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ROME, June 15-- Former Juventus director manager Luciano Moggi has been banned for life from all Italian soccer, the country's soccer governing body said in a statement on Wednesday. Antonio Giraudo, former Juventus general manager, and Innocenzo Mazzini, former vice-president of Italian Footall Federation (FIGC), have also received lifetime bans . Although the ruling on this scandal was back in 2006, the FIGC has only on Wednesday officially inflicted "a permanent ban from any position or category within the Federation." "Moggi's ban is entirely in proportion with his behaviour, taking into account their intrinsic seriousness and the abhorrent consequences," read the Disciplinary Commission's statement. "The fact others may have behaved in similar fashion, which still has to be proved, does not take away from the gravity of his ban. "Mazzini is punished for the extraordinary gravity of his behaviour and the insult towards the prestigious position of Vice-President. He sought to alter sporting results and favour the interests of individuals." Moggi, Giraudo and Mazzini were accused of attempting to influence or pressure referees. In 2006 they were suspended for five years with the suggestion of a permanent ban. Right now there is a trial taking place in Naples with new evidence put forward by Moggi''s lawyers, claiming many other clubs, including Inter Milan, behaved in similar fashion. | 
