Guardian: Crotone was infiltrated by the mafia and the club was taken over by the judicial authorities for one year

The Guardian reported that the Italian club Crotone was taken over by the judicial administration for one year because the police found sufficient evidence of the mafia infiltration.

Crotone is located in the Calabria region, the old nest of the powerful mafia organization "Glory Club". The team currently ranks seventh in Group C in Serie C with quarter-pointers. The team competed in Serie A for a row nearly ten years ago and in the 2020-21 season.

This ruling means that the club will continue its sports business activities under the supervision of the designated administrative agency of the court, and the club itself is not the subject of investigation.

Crotone said in his statement: "We will actively cooperate with judicial management and will never agree with the court's ruling that implies that the club and its shareholders and managers have committed conspiracy." The statement of the Catanzaro Procuratorate pointed out that the Crotone Club has received direct or indirect threats and suppression from the local Glory Club branches in the past decade. The mafia organization has infiltrated the club's security and ticketing operations, and the judicial takeover aims to guide the club's economic activities back to the legal track.

The Mafia infiltrated Italian football, including lucrative derivatives and ticketing businesses, has become well known, and recent investigations have also involved extremist fan organizations at top clubs such as Inter and AC Milan.

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