European Football Faces Match Fixing Inquiry
European Football Faces Match Fixing Inquiry
Berlin (ABC Live): 200 European football games have come under German police scrutiny for match fixing.
Berlin (ABC Live): 200 European football games have come under German police scrutiny for match fixing.
Information and confirmation to this match fixing inquiry was disclosed by Peter Limacher UEFA, representative that next fixing scandal in europian football scandal to hit Europe.
The German police on Thursday have carried 50raids in Germany, whereas, in UK, Switzerland and Austria many are arrested with cash in their possession.
Matches under investigation were played in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Austria.
The fact of match fixing was emerged in public in 2005, when German match referee Robert Hoyzer confessed that he had manipulated many matches in German Cup.
Following are the matched which were placed under match fixing scrutiny inquiry:
- Champions League: 3
- Europa League: 12
- Germany: 32 (second division or lower)
- Belgium: 17 (second division
- Switzerland: 22 (second division)
- Croatia: 14 (first division
- Slovenia: 7 (first division
- Turkey: 29 (first division)
- Hungary: 13 (first division)
- Bosnia: 8 (first division)
- Austria: 11 (first division or lower)
- Under-21 European Championship: Unspecified
Source: German police
Uefa general secretary, Gianni Infantino, has assyred full cooperation on behalf of Uefa to investigation agencies.
Know about UEFA:
UEFA is a European football organization represented by 53 national associations, recognized by FIFA.
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