‘Is it the new Calciopoli?’ – Explaining the refereeing scandal that has rocked Italian football
“Gianluca Rocchi is a member of Italian football’s Hall of Fame. His biography explains why. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) describes him as ‘one of the most prominent referees in our game in recent years’. The 52-year-old Florentine was the fourth official at the 2013 Champions League final. He took charge of the 2017 European Super Cup and oversaw the 2019 Europa League final. When he hung up his whistle and retired the following year only Concetto Lo Bello, the Pierluigi Collina before Pierluigi Collina, counted more top-flight games in Serie A than him. … On Thursday, Rocchi must submit himself for questioning by prosecutors in Milan. He is accused, in his role as the referee designator of CAN (the National Referees’ Committee for Serie A and B), of committing fraud in sport. The story, first broken by the Agenzia Italia newswire, sent shockwaves through Italian football. …”
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