WHEN THE CALCIPOLI SCANDAL PULLED THE CURTIANS DOWN ON ITALY'S GOLDEN AGE .

From the year 1990 to the year 2006, in football history it was Golden age for Italian football, and their many cubs as well. We saw record amounts spent on footballers,. 1) Inter Milan bullied Barcelona to sell their Brazilian striker Ronaldo. Ronaldo paid his entire buy out clause from his own pocket then. 2) In those years there were four clubs each year of the Champion League, clubs like Juventus, A.C.Milan, Inter Milan and Lazio. It is not so nowadays. 3) Paul Gascoigne played for Lazio , he joined from Tottenham Hotspurs. 4) A.C. Milan went a entire season undefeated they were the invincible. 5) George Weah , became the first and only black footballer to win the footballer of the year. 6) Juventus paid Parma 33.5 thirty three and a half million pounds to buy Gianluigi Buffon, for a record price. 7) Christen Vieiri was brought for 35, thirty five million pounds by Inter Milan, Hernan Crespo was brought by Lazio from Parma for 35,thirty five million pounds. 8) Italian clubs in Eleven years won eight cups either the Champion League or the U.E.F.A cup. But in 2006 came the Calcipoli scandal when Juventus were found guilty of match fixing with referees. Juventus were relegated and had their two titles won in two years taken away, and they had nine points deducted as well. So in Italy Inter Milan are the only club not to be demoted, either to such scandals or due to less points at the end of the season. 9) Firoteina were relegated and their Argentinean striker Gabriel Batistuta , stayed at the club, the club built a statue of Gabriel Batistuta , but whenhe joined up with A.S.Roma,, the statue was destroyed.