2012 Olympics: Gebrselassie's dream takes flight

Haile Gebrselassie who aspired to 39 years to participate in his fifth Olympics in August in London saw dreams are flying Sunday in Hengelo by failing to 7th place in the 10,000 m.

"The London Games, it's over for me," said Gebrselassie, twice Olympic champion in the 10,000 m (1996/2000), which had not been selected by his national federation to compete in the Olympic marathon.

Criscito, first choice at left-back position of coach Cesare Prandelli, will not in the list of 23 Euro for the Italians (June 8-July 1) because he wants to "clarify his situation" court, explained the vice President of the Italian Federation Demetrio Albertini and the player's agent Andrea D'Amico.

Roberto Di Martino, the prosecutor of Cremona charge of the investigation of this scandal of match fixing by pharmacies of Paris, called by the Italian press "Calcioscommesse" (paris on football), had nevertheless assured by late morning that could Criscito "quietly participate in the Euro", but the player no longer enough to compete in the serene European Championship, according to sources close to the FIGC.
"Who will compensate me if I'm not going to Euro and then I'm cleared?" Criscito said at the time via his agent.

The left-back position of Italy in the Euro should be occupied by Federico Balzaretti Palermitano or central defender versatile Juventus Giorgio Chiellini.

If Criscito is only assisted witness, 19 people were arrested Monday in the early hours, ten players, among them the captain of Lazio, Stefano Mauri. They are charged with "criminal association for the purpose of cheating and sporting fraud".

According to investigators "Last Bet", the players concerned are suspected of rigging games against money. Arrests made Monday morning by the police have targeted several cities and several Italian clubs.

The home coach of Juventus, Antonio Conte, was also raided Monday morning in this investigation. The facts of interest to investigators back to last season, when Conte led Siena to the second division (Serie B).

This third wave of arrests after the November 2011 and April 2012, occurs three days before the actuation of sports justice. Thursday, the Disciplinary Committee of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) must judge 22 clubs and 61 players or former players as part of the investigation of Cremona. The first risk of penalty points, the second suspension.

Operation "Last Bet" has three components, led by the prosecution of Cremona, Naples and Bari. The former international Giuseppe Signori, the former captain Cristiano Doni Atalanta or former player Andrea Masiello Bari had been arrested in particular those hauls.

At the heart of the scandal, the local mafia and foreign players who would manage to influence the outcome of a match to bet on for sure.
Players, intermediaries of all kinds and perhaps leaders truquaient meetings and even lower leagues of Serie A. It was not just buying the victory, the paris can take different forms, such as "over" means the mark over a number of goals in a match.

Five Hungarians suspected of being at the head of one of these mafia organizations of Paris are among 19 people arrested Monday.

Italy now fear an earthquake like that of "Totonero" in 1980, which had precipitated AC Milan in the second division and cost two-year suspension to Paolo Rossi, or "Calciopoli", the match fixing scandal which left Juventus two titles (2005 and 2006) and left her in Serie B in turn.

The optimists prefer to remember that every time that Italy has been affected by this affair, she won the competition in the wake (World Cups 1982 and 2006). "In 2006 there was also a scandal, we reacted and we won," said Monday morning the scorer of the Italian final against France (1-1, 5 tab 3) Marco Materazzi.

According to investigators "Last Bet", the players concerned are suspected of rigging matches against money. Arrests made Monday morning by the police have targeted several cities and several Italian clubs.

Players, intermediaries of all kinds and perhaps leaders truquaient meetings and even lower leagues of Serie A. It was not just buying the victory, the paris can take different forms, such as "over" means the mark over a number of goals in a match.