LADBROKES are 5/1 that all eleven of the team starting for Italy in Sunday's final will be playing in Serie A next season.

The Azzurri made it to Berlin thanks to extra time goals from full-back Fabio Grosso and substitute Alessandro Del Piero

But with calls from the prosecution in the match fixing enquiry to relegate Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina if they are found guilty the future looks uncertain for many.

Of the probable team to start in the Olympic Stadium, eight play for the threatened clubs, with 13 in total in the squad. And coupled with transfers in and out in the normal course of the summer, it could be pasture new for a number of them

Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison said: "Italy won the World Cup final in 1982 despite a domestic corruption scandal and the players don't appear to have been adversely affected by events back home.

"But a number of them could be considering their domestic arrangements on Monday morning if they put themselves in the shop window because of a brilliant performance - or their club gets the boot.

"Zambrotta looks to be heading to Barcelona, Cannavaro has been linked to Chelsea and the rumours are that Buffon could be on his way to Arsenal if Lehmann goes back to Germany."

Ladbrokes are 2/1 about nine and 2/1 about ten of the team being in the country's top division and 3/1 about eight.

LATEST BETTING

How many of Italy's starting XI in the World Cup Final
will start next season in Serie A?

Eleven 5/1
Ten 2/1
Nine 2/1
Eight 3/1
Seven 7/1
Six 14/1
Five 25/1
Four 50/1
Three 66/1
Two 66/1
One 66/1
None 66/1