In one of the shocking findings by the European Union’s joint police body, there are more than 680 matches that were fixed in one way of another. While more than half of them happened in European soil, rests are related to other parts of the world, including Africa, America, and Asia. Moreover, these fixed matches are not confined to few soccer events; perhaps they cover every popular soccer league and tournament, like World Cup, European Championship qualifiers and Champions League matches. This is perhaps the most alarming single to all the fans of soccer, and more importantly, investigators have also said that there would be more findings once they carry on their investigations. Rob Wainwright, the head of Europol who is doing the investigations, said, “This is a sad day for European football, and more evidence of the corrupting influence of organized crime.” He also added that criminals were gaining money from soccer fixing on a large scale. Accordingly, there are players, … [Read more...]