( CNN ) -- Italian football is facing new scandal after police raided the headquarters of a host of leading clubs in a tax evasion and money laundering probe , according to Italian prosecutors Tuesday . Champions Juventus , AC Milan and Lazio were among approximately 40 clubs that had documents seized relating to transfers and contracts between teams , players and agents in an investigation reportedly dubbed `` Sick Soccer , '' the public prosecutors ' office based in Naples said in a statement . The probe , involving over 200 police officers , is looking at more than 50 player transfers , in particular those arranged by two football agents -- Argentine Alejandro Mazzoni and Italian Alessandro Moggi , the statement said . Eight agents are under investigation , while another four could potentially be drawn into the probe . Neither the Italian Football Federation , nor Juventus , Milan and Lazio or Moggi or Mazzoni were immediately available for comment . `` At the moment the LNPA ( Italian Football League ) is not planning to release any official statement , '' said the Lega Calcio , the regulator of Italy 's top two division Serie A and B . The Naples police authorities began the investigation last October , initially looking into Argentina international Ezequiel Lavezzi 's Napoli contract . The 28-year-old moved to Paris Saint-Germain in a multi-million dollar deal last summer , though Italian authorities have stressed that the players themselves are not under investigation . The warrant for the search and seizure of documents was issued by a court in Naples as seizures took place in the headquarters of dozens of Italian football clubs and some foreign clubs as well . The charges range from criminal association , international fiscal evasion , illicit brokering , the production and use of fake invoices and money laundering . `` From what we know about the investigation , it 's all about agents , '' Riccardo Andriani , a lawyer from the Center for Law Economics and Ethic Studies in Sport , told CNN . `` They often act in an unclear way as middlemen [ between the clubs and the players ] rather than representing just one side . `` This can create a lack of transparency about where the money comes from and where it goes . But I believe that Italian football , as it has in the past , will survive also this scandal . '' Italian soccer has been dogged by a number of scandals in recent years . Juventus were stripped of the titles won in 2005 and 2006 and relegated to Serie B because of their involvement , along with several other top clubs , in match fixing . The `` Calciopoli '' affair saw former Juventus managing director Luciano Moggi -- the father of Alessandro -- banned for life by the Italian football authorities . Juventus , AC Milan , Fiorentina and Lazio were all implicated in a wide-ranging police investigation which discovered a network of phone calls between club officials and refereeing organizations . Ahead of Euro 2012 , Italy was the focus of an international match-fixing ring , while last season , Juventus coach Antonio Conte temporarily suspended for failing to report infractions . In 2012 , Napoli were docked two points after an investigation by the Italian Football Federation ( FIGC ) into match-fixing claims . Club captain Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava were both handed six-month bans for failing to flag up former Napoli goalkeeper Matteo Gianello 's intention to fix a match between the Naples club and Sampdoria in 2010 . Napoli had issued a statement at the time denying any wrongdoing by the club . In 1980 , Italy striker Paolo Rossi was out of the sport for two years following his involvement in a match-fixing scandal . He has always maintained his innocence . Turkish Despair . In a separate development in Turkey , leading sides Fenerbahce and Besiktas have both been banned from European competition on match-fixing charges by UEFA . Both clubs have said they will appeal the decision -- with Besiktas unable to contest next season 's Europa League after being banned for a year while Fenerbahce have received a two-year suspension . `` Our club will be filing an appeal to UEFA 's Appeals Committee , '' Fenerbahce , who reached last season 's Europa League semifinals , said on its website . 'Fener ' , who must now sit out the 2013/2014 Champions League , will serve an additional one-year ban if they commit a similar offense in the next five years . If the appeals are rejected , Bursaspor , who finished fourth last season , will replace Fenerbahce in the Champions League while fifth-placed Kayserispor will take part in the Europa League . Both Fenerbahce and Besiktas were caught up in a match-fixing scandal that surrounded the 2010-2011 season , when 'Fener ' were crowned champions . They were barred from competing in the 2011-2012 Champions League by the Turkish Football Federation as a result .
Italian football faces new problems -- this time tax evasion scandal . AC Milan , Juventus and Lazio are among clubs being investigated . Over 100 police officers looking at more than 50 player transfers . Top Turkish sides barred from Europe on match - fixing charges .