Italy: Football Detectives
7 minutes, 2002
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They're supposed to be heroes, but banner headlines describing drunkenness and violence have left the image of English footballers looking distinctly tarnished. Some blame it on excessive pay cheques - but, in Italy, footballers earn just as much and still avoid the scandals. They do so by using private detectives to keep tabs on what their highly paid players are doing. We investigate.