Champions League tie played in England 'was fixed

[Euler]

A Champions League tie played in England is one of 380 matches across Europe investigators say was fixed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21319807

[giulio2010]

British people will say it's impossible but when I watched the game below I could not sleep for 2 days on how corrupted it looked...I am not saying it was but it raised some real doubts about the result..

[RichStone]

The fixed Champions League tie in England took place in the "last three or four years"

Given that time frame, you cant really look past the Chelsea v Barcelona Semi final 2nd leg and the four penalties that should have been given. Preventing the all English final two years in a row

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/06/chelsea

Saying that its still very hard to collude with all 11 players on one team, sure spot fixing is achievable but the actual result would be dependent on both teams performance.

[hgodden]

I think it's far more likely to have been a group game, probably at the end of a group, where one weak team from far away with nothing to play for shipped a loads of goals due to one or two players being bought off, rather than any big games between established teams where the whole teams where involved.

[Iron]

I can't see it. As the article says, getting 22 players to collude to produce a particular result isn't easy. The idea that 22 multi-millionaires would risk their liberty for a bung just isn't realistic.

Jeff

[sweetybt]

you don't need 22 players to fix a result, and you may only need 1 player to fix certain markets. Red cards for example.

The cricket scandals have shown that if you get to the captain and the opening bowler you can fix certain markets which don't even exist on Betfair.

Chopra is presumably paid very well but couldn't resist trying to noble a horse race.

[Euler]

It's really no wonder than betting has such a poor name and is under such strict territorial control in other countries.

[Iron]

you don't need 22 players to fix a result

To be reasonably confident of success, you need more than one player. And those players who are risking their careers and their liberty need to make their mistakes look convincing. Why would they do so when they are living the good life and making over a million pounds a year? It just doesn't make sense...

and you may only need 1 player to fix certain markets. Red cards for example.

Fair comment, but how many players on £50,000 a week are going to take a bung of (say) £50,000 to deliberately foul an opponent and possibly reduce their value on the transfer market (as well as risking a jail term)?

Jeff

[giulio2010]

I never doubted it was a Singapore organisation!!!
Liverpool vs Debrecen...non of involvement with liverpool though...However they may have fixed some friendly played at wembley!!! Not the national ofc....England so far is clean...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... eeper.html

[hgodden]

The thing that makes me laugh is that Liverpool only managed to win 1-0 even though the keeper was under orders to ship as many as possible!

[Euler]