Juventus confident of positive appeal verdict

• ghimpheng

  12 Oct 06, 00:03

  Juventus confident of positive appeal verdict
  
  ROME, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Juventus chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli said on Wednesday he was confident the club would have a match-fixing sentence reduced on appeal.
  
  'We expect a substantial reduction of the penalty,' Gigli told reporters after a two-hour appeals hearing at Italy's sports governing body CONI.
  
  In July a sports tribunal stripped Juventus of their last two Serie A titles, sent them down to the second division Serie B, and gave them a 17 points penalty - something Gigli said could be eased if not entirely annulled.
  
  Juventus, whose former general manager Luciano Moggi was at the centre of the scandal, have complained they have been punished much more severely than the four other clubs implicated.
  
  Juve were the only team of the five involved in the affair to be relegated from the top flight. AC Milan began the Serie A season with an eight-point penalty, Fiorentina began on minus 19 points with Lazio on minus 11. Reggina, the fifth top flight team embroiled in the scandal, were docked 15 points.
  
  'The annulment of 17 penalty points? That's just a hope,' Gigli was quoted as saying on the website of Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. A decision is expected by Thursday at the latest.
  
  hope to see Juventus Back In Serie B next season
• ghimpheng

  12 Oct 06, 13:17

  Palermo, Juventus to pounce for West Ham striker Tevez
  tribalfooball.com - October 09, 2006
  
  Palermo and Juventus are eyeing West Ham United striker Carlos Tevez.
  Both clubs are ready to pounce should the Hammers board choose to offload the Argentina international during the January market.
  
  Juve are also interested in Tevez's West Ham teammate Javier Mascherano, with both Argies the subject of fresh transfer speculation because of the London's club staggering slide since their arrival on transfer deadline day.
• nullifi3d

  12 Oct 06, 19:45

  Originally posted by ghimpheng:

  Palermo, Juventus to pounce for West Ham striker Tevez
  tribalfooball.com - October 09, 2006
  
  Palermo and Juventus are eyeing West Ham United striker Carlos Tevez.
  Both clubs are ready to pounce should the Hammers board choose to offload the Argentina international during the January market.
  
  Juve are also interested in Tevez's West Ham teammate Javier Mascherano, with both Argies the subject of fresh transfer speculation because of the London's club staggering slide since their arrival on transfer deadline day.

  lol wTF, barely half a year with the hammers and they wanna leave?