What was once the most followed league in the world is on the rise once again. Serie A (Italy’s top tier of football) has seen a decline since its glory days (mid 80’s to early 2000s). The league was decimated by the match-fixing scandal known as “calciopoli” in 2006 which sent shockwaves around the sporting world. Juventus, the 36-time Italian league champions, were disqualified and sent down to a lower division. Imagine seeing the New York Yankees sent to the minor leagues for an entire season! The reputation of Italian soccer had been ruined, fans stopped filling the seats at stadiums, and revenues crumbled across the entire league. This all contributed to the exodus of star power from Italy thus making the Spanish La Liga and the English Premiership the epicenters of world football.