Europol Match-Fixing Investigation

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04/02/2013, 9:21 AM
Charlie Darwin

Europol Match-Fixing Investigation

Is anyone watching the Europol press conference on match-fixing in football?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21321062

The findings allege that at least one Champions League game in England was subject to attempted match-fixing, while World Cup and Euro qualification matches are also under scrutiny. Surprisingly, the money doesn't seem that big in relative terms:

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Europol's investigation says criminals wagered 16m euros on rigged matches making a profit of €8.5m. The highest single bribe was €140,000.

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380 games suspect of match fixing by Europol / 425 match & club officials, players & foreign criminals from 15 countries suspected
04/02/2013, 10:27 AM
Dodge

Some games mentioned
2 in Champions League (including 1 in England in the last 3/4 years)
2 World Cup qualifiers in Africa
1 World Cup qualifier in Central America

Can see this story blowing up
04/02/2013, 3:49 PM
Closed Account 2

So it's probably one of these games:

Last Season:

Arsenal 3–1 Udinese (play off)
Man City 2-1 Villareal (Gp A)
Man City 1-1 Napoli (Gp A)
Man City 2-0 Bayern (Gp A)
Man Utd 3-3 Basel (Gp C)
Man Utd 2-2 Benfica (Gp C)
Man Utd 2-0 Ot Galati (Gp C)
Chelsea 2-0 Leverkusen (Gp E)
Chelsea 5-0 Genk (Gp E)
Chelsea 3-0 Valencia (Gp E)
Arsenal 2-1 Dortmund (Gp F)
Arsenal 0-0 Marseilles (Gp F)
Arsenal 2-1 Olympikos (Gp F)
Arsenal 3-0 Milan (R 16)
Chelsea 4-1 Napoli (R 16) (After Extra Time)
Chelsea 2-1 Benfica (QF)
Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona (SF)

2010-11:

Spurs 4-0 Young Boys (play off)
Spurs 3-1 Inter (Gp A)
Spurs 1-0 Twente (Gp A)
Spurs 4-0 Werder Bremen (Gp A)
Man Utd 1-0 Bursaspor (Gp C)
Man Utd 0-0 Rangers (Gp C)
Man Utd 1-1 Valencia (Gp C)
Chelsea 2-0 Marseilles (Gp F)
Chelsea 4-1 Spartak Mos (Gp F)
Chelsea 3-1 Zilina (Gp F)
Arsenal 6-0 Braga (Gp H)
Arsenal 3-1 Partizan (Gp H)
Arsenal 5-0 Shakhtar (Gp H)
Spurs 0-0 Milan (R 16)
Spurs 0-1 Real Madrid (R 16)
Chelsea 2-0 Kobenhaven (R 16)
Chelsea 0-1 Man Utd (QF)
Man Utd 2-1 Marseilles (R 16)
Man Utd 4-1 Schalke (SF)
Man Utd 1-3 Barcelona (F)

2009-10:

Arsenal 3-1 Celtic (play off)
Man Utd 0-1 Besjiktas (Gp B)
Man Utd 3-3 CSKA Moscow (Gp B)
Man Utd 2-1 Wolfsburg (Gp B)
Chelsea 2-2 APOEL (Gp D)
Chelsea 4-0 Atletico (Gp D)
Chelsea 1-0 Porto (Gp D)
Liverpool 1-0 Debrecen (Gp E)
Liverpool 1-2 Fiorentina (Gp E)
Liverpool 1-2 Ol. Lyonnais (Gp E)
Arsenal 4-1 AZ (Gp H)
Arsenal 2-0 Olympiakos (Gp H)
Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege (Gp H)
Man Utd 4-0 Milan (R 16)
Man Utd 3-2 Bayern (QF)
Chelsea 0-1 Inter (R 16)
Arsenal 5-0 Porto (R 16)
Arsenal 2-2 Barca (QF)

2008-9
Arsenal 4-0 Twente (play off)
Chelsea 4-0 Bordeaux (Gp A)
Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj (Gp A)
Chelsea 1-0 Roma (Gp A)
Liverpool 1-1 Ateltico (Gp D)
Liverpool 1-0 Marseilles (Gp D)
Liverpool 3-1 PSV (Gp D)
Man Utd 2-2 Aalborg (Gp E)
Man Utd 3-0 Celtic (Gp E)
Man Utd 0-0 Villareal (Gp E)
Arsenal 1-0 Dynamo Kiev (Gp G)
Arsenal 0-0 Fenerbahce (Gp G)
Arsenal 4-0 Porto (Gp G)
Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid (R 16)
Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea (QF)
Chelsea 1-0 Juventus (R 16)
Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool (QF)
Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona (SF)
Man Utd 2-0 Inter (R 16)
Man Utd 2-1 Porto (QF)
Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal (SF)
Arsenal 1-0 Roma (R 16)
Arsenal 3-0 Villareal (QF)
Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (SF)
04/02/2013, 3:52 PM
Charlie Darwin

Most of the games involved German teams it seems, but that doesn't mean Bayern's 2-0 loss to Manchester City is the game in question.
04/02/2013, 5:21 PM
Lim till i die

Why is the potentially bigger story breaking not getting as much attention??

Follow the trail......
04/02/2013, 5:30 PM
Charlie Darwin

Why would Europol want to deflect attention from performance enhancing drugs?
04/02/2013, 5:38 PM
Lim till i die

Phrased it wrong. :bulgy:

What I'm getting at is I look at aertel and the match fixing is the top story, while there's not a dicky about the doping.
04/02/2013, 5:43 PM
Charlie Darwin

I'd say that's as much because Irish (and English) journalists can't speak Spanish, with the exception of Miguel Delaney, Sid Lowe and a couple of others.
04/02/2013, 8:33 PM
BonnieShels

Both stories being lead with on Off The ball.
04/02/2013, 10:41 PM
Lim till i die

Good.

Cards on the table I just really want barcelona to have been cheating all along! :P
04/02/2013, 10:54 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Good.

Cards on the table I just really want barcelona to have been cheating all along! :P

You and me both buddy, You and me both.
05/02/2013, 7:11 AM
Dodge

LOL @ the idea it's only been spanish clubs doping
05/02/2013, 8:24 AM
BonnieShels

But they're like the Lance Armstrong of it... in my head.

Italy Spain and England...
05/02/2013, 10:38 AM
DannyInvincible

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

But they're like the Lance Armstrong of it... in my head.

Italy Spain and England...

What about France Armstrong?
05/02/2013, 10:45 AM
BonnieShels

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

What about France Armstrong?

Nice.
05/02/2013, 11:06 AM
DeLorean

So the Debrecen keeper was allegedly bribed to leave in three goals at Anfield and Liverpool still only won 1-0. I thought Ray Darcy was reading out a joke text when I heard it this morning ;)

Liverpool v Debrecen 2009

I checked up the stats of the game. Liverpool actually had nine shots on target - they must have been lame enough attempts if he felt it was too obvious to leave them in.
05/02/2013, 11:13 AM
Charlie Darwin

"They claim that the Debrecen keeper Vukašin Poleksic was bribed to concede at least three goals but text messages between ‘fixers’ bemoaned the lack of adequate finishing from Liverpool players that prevented the custodian from conceding the requisite tally."
05/02/2013, 2:53 PM
NeverFeltBetter

I thought the issue was that the keeper refused the offer, but didn't report it to the authorities at the time?
05/02/2013, 3:32 PM
DeLorean

I've heard something along those lines since also.