Instances of Corruption in Football

[John am Rhein]

List them here:

 

the obvious Bennett/Mascherano incident, of course, but also...

 

the recent European Cup Q/F draw

Man U vs Arsenal a few years ago (Pizza throwing game)

Both Man U-Blackburn games in the 1993/94 season

Man U-Nantes a few years ago where two Nantes defenders simultaneously tried to handle the ball

Hans Segers helping Everton stay up in (?) 1994-ish

Derby-Juventus, 1973 European Cup Semi Final

West Germany-Argentina 1990 World Cup final (Argentina simply not allowed to win)

Various Italian games, especially the one where Internazionale beat Sampdoria 3-2 and didn't celebrate the winning goal because a 2-2 draw had been agreed and were accused of being 'traitors' in the post match press conference

Leeds-West Brom, 1971, most offside 'goal' ever

[AE]

Ermm 1965 the semi in Milan.

[John am Rhein]

Ermm 1965 the semi in Milan.

 

Yes, but what's the story there? I eventually saw this 'blatantly offside goal' and, if anything, it looked ONside. What else were the allegations?

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

scoring directly from an indirect FK and the ref admitting years later to a bung

[Mike]

Yes, but what's the story there? I eventually saw this 'blatantly offside goal' and, if anything, it looked ONside. What else were the allegations?

 

research?

[Jim D]

Mancs v Sheffield Wednesday 1993, 7 mins of unknown stoppage time added.......

[Billy Dane]

Mike Riley in the penalty years at Old Trafford, corruption or simple incompetence?

[Maldini]

I suppose you could count all those games being abandoned due to floodlight failures in the late 90's

[psl]

Sweden and I think Denmark's 2-2 draw which knocked Italy out of the European Championships.

 

That was funny.

[Cobs]

W. Germany v Austria @ Espana 82 to shaft the Algerians

[Sion]

Sweden and I think Denmark's 2-2 draw which knocked Italy out of the European Championships.

 

That was funny.

 

I remember that

 

http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/06/24/a20_14.php

[stressederic]

Both the Italy and Spain games v South Korea in 2002.

 

Dodgy as f***.

[surf]

Sweden and I think Denmark's 2-2 draw which knocked Italy out of the European Championships.

 

That was funny.

 

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gw4Ls_Ab0yw&feature=related

 

they only kicked it about in injury time though

 

dutch commentator suggesting a very crafty scriptewriter to come up wiht that scenario

[Des]

Argentina v Peru, 1978 World Cup.

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Sweden and I think Denmark's 2-2 draw which knocked Italy out of the European Championships.

 

That was funny.

 

 

It was funny, but it's got nothing to do with corruption. Both sides needed a draw to go through, while at the same time eliminating one of the stronger teams, Italy.

 

It was funnier that Italy were the victims.

[fyds]

...and apparently according to the Portugese FA, two games involving Porto during Mourinho's last season there.

[John am Rhein]

Argentina v Peru, 1978 World Cup.

 

and the Brazil-poland game earlier that day

[John am Rhein]

scoring directly from an indirect FK and the ref admitting years later to a bung

 

Was the bung in that particular game, though? I know he was found to have taken bribes, but I understood that was in a different match or matches (?)

[John am Rhein]

Ermm 1965 the semi in Milan.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvaLs53sII

 

Our keeper's f*cked right up there...

 

And a few having a Mascherano moment, too. Can anyone name them?

[Hassony]

Chelsea's penalty at anfield this season

[StevieC]

Chuck Warner

Sepp Blatter

[Andy @ Allerton]

The First teams in England to be done for match fixing were Liverpool v Manchester United..

[pipnasty]

Mancs v Sheffield Wednesday 1993, 7 mins of unknown stoppage time added.......

 

I might be wrong here but I also seem to recall Steve Bruce reaching 21 points late on in the season and the FA overturning an automatic ban due to his 'previous good behaviour' even though he had always been a dirty b*****d.

[Andy @ Allerton]

Mancs v Leicester City - 9 minutes of injury time played - until the Mancs scored and the ref blew 1 sec after kickoff

[dorgie]

The untold story of how a young David Beckham can be attending Tottenham's school of excellence one day, but signing forms for Manchester United the next. Allegedly.