Search on Yahoo or Google FIFA referee bribery scandal - it goes on and that's without the big money from sponsors, nations and betting!
Germany - Referee Robert Hoyzer is jailed for two years five months
South Africa - investigation into bribe-taking by football referees
Spain Emilio Guruceta,referee at the 1984 Anderlecht-Nottingham Forest bribery scandal
Brazil - Brazil's top FIFA referee faces expulsion after a match-fixing scandal
Vietnam – Truong The Toan, FIFA referee and head the Hanoi Football Federation’s Referee Division accused of taking bribes
Italy - Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) chief Franco Carraro resigned when wiretaps were revealed discussing referee selection with the official who used to appoint them.
Czech Republic - Over 24 football officials and referees have been suspended, fined or both in bribery cases
Columbia - Former referee revealed he had tried to bribe a match official to swing the result of a game
JUST A SMALL SAMPLE.
2006-07-03 00:10:06 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Corruption and money go hand in hand in any walk of life not just sports. It is alarming and backs up requests for video replay for big decisions.
2006-07-03 00:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 04:47:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is clear FIFA is corrupt and the evidence is mounting. The Swiss authorities are currently investigating the ISL fiasco and all the kick-backs involved for TV rights. Andrew Jennings has done great research on all this and just put out a book documenting the side-deals (he's the same guy who blew the lid on IOC corruption).
Question: Why don't traditional media outlets cover this issue more? Are they afraid of losing the TV rights?
2006-07-06 17:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Siwash Rock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the following Swiss (or should that be swizz) referee:
In April 1997, European football association UEFA banned top-referee Kurt Röthlisberger for life. He was found guilty of bribery.
Many fans knew for years he was corrupt - you just had to see his performances - but the authorities never had the evidence until late in his career.
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2015-01-29 00:12:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They caught the small fish, whilst the big fish, although sometimes it was 'caught', was left there, the resigning of a person or so does not mean that the rest of the sharks are not there anymore, and this world cup is showing it up with the fixes we are seeing
2006-07-03 00:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by Michael B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big business has too much influence on the game. Blatter is corrupt. He may not have taken bribes but he has not made FIFA an open book. He should be ashamed of himself.
2006-07-03 00:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by paul1953uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is always money running on each game!! That`s why some people are so afraid of the small teams going far: they`re afraid they aren`t able to rob them!!!
Shame on Fifa if the games are fixed!!
2006-07-03 00:20:32 · answer #8 · answered by Carla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about korean referee??
i think they r the same as above
fifa world cup 2002(held in korea),when korea facing spain,the referee seems unfair and thats give a lot of benefits for korean player.
2006-07-03 00:18:48 · answer #9 · answered by chocomint26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its certainly food for thought? Is nothing sacred any more? Even football?
2006-07-03 01:49:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋