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Stevie G
25-03-2009, 21:18
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7964790.stm

Considering all the previous corruption, I imagine it'll be Italian! Be interesting to see who and what action is taken. Uefa pretty much bottled it last time from what I recall, and backed down from the original charges.
Alan b
25-03-2009, 21:33
If they don't back down on the charges it will probably be some tiny fine and a point reduction which will probably get over turned on appeal.
campdave
26-03-2009, 07:07
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7964790.stm

Considering all the previous corruption, I imagine it'll be Italian! Be interesting to see who and what action is taken. Uefa pretty much bottled it last time from what I recall, and backed down from the original charges.

I wouldn't bet on it being Italian, more likely a team from a smaller nation - takes less money to bribe a team already on low wages
rbullivant
26-03-2009, 07:18
It seems the bribes relate to match fixing for gambling and not to win the match as in recent Italy, I'm guessing someone small from Eastern Europe

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platty
26-03-2009, 08:18
The club is from Macedonia according to SSN :lol:
GordonJ
26-03-2009, 08:41
Original bbc story has updated with the team, FK Podeba.
cheeseypuffs
26-03-2009, 08:41
The mighty FK Pobeda (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7964790.stm) apparently :eek:
TimLeeds
26-03-2009, 10:15
Damn.... I'm still hoping for AC Milan to get charged over the 1973 Cup Winners Cup final against Leeds! ;)
jpig
26-03-2009, 10:59
There is clear and apparent evidence of match fixing in 2nd division Greek games. Check out some of the odds on the correct score and half time full time markets sometimes and they are often out of line with the market 'norm'.

If I know about this, and thousands of other people on forums not too much of a jump away from here, then I can't understand how UEFA don't. They seem to want to pick their battles with the smaller leagues and countries.
carlmcg
26-03-2009, 11:02
The mighty FK Pobeda (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7964790.stm) apparently :eek:

I have never heard of them but I went to Macedonia to watch Bolton play FK Rabotnicki a couple of years ago. We reckoned that their players were on hundreds of pounds a month rather than thousands. The clubs are run by megalomaniac chairman and the league has suffered in quality from the collapse of Yugoslavia.

First time I've been through a KFOR check on my way to a match, scary stuff. And it turns out the Vardar Skopje t-shirt I bought has a white supremacy logo on it :suspect:
Stevie G
26-03-2009, 17:32
I imagine Uefa will string them up then... small club in a poor country. Ain't going to be able to kick and scream like the big boys!
unrealnils
05-04-2009, 10:46
Damn.... I'm still hoping for AC Milan to get charged over the 1973 Cup Winners Cup final against Leeds! ;)

milan want there 93 CL title back ;)