Italy's football prosecutor has named four Serie A clubs which will have to stand trial in the country's biggest sports scandal in a quarter of a century.
In a brief statement released this evening, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had charged a total of 30 "subjects" for sporting fraud and violations of fairness and probity, charges which can be punished by fines, bans and relegations.
Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina will face trial at a sports tribunal next week in Rome's Olympic Stadium. The statement did not give a further breakdown of who was charged or identify individuals.
Separate criminal prosecutions could follow the FIGC trial, which is expected to deliver its verdicts between July 7th and 9th, the weekend of the World Cup final.
Two of the clubs that have been investigated are traded on the Milan bourse - Juventus and Lazio .
AC Milan is owned by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, head of the Fininvest media empire, and Fiorentina by the Tod's footwear tycoon, Diego Della Valle.
No one in the affair has admitted guilt, and the FIGC's prosecutor Stefano Palazzi might decide not to press any charges, though this is considered highly unlikely.
If clubs or individuals are found guilty they could face bans from the sport, fines, relegation from the top flight Serie A and be stripped of trophies won.
Thirteen of Italy's 23-man World Cup squad play for the four clubs that have come under scrutiny.