Uefa told of match-fixing claims

weringo · 1 Dec 2007 at 14:04

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7122881.stm

Uefa has been handed a 96-page report by Interpol alleging that 15 games in a variety of competitions were fixed.

The matches are thought to have been qualifiers for Euro 2008, the Champions League and Intertoto Cup.

BBC Sport's Nigel Adderley reports that Uefa has confirmed an investigation is taking place into the matches, which do not go further back than July 2005.

The news comes as Uefa officials are gathering in Lucerne for Sunday's Euro 2008 finals draw.

Could England have been handed a way back into the Euros? Unlikely but we can still hope! We wouldn't have to deal with Mcclaren in chagre either!

Anyway UEFA should hand out severe bans to the clubs or countries involved, what odds could you get on the Italians being involved?

Edit: Croatia are rumoured to be involved!

Sem · 1 Dec 2007 at 23:43

hmm interesting

NokkonWud · 2 Dec 2007 at 00:00

I wonder if any Italian teams are.

wedgie · 2 Dec 2007 at 00:05

None of the 16 finalists at Euro 2008 are involved in the investigation.

The magazine alleges that the vast majority of clubs involved come from countries in eastern and south-eastern Europe, with Bulgaria, Georgia, Serbia, Croatia and the Baltics among those named.

Pretty much in line with what I'd expect. Would make some sense to generally keep to as low profile games as possible.

C64 · 2 Dec 2007 at 03:21

Yea betting syndicates

Gilly · 2 Dec 2007 at 03:25

Um, Croatia are one of the 16 finalists, no?

freshy · 2 Dec 2007 at 06:58

Gilly said:
Um, Croatia are one of the 16 finalists, no?

yes brains, but i think they refer to croatian clubs rather than national games. still pretty unclear though