Collapses & Implosions

How Marseille’s European Cup win and the VA-OM scandal became one of football’s most complicated legacies.

Calciopoli is often flattened into a morality play: Juventus cheated, phone calls came out, titles vanished, and Italian football punished the villain. That version is simple enough to shout across a bar. It is not enough to explain why the scandal damaged trust so deeply. Calciopoli was frightening because it suggested that influence did not … Read more