Italo Allodi

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Italo Allodi (born April 13, 1928 in Asiago, Italy - died June 3, 1999) was a notorious Italian association football manager who was implicated, but never found guilty, in many attempts to fix matches. ^[1]

Notable events in which he was accused of match fixing include:

• Bribing, or attempting to bribe, the referees in the 1964, 1965 and 1966 European Cup ^[1]
• Bribing the Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst during the final of the 1968 European Championship, leading the referee to ignore a foul by the Italians on the Yugoslavian team. Italy drew the match 1-1, and won the replay 2-0 ^[2]

Allodi was born the son of a railwayman. He served in an official position for various Italian football clubs, including Mantua, Inter Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina and Napoli. Allodi had a wife, Franca, as well as a son, Cristiano ^[1]. Allodi was also responsible for recruiting Luciano Moggi as his protege ^[3].

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Brian Glanville. "Obituary - Italo Allodi", Guardian, 1999-06-08. Retrieved on 2006-07-30. 
2. ^ Brian Glanville. "Obituary - Ferruccio Valcareggi", Guardian, 2005-11-05. Retrieved on 2006-07-30. 
3. ^ Jason Burke. "Observer Sport Monthly - Paradiso to inferno", Guardian, 2006-07-30. Retrieved on 2006-07-30.