http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1326579/680-matches-suspect-in-soccer-match-fixing-probe?cc=5901
This is gonna blow up big real soon. Seems its not restricted to Italian football alone. Findings are going to be very interesting. Hope participating teams, officials and players are named and properly punished. I remember the game Lyon won vs. Zagreb in 2011 (7-1). Surely that was fixed.. Also Ovrebo vs Chelsea maybe? Or was that just bad officiating? And Bendtner clearing that Fabregas chance off the line in that Champions League game..?
Other analysis: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/3203?cc=5901
Maybe thats what Wenger is saving the money for, seems thats the olny way we're going to win anything.
Wenger chips in: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1332134/arsenal's-arsene-wenger-blasts-match-fixing-scandal?cc=5901
Phil Doyd in that 4-4 game against Newcastle was obviously crooked.
Seems to me that Europol should put up or shut up.
Screams of Chelsea
Think most game results won't have been tampered with.
More likely getting players to influence time/frequency of throw ins, corners, yellows and what not. Maybe a goalie or two influencing goals against....
Apparently a keeper took a bribe to loose to Liverpool in the Europa league. He had to let in 2 or more goals. But Benitez made his team sit back after they scored the first so the keeper couldn't let another goal in and the fixers lost there bet. Well done Liverpool.
speedy wrote: Apparently a keeper took a bribe to loose to Liverpool in the Europa league. He had to let in 2 or more goals. But Benitez made his team sit back after they scored the first so the keeper couldn't let another goal in and the fixers lost there bet. Well done Liverpool.
Sounds like standard Benitez tactics to me.
Yikes! I hope Kos isn't dragged into any investigation.
looked fucking dodgy that match
