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Court Puts FC Crotone Under Yearlong Judicial Administration Over Mafia Infiltration

Prosecutors cite years of ’Ndrangheta intimidation culminating in infiltration of security, ticketing.

Overview

  • A court in Catanzaro ordered a 12-month judicial administration after prosecutors reported sufficient evidence of pervasive criminal influence.
  • The arrangement allows FC Crotone to continue fixtures as court-appointed administrators oversee operations and finances.
  • Investigators say local ’Ndrangheta clans penetrated stadium security and ticketing through intimidation and subjugation over roughly a decade.
  • The club stated it is not under investigation and pledged full cooperation, rejecting any suggestion of complicity by owners or staff.
  • Officials present the move as part of wider efforts targeting Mafia involvement in football’s cash flows, including probes tied to ultra groups at Inter and AC Milan.