Archive for October 9th, 2008
Diego Armando Maradona was without doubt one of the best footballers the world has ever seen. A controversial character that oozed undisputable talent. On the pitch he displayed a will to win and had the ability to change the game single handedly- a true footballing genius. Yet, off the field he was often troubled and [...]
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Tags: argentina, football, maradona, sport, world cup
Bundesliga Match Fixing Scandal
09Oct08
German football was rocked to its very foundations at the beginning of 2005. Robert Hoyzer, a German Second Division football referee, admitted to fixing and betting on matches in the Second Division, Third Division and the German Cup. His trial exposed a 2 million Euro betting racket in Germany. This was particularly unsettling for the [...]
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Tags: Bundesliga, football, gemany, Hamburg, referee, scandal, sport, world cup
