We all have read and seen Mourinho whining after the games against Barcelona lately. He shouted conspiracy all over the place. He said "I would've been ashamed to win like you [Barcelona] have!"
Well hold your horses Mr. Mourinho, because you're not that much better yourself!
Jacinto Paixão, one of the referees involved in an investigation that was opened in 2004 in Portugal after discovering a huge web of corruption in Portuguese football, reappeared last week to confess. Apparently, FC Porto used to "take care" of the referees, paying them, inviting them to travels and they were offered high quality prostitutes or any type of gift they wanted.
Perhaps quite a few of you already have heard of this or remember the scandal in Portugal (seasons 2002-2003 and 2003-2004), which didn't really end up in any major disciplinary procedures.
However this is the confession that Jacinto Paixão made in 2004 just in case anything would happen to himself or his family, which he hadn't released until last week (it is in Portuguese):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRJCl6LwCbA
Source (in Spanish): http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/res...n-oporto-que-entrenaba-mourinho/1004994.shtml
Fair to assume some officials in the CL might of had the same treatment over the same period.
It happens everywhere, i wouldn't be shocked in the slightest to hear of similar doings in La Liga and the PL (Not necesserily by Maureen) within a generation.