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Roma, who are in third place in the Italian top
flight, said in a brief statement that they had "terminated all
relations" with Berardi "with immediate effect."
The statement did not give a reason.
A club source told Reuters the decision had "no connection" with
the prosecutors' investigation.
"There is a divergence in the vision for the future of the club
between President (Dan) Friedkin and Berardi," the source said,
asking not to be named.
On April 5, prosecutors seized documents at Roma and Lazio,
their city rivals, and fellow Serie A club Salernitana in swoops
related to aspects of transfer deals at all three clubs,
including the methods used to set transaction prices.
Roma have denied any wrongdoing and said they was "cooperating
with the competent authorities and hopes that full clarity will
be provided on the matter as soon as possible".
The investigations follow a probe launched by prosecutors in
Turin into alleged false accounting on player transfers that in
January led a sports court to dock Juventus, Italy's most
successful soccer club, 15 points.
(Reporting By Gavin Jones, editing by Ken Ferris, Peter
Rutherford)
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