Italian football rocked as referee chief suspends himself amid sports fraud investigation

SportFootballItalian football rocked as referee chief suspends himself amid sports fraud investigationSerie A referee chief Gianluca Rocchi confirmed he has suspended himselfTrevor Stynes Monday 27 April 2026 11:09 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965528","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/gianluca-rocchi-serie-a-referee-suspended-fraud-investigation-b2965528.html","title":"Italy referee chief suspends himself amid sports fraud investigation"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3429","index":0}Rocchi has suspended himself (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Gianluca Rocchi, the man responsible for appointing referees in Italy's top two football leagues, has suspended himself with immediate effect from his role. This decision follows the initiation of a sports fraud investigat...