MILAN (Reuters) - Police on Monday arrested 10 chiefs of hardline Juventus supporters clubs on suspicion of blackmailing the Serie A champions to obtain free tickets to sell on the black market in the latest blow to the image of Italian football.
The 10 ringleaders of the so-called"ultras" groups of organised fans, notorious for violence and racism, are among 37 accused of threatening to cause riots and chant racist abuse unless the club gave them free tickets to be re-sold.
The police carried out 39 searches in 14 towns and cities in northern and central Italy as part of its swoop on Monday.This month Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku was subjected to racist abuse in only his second game in Italy after his transfer from Manchester United. Juventus is Italy's most successful club. It has won the Serie A title for the last eight seasons and lifted the domestic cup a record 13 times.
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