FA probes match-fixing allegation

[ForzaChievo]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... 665670.stm
FA probes match-fixing allegation
Saturday, 11 October 2008

The Football Association is to examine alleged match-fixing allegations involving a Championship match sent to them by the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

Bookmakers reportedly detected a "massive movement" in bets in Asia in an unspecified Championship match at around half-time.

As well as the FA, the Sunday Telegraph has sent a document to the Gambling Commission over the betting patterns.

"We will consider any evidence brought to our attention," said the FA

[ForzaChievo]

Another article.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... claim.html

The Football Association are to investigate the possibility of match-fixing after The Sunday Telegraph handed over a document detailing extraordinary betting patterns in the Asian market during a recent Championship game.

Traders for British firm Spreadex noticed "a massive movement at around half-time". An expert, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he had "not seen anything like this in 10 years of working in the industry" and expressed concern for "the integrity of the English game".

In the Asian gambling market it is common to place a handicap on one of the teams. In this case the handicap made an enormous, unexplained swing that would indicate a major on-field event when nothing of that nature had occurred. However, later in the match a major on-field event did occur.

After investigating what our source described as "strange patterns" in betting, The Sunday Telegraph sent a document to the FA and the Gambling Commission on Friday. An FA spokesman said: "We will consider any evidence which is brought to our attention. We are committed to thoroughly investigate any allegations of this nature."

The FA and the Gambling Commission do not have jurisdiction in the case of overseas bookmakers but do have to uphold the integrity of the game. The enormous financial power of the Asian gambling industry has long been a concern to regulators in this country.

The two Philippines-based bookmakers on which the swing was detected are SBOBET and IBCBET. There is no suggestion of impropriety on their part. Both bookmakers declined to comment.

[ruud]

that cant be right

it only happens in italy

[King Ledley]

that cant be right

it only happens in italy

lol

[ForzaChievo]

It is funny though.

Because if this was about the Italian game, the thread would already be 4 pages long about how much Italians are cheats.

[diegom]

WOW

ANOTHER match fixing scandal in EPL????

Neva!

[ozzie owl]

Who ever they catch wipe out all points so far!!!

[Updachels]

WOW

ANOTHER match fixing scandal in EPL????

Neva!

That is funny I swore it said it was from a CHAMPIONSHIP match...

You might wanna read stuff before you post.

[ronaldo07]

diegom dont know how to differentiate between championship / epl !!

[diegom]

WOW

ANOTHER match fixing scandal in EPL????

Neva!

That is funny I swore it said it was from a CHAMPIONSHIP match...

You might wanna read stuff before you post.

Who gives a flying tossss, its in the ENGLISH football Association!

[ronaldo07]

not as bad as serie a !!

[ForzaChievo]

not as bad as serie a !!

It all started in the English game, go look at how Arsenal got into the first division.

[BrickTop]

not as bad as serie a !!

It all started in the English game, go look at how Arsenal got into the first division.

Look how Juve got into the second ;)

[ComeOnYouBlues]

Norwich V Derby
lol @ Scum

[Hawkesy]

Norwich V Derby
lol @ Scum

As soon as I saw the last name of this thread, i knew you knew what i was about to post