Liam Byrne replacing Hazel Blears, one of the highest-profile roles in the government outside the cabinet. However, just a fortnight later Home Secretary John Reid moved him to the immigration role, switching portfolios with Tony McNulty. McNulty had been connected with the foreign prisoners scandal that caused Tony Blair to sack Charles Clarke in May 2006. Byrne's move was seen as an attempt by Reid to establish an entirely new team to sort out the immigration system. During this period he was also Minister for the West Midlands. Gordon Brown named him Minister for the Cabinet Office in October 2008, replacing the
2006 Italian football scandal Committee (CONI) to review its case during (CONI's) arbitration". On 26 October 2006, the second appeal reduced Lazio's penalty to three points, Juventus's reduced to nine points and Fiorentina's reduced to 15 points. Milan were unsuccessful and were still faced with an eight-point deduction. Massimo De Santis was due to be Italy's refereeing representative at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but was barred by the FIGC after coming under investigation. Italian referee Roberto Rosetti remained untainted by the scandal and was chosen as one of the twenty-one 2006 FIFA World Cup officials. The scandal also drew attention to many potential