Juventus may never be a top club again as many of their players have already stated they are keen to leave as soon as possible. There is also a small possibility Juventus will be relegated again after starting the season 30 points behind everyone else. These decisions will shock everyone in Italy and may have dire consequences for the future of Italian soccer.