September 24, 2013
World Soccer Daily (24/09/2014): Singapore match-fixing gang, the largest in the world
A football match-fixing ring based in Singapore was the world's "largest and most aggressive" such operation, according to an Interpol chief.
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September 19, 2013
Arrest of alleged match-fixing mastermind offers hope for integrity of the game
The arrest of the man believed to be behind a global network of match-fixers is seen as a significant moment in the battle against football corruption.
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August 22, 2013
El Salvador joins the list of countries hit by match fixing allegations
El Salvador’s football federation has suspended 22 international players for 30 days pending the outcome of an investigation into matchfixing.
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March 19, 2013
China crisis shows dangers of ignoring match fixing threat
Friedrich Stickler, a man with a heavy foot in both the football and gambling camps, was warned that “real action” is essential if the game is to resist the danger of being undermined by match…
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February 21, 2013
Involvement of criminal gangs may force police to take match fixing seriously
Italian police have taken into custody an associate of alleged matchfixing mastermind Tan Seet Eng, known as Dan Tan. This could prove a significant step forward in the fight against sports corruption both for the…
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February 7, 2013
Match fixing revelations are latest in long line of football scandals
Brian Glanville places the latest match fixing scandal into some kind of historical context, plus the enduring appeal of David Beckham continues to baffle...
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February 4, 2013
Sad day for European football as scale of match fixing is exposed
After Operacion Puerto, attacking doping in sport out of Spain, football has Operation VETO . . . revealed as the coordinating process between European and international police chasing down matchfixing worldwide.
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September 29, 2012
Canada match fixing in the spotlight
Match fixers are most successful when the chance arises to gamble on one of the world’s fringe leagues away from the spotlight. Enter the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), which is about as far away from…
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June 7, 2012
Platini sidesteps the political football as Euro 2012 party begins
Michel Platini insisted that UEFA remains as firmly in command of its own responsibilities and destiny as ever as he set the scene for Euro 2012.
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April 30, 2012
Turkey match fixing trial: looking at the bigger picture
The ongoing investigation into match fixing in Turkey carries wider implications, not just for that country, but across the entire world of sport.
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March 22, 2012
Turkey states its case for Euro 2020
Turkey will need to prove that it has cleaned up its act, if its bid to host the 2020 European Championships is to be taken seriously.
