Turin, Italy
The top officials of Italy’s national soccer league have resigned over allegations that they colluded in match fixing. Italian Football Federation President Franco Carraro and Vice President Innocenzo Mazzini stepped down to face charges that they allowed Turin-based team Juventus to choose its own referees. The entire board of directors of Juventus also quit after transcripts of phone conversations between team officials and referees were published. “Make sure you see everything,” one official said. “Even what isn’t there.” Just last week, Juventus beat AC Milan to win the league championship for the second year in a row. AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister, said Juventus should forfeit because of the scandal. “We demand they give us back the two league titles that are our due,” Berlusconi said. “We’re tired of suffering injustice.”
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