World Football: 40 Biggest Scandals in Football History

World Football [Home](/world-football)[Scores](/world-football/scores)Teams[Transfer Rumors](/transfer-window)[USWNT](/united-states-womens-football)[USMNT](/united-states)[Premier League](/epl)[Champions League](/uefa-champions-league)[La Liga](/la-liga)[Serie A](/serie-a)[Bundesliga](https://bleacherreport.com/bundesliga)[MLS](/mls)[FIFA Club World Cup](https://bleacherreport.com/fifa-club-world-cup) ## Featured Video ### Can Arsenal Win UCL? 🧐 # World Football: 40 Biggest Scandals in Football History Vijay MuraliOct 28, 2011 There has been plenty of controversies involving football, and for a sport attracting plenty of attention and generating plenty of money, it is likely to have its fair share of controversies as well. Though some footballers do have excellent virtues and can be a role model even away from the pitch, there are many who are involved in affairs and the like, and when they do get caught, it is embarrassing for the footballer and those around him as well. There have been many scandals in world football ranging from match-fixing to drugs, and many footballers have been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. This is a list containing 40 of the biggest scandals and controversies in the history of football. ## 1. Calciopoli Scandal (2006) 1 of 40 Calciopoli Scandal in 2006 rocked world football when it emerged that many top clubs in Italy had been involved in influencing the appointment of referees for their games among various other allegations. [Juventus](http://bleacherreport.com/juventus) who had won the 2005 and 2006 league were stripped of their titles and were relegated to Serie B where they stayed for one season before returning to top flight immediately. Though Juventus were punished seriously for their involvement, [AC Milan](http://bleacherreport.com/ac-milan) and some other clubs could consider themselves fortunate not to endure such serious consequences. It had a major impact on Italian and world football, and since then,