dateline: 05 February 2013
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Match-Fixing Rampant In Football
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- rampant: spreading uncontrollably
- Europol: European Union’s police organization
- extensive: widespread
- inquiry: investigation
- match-fixing: a form of cheating in organized sports; players and/or officials try to fix the result of a match (often in exchange for a bribe)
- qualifier: a match that determines whether or not a team makes it to another round in a competition
- suspicious: questionable; not fully trusted
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Match-Fixing Rampant In Football
Comprehension Questions
- What did Europol uncover?
- Who is involved in the crime?
- Why does the report mention England?
Discussion Question: According to Europol, a single fixed match can involved dozens of suspects in many countries. How do you think match-fixing works? What do corrupt players and officials do to “throw” a game, and why do they do it?
Match-Fixing Rampant In Football
Europol has uncovered an extensive criminal network of match-fixing in football leagues in and outside Europe. At least 50 people have been arrested since the inquiry began 18 months ago. Players, officials, and an organized criminal network based in Singapore are under investigation. Some of the suspected fixed matches include World Cup and European Championship qualifiers. Previous scandals had revealed match-fixing in South Korea and South Africa, but new information suggests that many European football matches, including a few games in England may have also been fixed in recent years. Hundreds of past matches at club and national levels in and outside Europe have been labelled as “suspicious” and are currently under investigation.
- Europol uncovered a criminal network related to match-fixing in football leagues around the world.
- Players, officials, and criminals based out of Singapore are involved.
- The report mentions England because a few matches in England are under investigation in this match-fixing scandal.
2 comments
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Vodka says:
I am here to talk about a fixed match Agency me and my friends are using together, take it from me when I say it’s legit because personally I have won with it 4 times, yes you heard it right, four times, the reason for this comment is that I want to take them down, that is why I want the right authority to see this comment, I am also a footballer I play for a certain league which I can’t mention, my friends are footballers as well, the agency they go by the ID on telegram @SuperCorrectScores
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Mutei malakai says:
Please take note, I am a football player, and I have confirmed this myself, I concealed my real name or identity to post this