- 1. Sweden musters strong defence against match-fixing after Allsvenskan scare ...
- (Stories)
- Embed from Getty Images It was thought criminals would not dare attempt to fix a top-level match, but IFK Gothenburg v AIK Stockholm was targeted and the authorities’ response has been swift 22 August ...
- Created on 22 August 2017
- 2. Belgium – Match fixing and corruption ...
- (Letter from...)
- Belgian football is riddled with match fixing, retracted confessions and the accused suing those making the allegations, as John Chapman explains Belgian football is in despair. Not only are the national ...
- Created on 14 April 2006
- 3. Price fixing
- (Clubs)
- ... the pyramid have been artificially inflated in line with the Premier League – it is a startling fact that it is now cheaper to watch a Bundesliga match than a game between part-timers at the fifth level ...
- Created on 21 January 2009
- 4. Price fixing
- (Business & finance)
- ... League for a three--season freeze of prices at 2006-07 season levels for both season tickets and individual match tickets. In addition, they want an end to the differential pricing for away fans that sees, ...
- Created on 14 May 2007
- 5. Welcome To Hell? In search of the real Turkish football
- (General)
- ... “Hell” that infamously greeted English supporters attending matches in the 1990s. Today it is home to compulsory ID cards and VIP seating, and is UEFA’s leading builder of new stadiums – 18 have gone up ...
- Created on 21 June 2018
- 6. From Delhi To The Den: The story of football’s most travelled coach
- (Managers)
- ... more luck in Cyprus but is ultimately undermined by the country’s economic problems and a culture of match-fixing. However, not many coaches can claim to have almost started a diplomatic incident in Zimbabwe, ...
- Created on 27 September 2017
- 7. Antonino Ragusa case highlights unfair punishments
- (Stories)
- ... official who spotted the anomaly. Of course we are talking here about a league match. In a cup it is probably acceptable that the offending team is eliminated because you only get one chance, and the rule ...
- Created on 05 September 2016
- 8. Turkey stars under fire after “shameful” Euro opening
- (Stories)
- ... 1-0. It could have easily have been four or five had Croatia not hit the crossbar – which a Turkish fan on Twitter called the “man of the match for Turkey” – three times. Turkish fans and sports journalists ...
- Created on 14 June 2016
- 9. True European heritage lies in Dundee not “top” leagues
- (February 2016)
- ... outside the “big five” countries. France has only provided one European champion – and Marseille weren’t allowed to defend their 1993 title because of domestic match fixing. Norway and Denmark have ...
- Created on 24 February 2016
- 10. The Incredible Adventures Of The Unstoppable Keeper
- (Players)
- ... “Died on the pitch”, “Kidnapped a penguin”, “Played on six continents”, “Wrongly jailed for match-fixing”, “Lived in an igloo”, “Played against Beckham” and so on. The igloo, it turns out, is a throwaway ...
- Created on 06 October 2015
- 11. World Cup stickipedia ~ Paolo Rossi, Italy, 1982
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... p in a match-fixing scandal during 1979-80 and was suspended for two years. He moved to Juventus when his ban was lifted, which happened just before the 1982 World Cup. 3th82ZfFsUg He had two good se ...
- Created on 20 June 2014
- 12. "Better" Italy will accept no excuses against England
- (World Cup 2014)
- ... ve matches since Prandelli took over in 2010 and, given their pedigree, Andrea Pirlo's assertion that he thinks he can add to the World Cup medal he won in 2006 does not sound too outrageous. It woul ...
- Created on 14 June 2014
- 13. The Evergreen In Red And White
- (Fiction)
- ... ay has never believed this version of events, and has been unable to find any evidence of match-fixing. He has, however, uncovered suggestions of a very different kind of scandal. Kay's research forms t ...
- Created on 13 May 2014
- 14. Girls With Balls
- (General)
- ... tball in the UK before the FA's outright ban in 1921 made things next to impossible. The correlation between the FA's decision and Dick, Kerr's landmark match at Goodison Park on Boxing Day 1920 is ...
- Created on 12 February 2014
- 15. Weekly Howl 06-12-13
- (2013)
- A small portion of despair and enlightenment delivered to your inbox every Friday 6 December 2013 ~ The football authorities have been accused of complacency over corruption in the wake of the match-fixing ...
- Created on 12 December 2013
- 16. Weekly Howl 29-11-13
- (2013)
- A small portion of despair and enlightenment delivered to your inbox every Friday 29 November 2013 ~ The football authorities have been accused of complacency over corruption in the wake of the match-fixing ...
- Created on 04 December 2013
- 17. Weekly Howl 12-07-13
- (2013)
- ... t smart casual with mixed results. Is this definitely match-fixing? You lose a few bad goals and heads go down. Benoit Assou-Ekotto just does his job. --- Getting shirty Notable kits of yesteryear ...
- Created on 17 July 2013
- 18. In And Out Of The Lion's Den
- (Players)
- ... tion after providing a false name to the courts). More sinisterly there is a hint of match-fixing, although it's a shame the author fails to press the matter further. Ryan is clearly more comfortable w ...
- Created on 09 July 2013
- 19. Nation's grace
- (Africa)
- ... outh Africa FA downgraded the last two friendly internationals to "practice matches" for fear that defeats would lead to further loss of valuable FIFA ranking points. The good run the side went on prior ...
- Created on 01 April 2012
- 20. A new ball game
- (Asia)
- ... sh ahead of reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande, who won the league in their first season back in the top flight after being relegated in 2010 for their part in a match-fixing scandal. The team's A ...
- Created on 01 April 2012
