Match fixing in europe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21319807

A Champions League tie played in England is one of 380 matches across Europe investigators say was fixed.

European police did not reveal the identity of the match they believe was corrupt in England.

But Europol did say that they had uncovered an organised crime syndicate based in Asia that was co-ordinating the operation.

Some 425 match officials, club officials, players and criminals are suspected of being involved.

Europol, which has been investigating for 18 months, said suspected matches included World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, two Champions League ties and "several top football matches in European leagues".

Criminals wagered 16m euros on rigged matches and made eight million Euros in profits, Europol say.

Payments of two million Euros are thought to have been paid to those involved. The biggest payment to an individual was 140,000 Euros, according to investigators.

Europol believes a crime syndicate based in Asia was liaising with criminal networks throughout Europe. It believes match-fixing has taken place in 15 countries and 50 people have so far been arrested.

Officials said they feared this was the "tip of the iceberg".

Rob Wainwright, director of Europol, said: " This is the work of a suspected organised crime syndicate based in Asia and operated with criminal networks around Europe.

"It is clear to us this is the biggest-ever investigation into suspected match-fixing in Europe. It has yielded major results which we think have uncovered a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe.

"We have uncovered an extensive criminal network."

Europol gave the details on Monday at a news conference in The Hague, Netherlands.

Seems like it's widespread, please be anyone but us.

Europol.

Europol

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looks like the jig is up for old whisky nose.

Be hilarious if it were Liverpool

Always though Milan's second leg against Depor in 2004 was fixed tbh.

Originally Posted by Lazlo Panaflex

looks like the jig is up for old whisky nose.

Loves a backhander, nqat.

The originally said it was a Europa league game and have now changed it to CL game in England.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Be hilarious if it were Liverpool

Always though Milan's second leg against Depor in 2004 was fixed tbh.

Suarez?

What might the punishment be?

Originally Posted by Aman27deep

What might the punishment be?

europol will send a skip and pizzas to the club's stadium.

Barca v Chelsea 2009.

Originally Posted by thrills_pills_bellyaches

Barca v Chelsea 2009.

Originally Posted by thrills_pills_bellyaches

Barca v Chelsea 2009.

Great shout.

So fixed.

Champion's League Final 2011.

Four replies until they blame Utd.

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/...topic=302782.0

Those @#%&!s winning and Porto winning

Both of those results are no officially recognised in the TFI household

dark forces (and Porto we subsequently found to be fixing things domestically), Scholesys disalllowed goal was shocking and didn't the referee and lino get £#%&!ed of spectacularly?

Originally Posted by thatsfuctit

Those @#%&!s winning and Porto winning

Both of those results are no officially recognised in the TFI household

dark forces (and Porto we subsequently found to be fixing things domestically), Scholesys disalllowed goal was shocking and didn't the referee and lino get £#%&!ed of spectacularly?

Liverpool v Chelsea CL Semi in 2005(?) The goal that never crossed the line springs to mind..

Probably us involved, one of the mediocre teams (Cluj, Braga, Otelul etc) we've had to play the last couple of years in Europe having a player or two who wants a nice little paycheck.

Says game was played IN England.