Serie B Player On Hunger Strike Over Match-Fixing Punishment, Chains Himself To FIGC Headquarters (Video)

Chris Wright

12th, August 2012

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By Chris Wright

Verona defender Emanuele Pesoli has gone on hunger strike over the three-year ban handed to him as part of the Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) investigation into the Scomessopoli match-fixing scandal.

The 31-year old has also chained himself to the front gate of the FIGC headquarters in Rome in protest, telling the Italian press:

“I am hurt by the sentence and I would like to confront those who accuse me. Yes, it is a strong protest but they are ruining my life for something I have not done. I will stay here until I can’t do it anymore.

“I’m dancing away my hunger pains, moving my feet so my stomach don’t hurt. I’m kind of like Jesus, but not in a sacrilegious way.”

The charges relate to the illegal betting that went on at Siena during 2010/11, the very same illegal betting that saw Juventus coach Antonio Conte (then of Siena) banned for 10 months earlier in the week for letting it happen on his watch.

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  1. Per says:

    “I’m kind of like Jesus”

    Of course you are…

  2. Joe T says:

    the ““I’m dancing away my hunger pains, moving my feet so my stomach don’t hurt” quote was classic pies, ahahaha

  3. Graham says:

    Oh yes, I remember when Jesus fixed a football match and then starved so the authorities would overlook his involvement for a lesser sentence. One of my favorite chapters of the Bible.

  4. NathanM says:

    Personal highlight of the video was the guy from Right Said Fred picking his knee in the background.

  5. Foran44 says:

    I believe he was also quoted as saying,

    “Oh they’ll let me off my 3 year ban, for I am the Mayor of ALBUQUERQUE!”

  6. D3 says:

    Total simpsons quote, is this even real?

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