Italy: 35 clubs and 64 officials, players and agents named in a widespread tax evasion investigation

35 clubs in Serie A and Serie B as well as 64 officials, players and players' agents have been implicated in an Italian investigation into tax evasion and false invoicing called "Operazione Fuorigioco" (Operation Offside), led by the Public Prosecutors Office of Naples and coordinated by the deputy prosecutor, Vincenzo Piscitelli, according to the Italian media on 26/01/2016.

Among those cited in the investigation are Adriano Galliani, managing director of AC Milan, Claudio Lotito, president of SS Lazio, Aurelio de Laurentiis, president of SSC Napoli, Frenchman Jean-Claude Blanc, former CEO of Juventus (2006-2011) and the current deputy CEO of SG Paris since 2011, as well as the former Argentine international Hernan Crespo, who is currently the manager of Modena FC (Serie B).

The investigation revealed "a comprehensive system designed to evade taxes and avoid paying taxes," said a statement from deputy prosecutor Vincenzo Piscitelli on 26/01/2016. Assets valued at €12m have been seized.

False invoices to increase expenses and reduce taxes

• The investigation is believed to have…