sad state of affairs tbh, i think its just in the mentality of the owners tbh, dont think this affects the on-pitch credibility of the teams, its different to the Calciopoli situation,



p.s get this off the rossoneri board and onto the Bianconeri board

actually dont this sort of disgrace belongs at the san siro and away from the pristine Juventus stadium

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But surely the fact that all of these scandals have been unearthed indicate that there's a will to address and solve these issues. Are such efforts being made in other countries?

It reminds me in a way of the situation surrounding cycling. Doping had long been known to be rife in the sport (cases dating back to the dawn of the sport, deaths on the road, even the great Eddy Merckx returning 3 positive tests in his career). For well over half a decade now the governing bodies have gone to all sorts of pains to unmask and banish cheats, yet in return it's become arguably the most discredited and maligned sport of all.

What would we find if doping regulations and controls were as strict and exhaustive in football or other mass-spectator sports, would they be as squeaky clean as some would have us believe?

Looking at the current reputation of Italian football or cycling, it begs two questions:

Can we really trust that what none of this goes on elsewhere or at least not to anywhere near the same extent?

Are Italian football or cycling paying the price for actually trying to do something about their problems while others preserve their reputations simply by looking the other way?

great post IOAG, only time will tell i suppose, you could be right though

IOAG:

It's an excellent point. I believe corruption is rife in English football in terms of transfers, because I believe managers are getting money for making deals happen and some times there are deliberate cases of people paying over the odds. Graham Souness' signing of Boumsong for example, was what triggered HMRC investigating Rangers. I'd also not be surprised if the likes of Redknapp aren't coining in it to sign average duds yet again for inflated prices. It may not affect results, but there are people profiting from excessive transfers in my opinion.

Managers, agents, owners/directors...if every Liga club had its offices raided it would probably spell the end of Spanish football.

Yep.

We were sponsored by an airport once I think that didn't even have planes.

The story behind that airport illustrates why Spain's gone down the drain.

It was the whim of a provincial party leader (extremely shady character btw), who was caught on camera during the airport's opening ceremony asking his 5 year-old grandson, quote, "So, do you like grandad's airport?"

That's disgraceful.

Francisco Camps also mispent millions in guaranteeing the bank loans of the clubs in the Valencian region too.

Spain is in a terrible state, really sad state of affairs.