Archive for April 4th, 2008

Football is fixed, explains the losses

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Just read this on the Indie website
Footballer ‘fixed match to pay off gambling debt of £50,000′

How an ‘epidemic’ of addiction is destroying the careers and lives of some of the game’s top players

A footballer with a serious gambling problem has admitted accepting a £50,000 bribe to help throw a game in Britain, The Independent can reveal.

According to a source familiar with the circumstances, the player – who has a Premiership club on his CV – racked up a £50,000 debt with a bookmaker. The bookmaker said he would write off the debt if the player got himself sent off and also persuaded three team-mates to get booked in a specific game.

That explains how my rock solid bets lose :-) Looks like a lower league anyway.  I don’t be on them.  Dying to find out who the bookie is.  Never betting with them again. 

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