An original insight into the link between corruption and organised crime and sport, this book demonstrates that corruption and the mafia presence in Italian soccer reflect the Italian power system itself.

Alberto Testa is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of West London, UK, and a visiting Senior Research Fellow at the SportcomLab of the University of Bologna, Italy.

Anna Sergi is Lecturer in Criminology and Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminology at the University of Essex, UK. She is an International Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Chair of the Early Career Researchers Network of the British Society of Criminology.

1. Introduction, 2. Corruption, Mafia and the Italian Power 'Field': A Bourdieuian Analysis, 3. Scandals, the 'Sins' and 'Sinners' of Italian Soccer, 4. Hidden Power: The 'Calcio' Mafia Style, 5. 'Ndrangheta and 'Dirty Soccer', 6. Conclusion - Mafia and Italian Soccer: The State of the Game