Juve still paying for match-fixing

ROME - It is five years since Juventus was found guilty of match-fixing for its part in the Italian Calciopoli scandal and having finished the 2010/11 season in seventh, it seems it is still paying for it.

Juve drew 2-2 against Napoli on Sunday as Roma beat Sampdoria 3-1 to ensure the Old Lady of Turin not only finished seventh for the second year in a row but has missed out on European soccer for the third year in the past six.

Having been relegated to Serie B for its part in Calciopoli - and stripped of both the 2005 and 2006 titles - it missed out on Europe that season and the next, following its return to Serie A.