Vincenzo Iaquinta. (Christof Stache / TT / NTB Scanpix)

VM-guldhjälten kopplas samman med maffian

Den italienske VM-guldhjälten från 2006, Vincenzo Iaquinta, misstänks ha kopplingar med den italienska maffian och riskerar sex års fängelse, skriver La Gazzetta dello sport.

Iaquinta är en av 147 personer som står åtalade misstänkta för att ha kopplingar till maffian ”Ndrangheta”.

I Vincenzo Iaquintas fall yrkar åklagaren på sex års fängelse för av olaga vapeninnehav.

Vincenzo Iaquinta har bland annat spelat i Juventus och Udinese och avslutade karriären 2013.

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Vincenzo Iaquinta
Wikipedia (en)
Vincenzo Iaquinta, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [vinˈtʃɛntso jaˈkwinta]; born 21 November 1979) is a former Italian footballer who played as a striker. Prior to joining Juventus in 2007, he initially played for several smaller Italian clubs, and subsequently moved to Udinese in 2000, where he spent seven seasons, representing the club in the UEFA Champions League. After failing to make an appearance under new manager Antonio Conte during the first half of the 2011–12 season, in January 2012, he was sent on a half-season loan to Cesena; he returned to Juventus the following season, but once again made no appearances due to injury as the club won the league title; he subsequently retired from football in 2013. Iaquinta played 40 matches for the Italy national football team between 2005 and 2010, scoring 6 goals. He was included in their squad which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as the team for the 2010 edition of the tournament, scoring a goal on each occasion; he also took part at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup with Italy.
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