Police Claim Hundreds of Pro Soccer Matches Played Worldwide Were Fixed

Betting scam allegedly run from Singapore

Hundreds of soccer matches have been fixed in a global betting scam run from Singapore, police said on Monday, in a blow to the image of the world's most popular sport and a multi-billion dollar industry.

About 680 suspicious matches including qualifying games for the World Cup and European Championships, and the Champions League for top European club sides, have been identified in an inquiry by European police forces, the European anti-crime agency Europol, and national prosecutors.

"This is a sad day for European football," said Rob Wainwright, director of Europol. "This is now an integrity issue for football. Those responsible for running the games should hear the warnings."

Comments

[JeremyR]

I don't understand how soccer can even be fixed, when all the scores are 1-0. I mean, it's so difficult to score, how do you give up goals without people noticing?

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I've always wondered how much power any individual player really has to "throw" a game in any team sport. I think bribing the officials is a much better bet, especially in soccer where officials have a ridiculous amount of discretion - "here's a penalty kick for you Team A on a handball only I could see", "sorry Team B - we ruled your goal offsides, maybe we were a little hasty raising the flag but those are the breaks".

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