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The widening match-fixing scandal that has hit Italian soccer has caused “profound sadness”, Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Tuesday, adding that in his personal opinion, it may be a good idea to stop the professional game for two to three years. [caption id=“attachment_325179” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“AP”]  [/caption] “It’s particularly sad when a world which should be an expression of the highest values - sport, youth, competition, fairness turns out to be a mass of foul play, falsehood and demagoguery,” he said at a news conference with visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “This isn’t a government proposal, but I wonder if it wouldn’t be a good idea to suspend the game for two or three years.”
The widening match-fixing scandal has caused “profound sadness”, Prime Minister Mario Monti said, adding that in his personal opinion, it may be a good idea to stop the professional game for two to three years.
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