Juventus goalkeeper named in illegal gambling accusations – after Newcastle United player’s phone examined
April 22, 2025
Juventus goalie Mattia Perin is in hot water over illegal gambling accusations and is among 12 people including midfielder Weston McKennie who are being investigated by Italian prosecutors in a new probe.
New details on the involvement of footballers in illegal betting and gambling online.
The investigators of the Guardia di Finanza have reconstructed how the payments to participate in illegal poker tables were organised.
Mattia Perin, the Juventus goalkeeper who is among those under investigation by the Milan Prosecutor’s Office, allegedly “left €1,500 in Fagioli’s locker”, while he allegedly transferred the additional “sum of €10,500” to the same midfielder, also a Juventus player at the time.
