Controversial Allegations
FIFA examines evidence of international football naughtiness

This week, FIFA president Sepp Blatter took a break from being ridiculous to respond to allegations that an Asian gambling syndicate affected the outcome of several games in the 2006 World Cup finals. Following the findings of journalist Declan Hill in his book The Fix, the German version of Bild reports that the Swiss oaf is on the case:
“FIFA are actively trying to bring clarity to the situation.”
Blatter also promised to examine Ghana’s 3-0 loss to Brazil in World Cup 2006, one of the games said to have been fixed by the Asian mafia. Bild recently spoke to Ghanaian goalkeeper Abukari Damba, who is accused

Tags: Abukari Damba, Allegations, Asian Mafia, Brazil, Bribe, Declan Hill, Ecuador, England, FIFA, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Match Fixing, Scandal, Sepp Blatter, Shaka Hislop, Ukraine
Posted: September 4th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey
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