Lippi junior investigated in scandal

Legal sources suggested the son of Marcello Lippi, Italy’s World Cup coach, has been put under investigation by magistrates looking into the sports talent agency for which he worked.
 
Davide Lippi worked for GEA World, which is headed by the son of former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, is being investigated by magistrates for “illegal competition with use of threats and violence.” The firm has more than 200 players and coaches on its roster.
 
Magistrates are also investigating Giuseppe De Mita, the son of former Italian prime minister Ciriaco De Mita, and two others. Others at GEA, including Moggi’s son, are already under investigation.
 
Coach Lippi has faced calls to resign before the World Cup after allegations he was forced by Moggi to select certain players for the national side. Lippi has insisted he never came under pressure over team selection and that he never had business dealings with his son while his son was at the agency.
 
Giancarlo Abete, who is vice-president of the Italian Football Federation, said the decision by magistrates to investigate Davide Lippi did not influence a recent vote of confidence in Lippi to lead Italy into the World Cup.
 
“We are in a situation in which a storm is going on, in the sense that there is a situation that gets filled with new elements day after day,” Abete was quoted as saying by Italy's AGI news agency.

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