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Doni denies involvement in match-fixing

Italian football, still recovering from a 2006 match-fixing scandal in the top flight, was stunned on Wednesday when authorities announced former Italy striker Giuseppe Signori was among a number of people arrested over the allegations.

Police said some well-known footballers who are still playing were also being investigated but had not been arrested, prompting media reports that Doni, 38, was among them.

"Cristiano Doni, certain that he has always acted in respect of the rules, has the utmost faith in the organs of criminal and sporting justice and is sure they will prove he has absolutely nothing to do with the issues under discussion," said a statement from his representatives.