How the calciopoli scandal landed Juventus in Serie B

In a longform investigation for These Football Times, I wrote about calciopoli, the match-fixing scandal that rocked Italian football to its core. Juventus, one of the country's largest clubs, was demoted to Serie B, but a host of star players remained loyal the Old Lady of Turin.

You can read my article here, reminiscing about the trevails of Buffon, Nedved, Del Piero, Chiellini and Trezeguet in the second division. Learn how a famous sporting juggernaut was humbled, sanctioned and resuscitated in acrimonious style. 


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