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Chann Sankaran mugshot for 2013 English match fixing scandal Following newspaper reports, an investigation was launched by the National Crime Agency. Subsequently the two businessmen, Krishna Ganeshan , and Chann Sankaran, were jailed along with footballer Michael Boateng who were all convicted of conspiracy to commit bribery for a failed plot ...
A Europol investigation into match-fixing by criminal syndicates published its initial findings in February 2013. Of 380 matches in Europe alleged to be fixed, one took place in England. The match, a UEFA Champions League tie from the "last three or four years", was not named due to "ongoing judicial proceedings". [14] [15]
The 2013 Lebanese football match-fixing scandal involved 24 players, with two (Ramez Dayoub and Mahmoud El Ali) being banned from the sport for life. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] In December 2013, six people in Britain, including Blackburn forward DJ Campbell , were arrested for allegedly fixing football games .
Operation VETO, the investigation by Europol and the police into match fixing in professional football, was announced on 4 February 2013. [1] [2] [3] The investigation was carried out by Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, and centred on the influence of organised crime syndicates based in Asia on the results of 380 football matches played in 15 countries around the world ...
In 2010, Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir, and Salman Butt were involved in a spot-fixing scandal during a Test match against England at Lord's.
The issue of match fixing in association football has been described, in 2013, by Chris Eaton, the former Head of Security of FIFA (the sport's world governing body), as a "crisis", [1] while UEFA's president Michel Platini has said that if it continues, "football is dead". [2]
2011–12 Italian football match-fixing scandal; 2013 Lebanese match fixing scandal – in 2013, Lebanese footballers, Ramez Dayoub (playing for Selangor FA) and Mahmoud El Ali (playing for Persiba Balikpapan), were banned for life by the Lebanese Football Association for participating in match-fixing scandals. [6] 22 players were investigated ...
The high-profile scandal engulfed snooker in early 2023 as 10 Chinese players were charged with varying degrees of match-fixing, and ultimately Liang Wenbo and Li Hang were banned from the sport ...