Football Match Fixing For A Naples Prosecutor Investigates Games in Spain, Italy & South America

Naples prosecutor investigates games in Spain, Italy & South America for alleged match-fixing and the official revealed the supposed existence of an international gambling ring, which may have influenced the results of hundreds of fixtures including Serie A matches.

A Naples prosecutor has announced that an investigation is underway on over 150 matches in Italy, Spain and South America as he attempts to uncover an alleged international match-fixing ring involving the Neapolitan mafia and the prosecutor Rosario Cantelmo revealed in the Friday during a press conference that a following the arrest of several members of the city's Camorra criminal syndicate and the authorities would be looking into widespread betting irregularities in Italian football of a covering a vast number of matches.

He added that the majority of the encounters were in lower leagues of a Serie A matches were also under suspicion ofa games in the Spanish championship and in some South American leagues which were left unspecified were also under the spotlight as he tries to break the illegal gambling syndicate of a having already secured dispensation to extend the search beyond Italian borders and it is clear that organised crime is making itself heard in some games or even attempting to intervene of the official stated to reporters.

Cantelmo refused to release specific details and the Italian media has previously stated that Naples magistrates were investigating a South American trainer and the believed to be based in Spain for links to match-fixing and the Camorra and the currently 8 people have been arrested under accusations of association with the mafia and involvement in illegal gambling are including several individuals with links to the Camorra and directors of the gambling firm Intralot.

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Arsenal and France international defender Gael Clichy is undergoing a medical at Manchester City and he has been a regular in the Arsenal defence in recent seasons.

The 25-year-old full-back who joined the Gunners from French club Cannes in 2003, is out of the contract at a Emirates Stadium next summer and he has reportedly told Arsenal he wanted to leave last month, and had been linked with Liverpool and Roma.

The City are rivals for his signature, with the deal reportedly worth £7m and the arsenal boss Arsene Wenger faces an anxious time with playmaker Cesc Fabregas again being linked with Barcelona and the Midfielder Sami Nasri has also been tipped to leave the club, and is thought to be a target for both City and Manchester United.

The Gunners, who return for pre-season training this week ahead of a tour of Malaysia and China, have been strongly linked with a move for Bolton defender Gary Cahill and Wenger recently claimed that it will be late into pre-season before there is significant movement in the transfer market and the We are in a waiting period, everybody is waiting, said the Arsenal boss in an interview with Alsace TV.

International career for Gael Clichy has earned caps with all of France's youth teams for which he was eligible and he was a late participant at under 15 level under coach Luc Rabat and he made his youth international debut on 13 March 2001 in a 3–0 friendly win over Italy.

Clichy appeared in 10 matches as France attempted to qualify for the 2002 UEFA European Under 17 Football Championship and he made his debut with the team on 19 September 2001 in its opening league match of the season for a 1–0 win over Yugoslavia  for a qualifying for the UEFA-sanctioned tournament.

Liverpool Are Still In My Heart - Inter Coach Rafael Benitez

Inter coach Rafael Benitez still has physically powerful outlook for Liverpool, despite his unstable exit from the club last summer.

The Inter coach is slowly grasping the handle to life in Italy, save for said he still follow the Reds in their new quest following reconstruction from the board to the bench.

"I’m getting on actually well in Italy, a country that I was already common with from past holidays in Sardinia, except one that I am also learning to be thankful for day by day here in Milan," he told FIFA.com.

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Italy Coach Cesare Prandelli Backs Inter Boss Rafael Benitez To Keep Job

Inter Coach Rafael Benitez can modify and correct fortune after seeing his club turn off on a negative digression, claims Cesare Prandelli.

Italy coach Prandelli has backed the Spaniard, who is facing a growing and overpowering tide of domination which, for critics, has positioned his future in the firing line.

Inter have disjointed to become the theatre for competing manipulates as sack reports reverberate approximately Milan following a sharp dip in form.

Though, the troops of grief will not crowd in to oust Benitez, insists the Italian.

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Sampdoria Sweat Over Giampaolo Pazzini Injury Ahead Of Juventus Clash

Sampdoria have conventional bad news ahead of their Serie A fight with Italian giants Juventus on Sunday as striker Giampaolo Pazzini could be compulsory to miss out through injury.

The Italy intercontinental has suffered sharp lumbago and is likely to sit out the match against the Bianconeri in Turin.

A report on Samp's official website reads:

“The finding is of acute lumbago and his situation will be evaluated over the next two days, which will be needed to establish the squad to take on Juve."

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Euro 2012 Special: How Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, England & Spain Will Line Up For The Qualification Campaign

It's a extended road ahead for the favorites but who will be handed the preliminary shirts over the course of the campaign?

The requirement process for Euro 2012 begins in serious tonight as the continent's top sides get rear into action after the start of their own domestic seasons. For some, it marks the commencement of a new era with new players, while for others it will be a case of improving the players by now within their ranks.

Injuries and suspension have meant that opposing teams have been disallowed from picking their favored XIs for the opening set of fixtures. Nevertheless below we set out what would come into view to be the strongest XI available over the entire course of the qualifiers.

A number of coaches will chop and change while others will stick by their favorites’. So, here is how Germany, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Portugal, England and Spain could line-up between now and the end of the qualification football campaign.

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2010 FIFA World Cup: Match Results 24- June

2010 FIFA World Cup Alert: World Champion Eliminated

2010 FIFA World Cup: Slovakia survived a late onslaught to beat Italy 3-2, reach the Round of 16 and eliminate their illustrious opponents. A Robert Vittek double and a stoppage-time lob from substitute Kamil Kopunek proved enough for Vladimir Weiss’s team to advance as Group F runners-up, after late goals from Antonio Di Natale and Fabio Quagliarella had ensured a dramatic conclusion to a thrilling contest in Johannesburg.

Slovakia went into the meeting at Ellis Park needing victory to progress. While Italy also required three points to guarantee a place in the knockout phase, they knew a draw would likely prove enough, as transpired to be the case. Disappointingly for the FIFA World Cup™ holders, the visionary Andrea Pirlo was only fit enough to make the bench, but Gennaro Gattuso and Di Natale were handed starts.

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2010 FIFA World Cup: Today's matches, latest updates, details

2010 FIFA World Cup: AS THE World Cup 2010 fever has reaches its peak, everyone is has been watching all the football action. FIFA World Cup matches can be watched live on your TV sets.

FIFA World Cup Live streaming is also available on many sites like Justin TV, Ustream, Vshare etc. Mentioned here is the 2010 FIFA World Cup today Match schedule and timings and all other details as per South African local time.

Slovakia vs. Italy - 24 Jun 1:30pm

Paraguay vs. New Zealand – 24 Jun 4:00pm

Denmark vs. Japan - 24Jun 8:30pm

Cameroon vs Netherlands - 24 Jun 8:30pm

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