http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1326556/investigation-unveils-scale-of-match-fixing?cc=4716 Any ideas on which teams, officials, or players participated? This reminds me of the England v Germany World Cup tie. Somehow I know Sepp Blatter will do all he can to hinder any progress in this investigation.
I doubt that many, if any, star players will be involved. Some referees - yes, definitely. And I think we will mostly be looking at players with connections to Eastern Europe. Very curious to find out some names.
True. Any profits they would make would be diminished by the cost of bribing star players. So that's out of the question. I also think the Italians are holding their breaths. I wonder if these fixings are for high profile matches, though if what you say is true with ties to Eastern Europe, then probably not. I'm most curious about the World Cup fixtures though. Because all of their games (with the exception of North Korea lulz) are high profile.
Agreed, Italy is probably involved - historically, there have been issues there. Could be some teams/referees from almost all countries. Scary and annoying.
When you look at the shear number of professional teams in Europe and in the entire world, odds are you're going to get some shady people involved. I swear...if we have to go through another World Cup having to constantly hear how the Italian team is "persevering" despite yet another cheating scandal in their leagues, I'm not going to watch.
Indian bookmakers have become a high-profile problem in international sports in the last 15 or so years. They're bankrolled by very wealthy and powerful individuals.
I'm 100% sure this match was one of them and I'm sure Ajax fans would agree. http://www.soccer-blogger.com/2011/...a-wink-video-gomis-2011-champions-league-1-7/ <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Dc4tJbbamks" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9N1jFhc5Gm8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
OK so now Liverpool is being investigated for CL match they participated in? If true, it's not even their fault. Article said Debrecen goalie was told to let in 3 goals against LFC, but he only let 1 in. Looks like he didn't accept the bribe, but Pool still won anyway. Don't know why they're investigating Pool. This Suarez hate is getting out of hand. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1327163/liverpool-game-allegedly-under-match-fixing-investigation?cc=4716
^^I misread that article. I got defensive and thought they were investigating LFC, but they're actually investigating the other team. I don't think FIFA is investigating, but rather Europol is. First time ever hearing about them when I read the first article.