(parody video) Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Uefa confirmed in a press conference that there have been a number of arrests by German police in an investigation into a massive match fixing scandal involving about 200 matches. Media reports say there have also been two arrests in Switzerland, unconfirmed by Uefa. There have been more than 50 police raids in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Britain. The investigations were triggered by suspicions of rigged betting, especially in the German, Turkish, Belgian, Croatian, Austrian, Slovenian, Hungarian and Bosnian leagues, in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and Europa League.
In 2005 a German referee was convicted of fraud after confessing to manipulating games.
The affair has deflected some interest from the debate over what should be done over the “main de dieu” controversy where French captain Thierry Henry has been accused of cheating in the playoff against Ireland. Fifa has ruled out a replay of the match even though Henry has suggested this would be the fairest solution.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 20 November 2009.
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Tags: arrests, FIFA, football, France, Germany, Ireland, match fixing, Switzerland, Thierry Henry, UEFA
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November 24th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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