Friday, May 26, 2006

As reported by the Agence France Presse: "Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi
Buffon has been quizzed by prosecutors investigating alleged illegal
betting. "Magistrates in Parma and Turin want to determine if the Juventus
player - the world's most expensive keeper - struck bets on his team through
unauthorised bookmakers. "Buffon, who was grilled for two hours by
magistrates in Parma, is one of four people under suspicion of floating the
law on illegal gambling. "...Buffon has already admitted placing bets when
he voluntarily appeared before prosecutors in Turin on May 13. "But he
insists he stopped when the Italian football federation (FIGC) made gambling
on any matches an offence last year..."