Signori Tersangkut Mafia Judi

sport center.comRome - Former Italian international striker Giuseppe Signori reported being tripped over criminal cases. Lazio legendary players were allegedly involved in match-fixing by the gambling mafia.

The news agency ANSA today, Wednesday (01/06/2011), includes the name Signori in the list of 16 people who have been detained by police the city of Cremona, who has been investigating the case since six months ago.

They generally present status of "house arrest" after undergoing initial examination and pay a sum of money as collateral.

It said that a total of 30 people involved in this match-fixing case, including gambling operators, directors and some players Serie B and Serie C, in 13 cities including Rome, Naples and Turin.

Not yet explained what the role played by Signori in this case. To be sure, if found guilty will be tarnished his reputation as one of the best strikers ever in the Serie A.

43-year-old man, who was a mascot Lazio and was dubbed "the God of the Left Foot", is the eighth top scorer in Serie A history with a total of 188 goals. He was three times the capocanonnieri in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

The owner of 45 caps with 19 goals notch international also had a chance to play for Sampdoria and Bologna after the Biancoceleste. Towards the end of his career he played in Greece with the club Iraklis and Sopron.