"This investigation shows the risks of infiltration creeping into professional and non-professional soccer by organized crime," Italy's anti-mafia prosecutor Giovanni Melillo said. "We need to stop pretending not to see these risks."
Prosecutors allege that the suspects have attempted to take control of all the lucrative business activities around Milan's Giuseppe Meazza stadium, including parking, food, tickets and souvenir sales.
According to the wide investigation, the criminal ring was linked to 'Ndrangheta -- the Italian mafia organization that has emerged in recent years as one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the world, rivaling the better-known Sicilian mob.
Milan prosecutor Marcello Viola clarified that Milan's two football clubs are "offended parties" in the investigation, having put in place rules to prevent wrongdoing.
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