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jonty
07-02-2012, 04:23 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16923742


The research found a clear link between non-payment of player salaries and
match-fixing.

As many as 41.1% of players have not had their salary paid on time, of which
more than half were approached to consider fixing a match.


:hmmm:

snooky
07-02-2012, 08:17 PM
"Despite that, Fifa have set up an early warning system to detect suspicious betting patterns"

...and anomolies in selecting the host of the World Cup? :whistle: