Juve bosses investigated

Juventus president Jean-Claude Blanc and his predecessor Giovanni Cobolli Gigli are being investigated by Italian Customs over suspected financial irregularities, according to La Stampa newspaper. The charges relate to alleged illegal payments made to...

Juventus president Jean-Claude Blanc and his predecessor Giovanni Cobolli Gigli are being investigated by Italian Customs over suspected financial irregularities, according to La Stampa newspaper.

The charges relate to alleged illegal payments made to players' agents, a practice described as normal and consensual in football circles.

The news comes just a couple of months after former Juve directors Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo, as well as Roberto Bettega were acquitted of similar charges relating back to 2006 and before.

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