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Italian prosecutors drop case against referees boss

Italian prosecutors drop case against referees boss
BBC Sport Wednesday 15 July 2026, 13:05 UTC 1 min read
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Prosecutors ask that a sports fraud case against the man in charge of assigning Serie A referees in Italy be dropped.

Prosecutors ask that a sports fraud case against the man in charge of assigning Serie A referees in Italy be dropped.
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