Tag: match-fixing
Match fixing: Spanish police arrest Huesca players, officials, others
Spanish police have arrested players and officials of La Liga demoted club, Huesca and other first- and second-division football clubs…
Belgian football agent questioned in fraud, match-fixing inquiry
Belgian investigators on Thursday questioned Mogi Bayat, the country’s most influential football agent, a day after he and senior figures…
Fraud, match-fixing: Belgium raids top football clubs
Belgian police carried out series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday and detained many…
Match-fixing: AIPS president raise concerns as practice threatens sports
Giovanni Merlo, President of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), on Wednesday in Ashgabat said match-fixing, if unchecked, could destroy…
South Africa hit by new crisis after match-fixing revelations
South African football was embroiled in another scandal on Monday when FIFA said the national team's World Cup qualifying win…
FIFA bans ex-SAFA boss, Nematandani over match-fixing
Former South African football boss Kirsten Nematandani was banned for five years by FIFA’s ethics committee on Thursday in connection…
Tennis star admits to match-fixing
Allegations of corruption in world tennis were reignited on Monday when a former Australian professional tennis player pleaded guilty to…
No match-fixing at Asian Cup, says AFC
Asia’s football body Tuesday urged other sports governing bodies in the region to follow its lead after the flagship Asian…
Ghana accused of match-fixing
Fresh match-fixing allegations have emerged against some officials of the Ghana Football Association. There are claims that the officials were…
Match-Fixing Scandal: I Remain Loyal To Nigeria, Says Onazi
This is not the best time for Lazio midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi who was allegedly named in a match-fixing scandal involving…
Probe exposes World Cup match-fix mess
A confidential FIFA report raises concerns about World Cup match-fixing vulnerabilities 12 days before the global football showdown kicks off…
World Cup: FIFA Raises Alarm Over Match Fixing
FIFA has warned that the World Cup finals are under threat from match fixers. Their security experts say they have…
We’re not match-fixers, we’re footballers – Keshi
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi launched a furious defence of his players following Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Scotland in a match…
Nigeria, Scotland friendly subject to match-fixing investigation
Nigeria’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland in London on Wednesday is reported to be the subject of a match-fixing…
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I helped Nigeria reach 2010 World Cup – claims match-fixer
A Singaporean match-fixer has claimed the he helped Nigeria and Honduras qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.…
Football: More Malaysian players fined for match fixing
Malaysia’s football association has fined 17 more players for match-fixing, reports said Tuesday, in a widening scandal highlighting persistent corruption…
Match Fixing: Police target Gattuso, Italian World Cup star
Gennaro Gattuso, a member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning side, was placed under investigation while four people were arrested in…
Sodje, 2 others arrested over match-fixing claims
Three persons were arrested on Sunday following fresh allegations of match-fixing in English football, authorities announced. Britain’s National Crime Agency…
Match-fixing: Club sacks Adelakun, Boateng
An English non-league club on Saturday announced that it had sacked two of its players after they were charged over…
Nigerian footballer named In English football match fixing
Two footballers from Whitehawk FC, a Conference South team in Brighton, have been charged over match-fixing allegations, the National Crime…
Referees in sex bribe for match rigging jailed
Three Lebanese football referees pleaded guilty Monday to accepting free sex from a gambling-linked global syndicate in return for rigging…
Turkish court acquits Emenike over match-fixing
Turkey’s state-run news agency says Nigeria international and former Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike has been acquitted in Turkey’s match-fixing scandal.…
Referees Accept Sex To Fix Match
The act of match fixing has gone another level with perpetrators not interested in fixing matches for money. Reports from…
Match Fixing: 33 Players, Officials Banned For Life
China’s football association has banned 33 players and officials for life after a three-year probe into match fixing. Former Didier…
Match Fixing: 41 Korean Players Get Life Ban
Forty-one South Korean players have been handed worldwide lifetime bans following a match-fixing scandal in the country’s K-League, world governing…