Italian Calcio is once again affected by a scandal which, this time, concerns a controversy linked to sports betting. Indeed, several Italian internationals including Nicolò Fagioli, Nicolò Zaniolo and Sandro Tonali are suspected in this affair. The Juventus player officially received a 7-month suspension this Tuesday afternoon. The Minister of Sports and Youth in Giorgia Meloni’s government, Andrea Abodi, did not mince his words: “The football betting affair? I consider it a high betrayal, as well as a non-educational message because the players must also be a behavioral reference. The big conflict is between legal and illegal gambling, the latter being untracked and fueling the criminal economy. Footballers know they can’t bet, maybe there is a lack of control inside the locker room..
“We need systematic control. There are organizations that work almost exclusively on this. It’s a war between good and evil that doesn’t allow for distractions, I’m trying to come up with a charter of duties because contracts focus on rights but I think there should also be duties like do not do drugs, do not take black money, do not bet, do not watch matches on illegal platforms. In the past, coaches followed them directly, but today they have a lot of free time and it is necessary to have a more systematic overall presence.he then told the 63-year-old Italian politician.
