00:04Italian football. The passion, the idols, the glamour of Serie A. But, behind the cameras and the...
00:12Applause, a dark story is coming to light. A story about money that disappears.
00:18Administrative silence and a legal battle involving 200 names that have already shone in...
00:25The players are on the pitch. What's happening to the money that players are forced to save? Everything.
00:31It starts with the Fondo de Fine Carriera. The idea seems good. A non-profit association,
00:38Created to guarantee compensation to the player when he hangs up his boots. But the reality
00:44It's imposed. There's no choice. The 7.5% discount is automatic. Clubs and the Italian Federation,
00:51The FGC (Credit Guarantee Fund) withholds the money at the source. The limit? More than 8,300 euros per month. With so much money circulating,
01:01Who is in control? Governance includes the AIC, the Players' Association, the AIAC, Coaches, and the Leagues.
01:09It seems safe, right? Wrong. Emiliano Viviano, former Serie A goalkeeper. He tried the obvious,
01:16He asked where his money was. He requested the fund's financial statements. The answer? No. Silence.
01:24Today, the case is a pending dispute in the Court of Rome. Viviano is not alone. About 200
01:31Former athletes and coaches joined forces, advised by the consulting firm Offside FC and the law firm [name missing].
01:38That's legal. They demand transparency. The situation is critical for those who played in the second and third divisions. Many
01:45Athletes didn't even know they were entitled to receive this money. Others report having received less than...
01:51as required, needing to fight to achieve integration. And then there are the foreigners, who work for months in Italy and
01:59They contribute, but face insurmountable barriers to recovering the value. Even the 1990 world champion,
02:06German Thomas Berthold joins the list. He categorically stated that he received less than
02:13It was due to him. Beppe Docena appealed to the great leaders. Bonucci, Chiellini, Buffon, they can.
02:20"Help us." Viviano does the math. Since 1975, more than 60,000 players have passed through the A and B series.
02:29The estimate is that more than 120 million euros were moved. The president of the fund, Leonardo
02:36Grosso insists that everything is transparent, audited, and that the players can see everything.
02:41online. But if everything is clear, why the legal battle? The Court's decision
02:47Rome could change everything by defining the right of athletes to control their own [sports/destinations].
02:53Finances. Italian football is looking in a mirror, and the image is not pretty.
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