{"id":292307,"date":"2023-10-19T19:30:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292307"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:30:36","slug":"italian-betting-scandal-focuses-on-more-than-40-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/italian-betting-scandal-focuses-on-more-than-40-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian betting scandal focuses on more than 40 PLAYERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Italian betting scandal focuses on more than 40 PLAYERS after Newcastle star Sandro Tonali and Aston Villa&#8217;s Nicolo Zaniolo were among the first names released in the investigation<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The betting scandal has rocked Italian football with an investigation ongoing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Premier League duo Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo have been questioned<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than 40 players are suspected of being involved in the betting scandal that has rocked Italian football and already includes Premier League duo Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle midfielder Tonali and Aston Villa winger Zaniolo were among the first names released in the investigation being carried out by Italian authorities along with Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli.<\/p>\n<p>All three players have had their phones and devices confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>And the trio are set to be just the start and followed by a long list of other players who are also caught up in the far-reaching probe, a total number that runs well into double figures Mail Sport understands.<\/p>\n<p>The exact level of involvement of those still to be revealed and whether they are in the sights of investigators for specifically placing bets is not yet clear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/16\/18\/76624461-12636957-image-m-3_1697477532555.jpg\" height=\"472\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sandro Tonali was one of the first names to be linked with the Italian football betting scandal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/16\/18\/76624365-12636957-image-a-4_1697477543865.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s Nicolo Zaniolo has also been quizzed over his involvement in the betting claims<\/p>\n<p>Tonali and Zaniolo were initially included in Italy\u2019s squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and England on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But they were released from international duty once details of the allegations emerged and after being quizzed at Italy\u2019s Florence training base last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The rules on betting are strict in Italy with athletes banned from betting on their own sports.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone found guilty of breaching them could be hit with worldwide suspensions of up to three years.<\/p>\n<p>Cooperating with this investigation, though, could help those involved secure lesser sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali joined Newcastle from AC Milan in the summer. There were initial suggestions that he bet on matches involving his former club though he is thought to be insistent that he only played online games such as poker and blackjack.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/16\/18\/76624481-12636957-image-a-5_1697477596669.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Zaniolo was initially included in Italy\u2019s squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and England, but he was withdrawn after an investigation was launched into the betting allegations<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/16\/18\/76624485-12636957-image-a-6_1697477598808.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tonali also withdrew from the team and is back in Newcastle to discuss the issue with his club<\/p>\n<p>Zaniolo is claiming similar and that he did not gamble on matches with his lawyer Gianluca Tonozzi telling Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport: &#8216;Nicolo never bet. He also told me this. I<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;t is possible he played card games such as poker and blackjack on illegal online platforms, without knowing that they were [illegal]. We will clarify everything.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Zaniolo returned to England at the end of last week ahead of talks with Villa officials while Tonali is now back in Newcastle and due to discuss the issue with club chiefs on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Fagioli is working with the Turin prosecutors leading the investigation after admitting he is addicted to gambling.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12636957\/Italian-betting-scandal-sandro-tonali-nicolo-zaniolo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Italian betting scandal focuses on more than 40 PLAYERS after Newcastle star Sandro Tonali and Aston Villa&#8217;s Nicolo Zaniolo were among the first names released <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/italian-betting-scandal-focuses-on-more-than-40-players\/\" title=\"Italian betting scandal focuses on more than 40 PLAYERS\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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