What began as a standard investigation about a negligent doping program turned into one of the biggest sporting investigations in history during the summer of 2006. As the weeks went by, a steady trickle of leaked wiretaps made its way out via the press. Those implicated were a who's who of Italian football and at the center of the ring was none other than the Godfather of the game himself: Luciano Moggi.

On this episode, we relive some of the most shocking revelations from the Calciopoli wiretaps before diving into the sanctions that saw Juventus relegated to Serie B for the first time in their history (28:00). Did the involvement of other clubs point to systemic corruption in the Italian game? Was justice applied evenly? And how should we evaluate certain conspiracy theories about who was behind the leaks?

We wrap things up with a brief discussion on whether Calciopoli destroyed Italian football on its own or whether it was the final straw that broke the camel's back. Will Italian football ever fully recover from the damage done by the scandal?

Tune in for much more including tales of referees locked in locker rooms and anecdotes about boardroom plotting on this episode of Football In The 2000s!

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