Uefa to charge match-fixing club

Dmac · 03-25-2009, 08:14 PM

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Uefa to charge match-fixing club

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Uefa will bring match-fixing charges against a European club within days, European football's governing body said on Wednesday.

Ten preliminary matches from the current Uefa Cup season and 15 from last season had been under review for irregular betting patterns.

"There are a number of cases we have been looking at," said Uefa general secretary David Taylor.

"Within the next couple of days we'll be issuing charges against one club."

Uefa will launch a gambling investigating unit next season featuring experts who will review suspected irregularities in matches from European competitions.

"Uefa is setting up this betting fraud detection system across Europe to include 27,000 matches in the first and second division in each national association," Taylor said at the Uefa congress.

"Only a few matches cause us problems but we are determined to root out this problem."

Uefa president Michel Platini added: "There is a grave danger in the world of football and that is match-fixing.

"The match-fixing is the greatest problem. If you know who is winning, there is no reason to play anymore. Buying players and referees is what worries me."

Meanwhile, Geoff Thompson, the former Football Association chairman, has been re-elected as a Uefa vice-president.

Oh joy... not again.

Tommy Platinum · 03-26-2009, 05:06 PM

I wonder which club that is? Probably Italians again.
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Dmac · 03-26-2009, 05:11 PM

I think Italians would have learned their lessons, should it be Italians again I wouldn't be surprised but I don't think it will be.

God · 03-26-2009, 05:17 PM

It's clearly Man United. How else do you explain John Terry "falling" when taking such a crucial penalty.
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Silleh Willeh · 03-26-2009, 05:31 PM

Palermo in Serie A apparently have been match fixing and taking bribes of the mafia.

God · 03-26-2009, 05:36 PM

I just noticed it says UEFA Cup making my previous post meaningless. But, AC Milan were in the UEFA Cup and i think they were one of the teams who got cought last time. It wouldnt suprise me if it was them again.

The Phantom · 03-26-2009, 05:42 PM

It'll probably be some eastern european team, that none of us in the western world have heard of, or are likely to care about.

Dmac · 03-26-2009, 05:45 PM

Will just said it was apparently Palermo which would mean an Italian team again.

Surprise, surprise.

Gouldinho · 03-26-2009, 09:28 PM

It was FK Pobeda of Macedonia. The perliminary rounds of UEFA tournaments stink because there is more money to be made from throwing the match than UEFA prize money. I think this is the tip of the iceberg.

Kimura · 03-26-2009, 10:14 PM

I dont think Italian teams ever got caught for cheating in Europe.

I would guess Man U, how else would you explain them getting such an easy draw.

Also the English teams are the teams winning, therefor that would be the clearest choice imo.

ps: Calciopoli was something orchestrated (sp?) by Inter Milan. Juventus never cheated.

edit: read this if you're interested.

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