All posts re: the Italian Football Scandal (Moggipoli)

Originally Posted by Baresi

Do you guys think Milan could still join the race for Toni??

why not? but 20-25 mil euros for a 29 yo player? Doubt Milan would see a good deal in this.

Originally Posted by Tony 29

Scudetto 2004/05 is the tricky one here.
05/06 scudetto wasn't assigned to anyone because they had ZERO evidence about teams fixing matches.
All 4 teams are punished for the things they did in season 2004/05 and that's why Inter may get this scudetto and not 05/06 scudetto !

Then if what you're saying is right, what they said here referred to the wrong season: http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...ia/jul19e.html

Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic!! Back in the CL and minus eight points in the league. Excellent. Credit to our lawyers for the successful appeal. Finally, some excitement and enthusiasm about next season. Now that everything is more or less stable, I'm hoping for Berlusconi to take a "hands on" approach and strengthen the team. We need three key signings in defense, midfield, and forward....and we no longer have to look at next season as a stepping stone for the season after. There is everything to play for next year and we've got to give ourselves every chance. Hopefully, we take a big plunge in the transfer market and get some quality players.....

I heard the news on the radio: I was doing the YES! Thing with both my hands off steering wheel. LOL. Gab messaged me: We're in CL!!!! Forza Milan lawyers!! lmao.

We're in the CL people!

Now, do not fick up, cos it'll be il capitano's last season and everything. Time to say we meant business. Time for us to strengthen the team and take back what rightfully ours.

hmm... I wonder how the Inter camps react. mwahahaha!!!!

I am happy that AC Milan has been reinstated in the UEFA Champions League.

As reported by Soccernet:

"AC Milan's penalty points for next season were reduced from minus 15 to minus eight and the retrospective punishment on last season's points tally was reduced from minus 44 to minus 30."

Originally Posted by Tony 29

Actually, i just saw the points these teams have, and i saw that Steaua, Dinamo Kiev, Levski, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray can't play against Milan , but teams like Osasuna, Spartak and Crvena Zvezda can be your opponents!

If there are no suprises in the 2nd CLQ round, this teams will play in the 3rd round (teams under the line are the possibille opponents for Milan) :

Milan 129
Liverpool 105
Arsenal 101
Valencia 95
Ajax 60
Lille 54
Benfika 51
Steaua 46
CSKA Moscow 42
AEK 39
Dinamo Kiev 36
Levski 35
Galatasaray 33
Shakhtar Donieck 33
Hamburger 30
Fenerbahce 28
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Liberec 28
Austria Wien 27
Osasuna 25
Chievo 23
Spartak Moscow 21
Crvena Zvezda 20
Dinamo Zagreb 20
Hearts 20
Maccabi Haifa 19
Standard 17
Kobenhavn 16
Legia 16
Debreceni 13
Zurich 10
Djurgarden 9
Mlada Boleslav 8

EDIT: Of course, Milan can't play against Chievo, so it's 17 possibille opponents, not 18

We don't want Austria Wien, Osasuna, Spartak and Kobenhavn, those are tricky opponents for a not fully fit Milan, especialy Osasuna...

I hope we meet Standard de Liège, then I can go see the match live

Originally Posted by Karim Abdoun

Well, AC Milan now with eight points might have a shot at the title just by a bit if Roma and Inter slip up, but at least you could fight really hard for a place in the CL next season

no no if milan beat you in the derby twice than its realistic cause its soo likely your gonna drop points against others same for us too but i see determination in milans eyes and the scudetto is coming home to the red side of milan

If INter don't buck up, Milan can easily catch up with the 8 points gap. To be honest, for the past 2 seasons Milan have been able to beat Inter for quite a large margin.

Palermo chief Maurizio Zamparini has been left fuming after last night’s Calciopoli verdicts saw his side’s Champions League dreams disappear.

The Rosanero were initially promoted to the competition after the first grade verdict saw Juventus, Fiorentina and Milan all banned from the European Cup.

But the Rossoneri have now been put back into the competition, relegating the Sicilian team to next year’s UEFA Cup.

“This sentence is ridiculous and cannot satisfy us,” said Zamparini during an interview on state television RAI.

“The verdict allows Milan to play the Champions League, I don’t really understand where the punishment is.

“I am puzzled,” added Zamparini. “Milan are either guilty or not, and if they are guilty, they should pay for any wrongdoing.

“I’m not saying that Palermo deserved a place in the Champions League, considering that we ended only eighth in the past season, but this way Milan are not suffering any real consequence.”


Hahahhahahahaahhaah Sweeet

This year will be different that the past seasons, not just becouse Inter is stronger than before, and Milan lost our talisman Sheva, but also becouse Milan and Juve lost some of the power we had on the refs and so on... Season will be interesting, but im sure we can catch up.

Still no news on possible transfers...hmmmmmm I cant wait...it seems that the players have been requested to come back earlier to start pre-season since we have to play the cl qualifying match...

It is not over yet.... from sportinglife.com:

UEFA TO RULE ON ITALIAN CLUBS
AC Milan's participation in the Champions League will be under discussion when UEFA hold an emergency panel meeting on Thursday morning.

European football's governing body have confirmed that the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) have entered AC Milan to be the country's representatives at the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

On Tuesday evening an appeal court decided that Milan's 44-point deduction from their total last season should be reduced to 30 points, allowing the club a chance to qualify for the group stage of Europe's elite competition.

Milan, along with Juventus, Fiorentina and Lazio, were sanctioned following a sports court trial into attempted match-fixing in Italy.

However, UEFA could yet prevent Milan from participating in the competition, and a meeting chaired by the Union`s president Lennart Johansson and attended by senior UEFA officials will focus on the Italian situation.

"There will be an emergency panel meeting, which will be attended by the UEFA president on Thursday morning, and it will specifically look at the Italian teams entered for UEFA`s competitions for the coming season,'' a UEFA spokesman told Football Insider.

Earlier, UEFA's head of communications William Gaillard pointed out that there has been a precedent for the Union preventing a club from playing in their competitions.

Marseille, who beat Milan in the Champions League final in 1993, were denied the chance to defend their trophy after being found guilty of match-fixing in their domestic league.

Gaillard said:"Who plays in the European competitions will be up to the (UEFA) committee.

"In the past the committee have made exceptions (by preventing clubs from taking part in European competitions). Marseille were one case in 1993.''

dont say that, jeeeeeeeeez

Yeah its on channel4 as well..


UEFA may axe Milan Wednesday 26 July, 2006

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Milan may still be banned from competing in next season’s Champions League by UEFA, reports on Wednesday are suggesting.

Although the Rossoneri were last night re-instated into the competition following their Calciopoli appeal, UEFA could still decide to not accept their entry.

It’s understood that the European game’s footballing body will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss their options.

“The meeting has been set up to take a decision on Italy’s participants for European competition during next season,” a UEFA spokesman is quoted as saying on numerous Italian websites.

Last season’s League table suggested that Juventus, Milan, Inter and Fiorentina would take part in the 2006-07 European Cup competition.

However, as a result of the match-fixing verdicts, Inter and Roma will go directly into the competition, leaving Milan and Chievo to pre-qualify.

UEFA do have the power to decline a club entry into their competitions as William Gaillard, their head of communications, has previously outlined.

"Who plays in the European competitions will be up to the UEFA committee,” he underlined.

"In the past, the committee have made exceptions by preventing clubs from taking part in European competitions. Marseille were one case in 1993.''

The then Champions League holders, who beat Milan 1-0 in the 1993 Final, were thrown out of the competition after they were found guilty of match-fixing in the French League.


source: channel4.com

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whhy is the world always always against Italy?