Guest of the episode of ‘Taconazo’, broadcast on the YouTube and Twitch channels of Cronache di Spogliatoio, the lawyer Paco D’Onofrio, specialized in sports law and professor accredited by the FIGC, shed light on the betting case which in the last now is shaking Italian football: “The rule on betting is rigorous in sports law, even too strict in my opinion in some cases -. In reality it is aimed at preventing footballers from being able to get rich by betting on events whose outcome is known to them. It differs from the offense because football betting is when an insider tries to alter the result of a match: in this case the sentence is at least 4 years. If, however, he limits himself only to betting the minimum sanction is three years” .
Can teams and teammates of players under investigation be involved?
“The same rule mentioned above places the obligation to report for teammates and managers who were simply aware of the matter or who had attempted to prevent them from playing. For failure to report, natural persons risk at least six months of disqualification, clubs fines or, in the most serious cases, penalty points”.
What can a footballer bet on?
“Always on other sports. One of the defensive lines, in fact, is to say that the player bets on other sports or perhaps on games such as bingo and roulette. You cannot bet on the championships organized by FIGC, FIFA and UEFA”.
What happens with plea bargains?
“It’s a possibility: if they know they have violated the rule, they can try a plea bargain because, in the initial phase, it allows a discount of up to 50%. It is not excluded that there are extenuating circumstances, the individual athlete could recount episodes of which he witnessed, having a further discount because it would allow the Federal Prosecutor’s Office to acquire evidence from third parties. Variable defensive strategies are opened up.”
2023-10-13 14:30:03
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