Mafia News

Almost 30 in Naples- Rome train rampage close to Camorra

Naples — More than two dozen of the Napoli fans whose hooligan rampage shocked Italy at the start of the season are linked to the Neapolitan mafia or Camorra, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Wednesday. Continue Reading »

While the two former scotland yard detectives who led the review of tennis have suggested that there could be “organised criminal gangs” at work looking to corrupt professional players, they said that there was no evidence of a link with the Russian or Italian Mafia. Continue Reading »

With only days to go until a nail-biting end to this year’s Serie A, Inter Milan found itself caught up in a Mafia scandal.

Inter is leading the league by one point over Roma going into the last game, but the club has had a clamorous end to the season after a series of faltering performances and dressing room clashes.

Yesterday, the club’s tailor, Domenico Brescia, 55, was revealed to be a convicted murderer who is close to the Crisafulli Mafia clan. Continue Reading »

Nikolay Davydenko has again defended himself against suggestions he threw a tennis match last year, and rubbished talk that he had links with the Russian mafia. Continue Reading »

“We have to be prepared for the possibility [of Russian mafia involvement] but we have no proof.” Interview: Larry Scott WTA Tour chief

Organised crime – including the Russian mafia – could be involved in fixing matches, the head of women’s tennis has told BBC Sport. Continue Reading »

LONDON — US tennis legend John McEnroe expressed his concern on Friday that organised crime, such as the Russian mafia, could be infiltrating tennis.

The former world number one believes that threats to tennis players or their families could be forcing them into throwing matches.

“The thing that worries me is that mafia types, like the Russian mafia, could be involved. That’s potentially pretty dark and scary,” McEnroe told The Daily Telegraph. Continue Reading »