Just few days ago, UEFA’s investigators hinted about more than 500 matches which were assumingly fixed, but they did not name any of the players or matches that time. Now, a match is being specified by Europol as suspected to be fixed, and that was Liverpool’s Champions Leagues clash with Hungarian club Debrecen back in 2009. Reportedly, Debrecen goalie Vukasin Poleksic had been approached by bookmakers before two of their matches, but he did not inform UEFA about those offers. Later, he also faced the disciplinary actions by European governing body for not reporting an important incident to them, and consequently, he was banned for two years in 2010, but at that time, UEFA did not reveal the exact reasons for his ban. Now, it is being flashed out by the media that it was the consequence of Europol’s match fixing investigations. Even Liverpool earlier denied being aware of any such investigations about any of their matches. Their spokesman said, “We have had no contact from Europol or … [Read more...]
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