In reference to the Watergate scandal , the term 'Calciopoli ' could be translated as 'Footballgate . '
The name Calciopoli ( which could be translated as `` Footballville '' ) is an ironic adaptation of Tangentopoli ( `` Bribesville '' ) , which is the name that was given to some corruption-based clientelism in Italy during the Mani pulite investigation in the early 1990s.
2006 Italian football scandal