No confessions yet, says Italian investigator

ROME, June 7 (Reuters) - The retired judge investigating Italy's football scandal on behalf of the game's governing body said today no one had yet admitted guilt during his questioning of some of Italy's top soccer figures.

''If you're asking me if there have been full confessions, there haven't been,'' Francesco Borrelli told reporters.

As Italy's national team flew into Germany ahead of their opening World Cup match against Ghana on Monday, Borrelli was continuing his investigations, interviewing Massimo De Santis, initially proposed as one of Italy's World Cup referees but withdrawn last month due to the investigations.

Borrelli, who headed the ''Clean Hands'' investigations into political corruption in the early 1990s, was called out of retirement by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to probe the scandal, which encompasses allegations of match-fixing, shady transfer deals and illegal betting.

He confirmed he was likely to conclude his investigation by the end of next week, as planned. The scandal centres on Italian league champions Juventus who could face relegation from Serie A if the accusations are proven.

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