Italian federation opens new scandal inquiry

Italian federation opens new scandal inquiry

Published Apr. 21, 2010 4:26 p.m. ET

The Italian soccer federation has opened a new investigation into the four-year-old match-fixing scandal that has shaken some of its top clubs.

The federation issued a statement Wednesday saying it would seek documents from a criminal trial in Naples after revelations allegedly linking Inter Milan and other clubs to the scandal.

Inter Milan was awarded the 2006 Serie A title after Juventus was stripped of the honor and relegated to Serie B because of its involvement in the scandal.

The scandal has been the biggest corruption case in the history of Italian soccer. Besides Juventus, three other major clubs - AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina - were penalized. Reggina and Arezzo were also punished.

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