could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 4:16 pm
Lazio captain arrested in match-fixing investigation
The captain of Lazio has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing.
Midfielder Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, police said.
Juventus coach Antonio Conte, who just led the club to the Serie A title in his first season in charge, is among those being questioned by police.
Officers also visited Italy's pre-Euro 2012 training camp to question left-back Domenico Criscito, 25.
Police are searching more than 30 homes, including those of players, trainers and administrators of clubs in Serie A, Serie B and lower divisions.
For many months now this investigation into match-fixing in the Italian game has been widening and deepening. While up to now much of the suspicion has fallen on teams and players in the lower divisions of the game, the prestigious Serie A is increasingly being drawn into the scandal. None of this will come as any great surprise to those who are following this scandal closely. More painful and damaging, allegations and revelations lie ahead. Of course the fans hate it all, but many will continue to believe that the great bulk of players are clean. And some will argue that at least Italy is trying to tackle the match-fixing issue - while leagues in other countries may be choosing to look away.
Five people were also arrested in Hungary on suspicion of being part of an illegal international betting ring.
The captain of Lazio has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing.
Midfielder Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, police said.
Juventus coach Antonio Conte, who just led the club to the Serie A title in his first season in charge, is among those being questioned by police.
Officers also visited Italy's pre-Euro 2012 training camp to question left-back Domenico Criscito, 25.
Police are searching more than 30 homes, including those of players, trainers and administrators of clubs in Serie A, Serie B and lower divisions.
For many months now this investigation into match-fixing in the Italian game has been widening and deepening. While up to now much of the suspicion has fallen on teams and players in the lower divisions of the game, the prestigious Serie A is increasingly being drawn into the scandal. None of this will come as any great surprise to those who are following this scandal closely. More painful and damaging, allegations and revelations lie ahead. Of course the fans hate it all, but many will continue to believe that the great bulk of players are clean. And some will argue that at least Italy is trying to tackle the match-fixing issue - while leagues in other countries may be choosing to look away.
Five people were also arrested in Hungary on suspicion of being part of an illegal international betting ring.
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 4:25 pm
It has happened
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 4:31 pm
jinks-rct wrote:It has happened
Sweeping statement to make. Prove it/elaborate please or are you just another one of these keyboard warriors
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 4:33 pm
city v pooler maybe? 
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 6:55 pm
Bluebird since 1948 wrote:jinks-rct wrote:It has happened
Sweeping statement to make. Prove it/elaborate please or are you just another one of these keyboard warriors
True though, he is not a keyboard warrior as you state, it happened in 1964.
Three players from Sheffield Wednesday were charged with betting against their own team while playing Ipswich Town, and they lost 2-0.
The players were Peter Swan, David Layne, and Tony Kay, they got about 4 months each imprisonment and banned from playing for life, with Swan he was without doubt the best centre half of the time, and it must have cost him a World Cup Winners medal, as in everyones opinion he was far superior player to Jack Charlton.
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 7:30 pm
Didn't it happen in league 2 last season?
I remember either Merson it LeTissier on Gillette saying they once tried to kick the ball out or play in the first minute for a bet.
I remember either Merson it LeTissier on Gillette saying they once tried to kick the ball out or play in the first minute for a bet.
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 8:08 pm
2blue2handle wrote:Didn't it happen in league 2 last season?
I remember either Merson it LeTissier on Gillette saying they once tried to kick the ball out or play in the first minute for a bet.
Think it was Le Tissier saying when he was playing for Southampton in 1995/96 he had a bet on the first throwin being in the first minute, and when he kicked the ball out for a throwin one of his team mates managed to keep the ball in, passed it back to him, and when he tried to kick it out again the minute had passed so he either lost the bet or was a no bet not too sure on that.
Re: could this happend in uk?
Mon May 28, 2012 8:10 pm
rontom wrote:2blue2handle wrote:Didn't it happen in league 2 last season?
I remember either Merson it LeTissier on Gillette saying they once tried to kick the ball out or play in the first minute for a bet.
Think it was Le Tissier saying when he was playing for Southampton in 1995/96 he had a bet on the first throwin being in the first minute, and when he kicked the ball out for a throwin one of his team mates managed to keep the ball in, passed it back to him, and when he tried to kick it out again the minute had passed so he either lost the bet or was a no bet not too sure on that.
Yeah that rings a bell