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Zenit St Petersburg "bribed Bayern "in last season's UEFA Cup

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matty

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Allegations raised in El Pais today that Zenit paid millions to Bayern Munich in return for the 4-0 semi final win. Russian mafia said to be involved.

 

Read this in Corriere.it and currently trying to translate it.

 

MADRID - Un'inchiesta della magistratura spagnola sulla mafia russa getta più di un’ombra sulla vittoria della Coppa Uefa 2008 da parte dello Zenit San Pietroburgo.

 

INCHIESTA - Il giudice Baltasar Garzon ha in mano alcune intercettazioni in base alle quali, stando a quanto scrive il quotidiano El Pais, la semifinale di ritorno vinta 4-0 dai russi contro il Bayern Monaco sarebbe stata truccata. L’inchiesta, denominata Operacion Troika, ruota attorno a Guenadis Petrov, uno dei massimi leader dell’organizzazione mafiosa Tambobskaya, con sede a San Pietroburgo. Gli inquirenti, che hanno inviato una rogatoria in Germania in merito alla presunta combine, hanno fatto luce sui molteplici interessi imprenditoriali legati al crimine organizzato. Tra questi, appunto, ci sarebbe anche lo Zenit, rampante formazione russa che dopo la vittoria del campionato centrò nella scorsa stagione la Coppa Uefa, battendo in finale i Glasgow Rangers.

 

INTERCETTAZIONI - In un’intercettazione del maggio scorso tra Petrov e uno dei suoi uomini, Leonid Christoforov, emergerebbe come quest’ultimo sapeva in anticipo il risultato della partita contro il Bayern, finita 4-0. E lo stesso Petrov, parlando con un altro interlocutore, affermava di aver pagato 50 milioni al Bayern, senza specificare la valuta. Petrov e alcuni suoi uomini sono in prigione dal giugno scorso. La Uefa, fa notare El Pais, ha aperto un’inchiesta per studiare 26 partite sospette, sulle quali ci sarebbero state eccessive scommesse via Internet.

muleskinner

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Interesting. Dick Advocaat has also said he is unable to sign black players for Zenit due to the fans refusal to accept them. He should resign, not like he would be short of job offers.

Hassony

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Interesting. Dick Advocaat has also said he is unable to sign black players for Zenit due to the fans refusal to accept them. He should resign, not like he would be short of job offers.

 

they will replace him with Aragones

matty

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MADRID - An inquiry by Spanish investigating magistrates into the Russian mafia throws a large shadow on Zenit's victory in the 2008 Uefa Cup.

 

The judge Baltasar Garzon has some intercepted telephone conversations which, according to the newspaper El Pais, show that the 2nd leg of the semi final won by the Russians against Bayern Munich was corrupt. The inquiry, called Operation Troika, revolves around Guenadis Petrov, one of the top leaders of the mafia organisation Tambobskaya, based in St Petersburg. The investigators, who have informed German authorities of their investigation, are shedding light on the various business interests of the criminal organisation. Among these, there is Zenit, the powerful Russian team who after beating Bayern went on to beat Rangers in the final.

 

In one of the telephone conversations intercepted last May between Petrov and one of his men, Leonid Christoforov, shows that the latter knew the result of the match before it was played, and which ended 4-0. Petrov himself, speaking to another man, confirmed that he had paid 50 million [euros] to Bayern, without specifying the reason. Petrov and some of his men have been in prison since June this year. Uefa, says El Pais, has opened an inquiry to study 26 suspect matches, on which it is alleged there were very large bets placed on the the internet.

Hassony

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So Rangers will be made Uefa cup champions?

 

Would love for those racist c**** and for Bayern to be kicked out of europe

 

and then we can buy Rebiery on the cheap, which will be good new for Lescott as he won't be the ugliest player in the Derby!

smithdown

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paid 50 million [euros] to Bayern

 

Ha ha!

 

I bet Kenwright and Moyes are gutted now that they beat Zenit. If they'd thrown the game they might have been able to buy another player off Standard Liege after they watched them play us.

Anfield Fox

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Strange this hasn't been picked up by the British press seeing as how Rangers stand to gain.

 

Can't believe the figure either. £40m for a SEMI-FINAL of the UEFA CUP! I know this Russian oil tycoons have money to burn but that is just crazy considering you get £2m for winning it.

Behind Enemy Lines

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Strange this hasn't been picked up by the British press seeing as how Rangers stand to gain.

 

Can't believe the figure either. £40m for a SEMI-FINAL of the UEFA CUP! I know this Russian oil tycoons have money to burn but that is just crazy considering you get £2m for winning it.

I imagine it's more to do with bets rather than prize money

Ripley

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MADRID - An inquiry by Spanish investigating magistrates into the Russian mafia throws a large shadow on Zenit's victory in the 2008 Uefa Cup.

 

The judge Baltasar Garzon has some intercepted telephone conversations which, according to the newspaper El Pais, show that the 2nd leg of the semi final won by the Russians against Bayern Munich was corrupt.

It absolutely had to be Garzon, didn't it?

 

He wanted Pinochet extradited when we had, didn't he? Has tried to get Kissinger for war crimes and I believe tried to get the European Parliament to revoke Berlusconi's immunity.

 

Good man. Russian mafia, though :guns:

Gerry

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So this E50m, how do they get that into the club without somebody spotting it?

 

Well aye. You'd think the line in the club accounts that says "Miscellaneous Income.... €50M" would merit some investigation. ;)

matty

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It absolutely had to be Garzon, didn't it?

 

He wanted Pinochet extradited when we had, didn't he? Has tried to get Kissinger for war crimes and I believe tried to get the European Parliament to revoke Berlusconi's immunity.

 

Good man. Russian mafia, though :guns:

I don't know where he finds the time, but he's certainly ambitious. Make a good TV series this, if slightly retro.

lfc4eva99

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You never know, why not? just to guarantee....

 

How does this work then? If this was fixed then the Bayern players got a share? If they did, arent they supposed to be brought to the book then? they did throw a game for cash in the end? IF ofcourse this is true.....

Ronnie Whelan

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There are ways of slipping €50m into a company. It doesnt have to be as obvious as lodging it directly to your bank account. If Bayern are thought to have willingly accepted this then they are in real trouble.

Sir Tokyo Sexwale

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UEFA need to act fast & do it now:

 

Ban all clubs with Russian connections form Europe

Ban Bayern from Europe

Ban all clubs who have done transfer deals with Bayern in the past few years from Europe

 

 

there's a good start

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