Match-fixing in football world .

The European Police Office (Europol) dismantled a criminal network based in Singapore, who would fake 380 football matches in Europe between 2008 and 2011.

Europol police dismantled a network of paris arranged touching the football. 380 matches would be affected in Europe and 300 in the world.

 

The European Police Office (Europol) dismantled a criminal network based in Singapore, who would fake 380 football matches in Europe between 2008 and 2011. The survey was conducted in collaboration with the German authorities, Finnish, Hungarian, Austrian and Slovenian.
In total, 680 matches are concerned in the world, including meetings in Africa, Asia and Latin America. "This is the largest survey of all time on alleged match-fixing," said Rob Wainwright, Director of Europol. Investigators have identified at least 425 officials in fifteen countries (criminals, players and club leaders).

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Players and referees purchased:

Most matches in Europe are alleged rigged championships Turkish, German and Swiss. None in France. The goal was to win large sums of money through sports paris which have generated 8 million profit for a total bet of $ 16 million. "This is the work of a sophisticated and organized criminal cartel, continued Rob Wainwright. He works with relays throughout Europe."

According to a German investigator, Freidhelm Althans, the network of employed "couriers" carrying envelopes containing up to € 100,000 per match. "This money was used to pay players and referees, said the chief of police in Bochum. We have gathered evidence in 150 cases. "Accomplices then took paris on the Internet or by telephone, with bookmakers based in Asia.

Two Champions League matches, one of which would be played in Great Britain, the Euro playoff games and several European championships are covered.

In this case, fourteen people have been sentenced to jail time, and a hundred others have yet to appear. But investigators have declined to reveal any names of players or clubs until investigations are completed.

In January, Interpol had alerted the world of football on the fact that its corruption helps fund prostitution and drug trafficking. "No country should feel safe. Paris fraudulent activities, encouraging money laundering represent a real danger to public safety, "responded the Minister of Sports, Valerie Fourneyron.