Football conspiracy theories

[Magic8Ball]

Football's great conspiracy theories

Chelsea's tumultuous elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Barcelona and Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo has been accompanied by allegations of a Uefa plot to prevent another all-English final. Here are some other great football conspiracy theories.

 

By Rory Smith

Last Updated: 5:45PM BST 07 May 2009

 

 

Liverpool v Inter Milan, 1965:

Leading 3-1 from the first leg at Anfield, Bill Shankly's side were beaten 3-0 in front of 90,000 at the San Siro in what one Liverpool director referred to as evidence that "they are never going to let a British team win the European Cup." Ian St John saw one legitimate goal chalked off, while Spanish referee Jose Maria Oritz de Mendibil allowed two controversial Inter goals to stand.

Derby County v Juventus, 1973:

It is a scene immortalised in The Damned United: Brian Clough loudly informing the Italian press he would not speak to "cheating --------". Clough's first European adventure was mortally wounded by a 3-1 defeat in Italy after Archie Gemmill and Roy McFarland were booked – ruling them out of the return, which Derby won 1-0 – and Juventus substitute Helmut Haller accompanied referee Gerhard Schulenburg to his dressing room at half-time.

 

Brian Clough's memory was sullied by inaccuracies in that 'Damned' book

Barcelona?s hit-and-miss Champions League record in England

 

Leeds Utd v AC Milan, 1973:

A European Cup Winners' Cup final dominated by strange decisions from Greek referee Christos Michas, Norman Hunter being harshly dismissed and two Leeds penalty appeals turned away. The Greek FA later found Michas guilty of match-fixing in relation to events in the game and he was banned for life by Uefa.

 

Leeds Utd v Bayern Munich, 1975:

Picking up the pieces from Clough's disastrous 44 days at Elland Road, Jimmy Armfield somehow guided the remnants of Don Revie's side into the European Cup final. Bayern won 2-0, but not before referee Michel Kitabdjian had ruled out Peter Lorimer's valid goal and denied Leeds two clear-cut penalties.

 

Anderlecht v Nottingham Forest, 1984:

The only proven case of bribery affecting an English team's progression in Europe. Clough's Forest side won the first leg at the City Ground 2-0 only to lose 3-0 in Belgium, with a controversial goal ruled out. Anderlecht later admitted they had paid Spanish official Emilio Guruceta Muro £20,000 as "a loan" before the game.

 

Bobby Moore in Colombia 1970:

Just weeks before England mounted their unsuccessful defence of the World Cup in Mexico, talismanic captain Bobby Moore was arrested and charged in Colombia, accused of stealing an emerald bracelet from a hotel shop. All charges were dropped but files released two years later suggest the incident was a deliberate sting on the part of the Colombian secret services.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...y-theories.html

[Benzo-13]

Bad list as the Mancs v Spurs/Bolton/Blackburn aren't there..

 

[JRC]

I always thought the Ref of our Inter game had later been found accepting a holiday in a villa in Italy.

[Gomez]

The problem with the 'platini didn't want an all english final and therefore conspired against chelski' is undermined by the fact that they were 30 seconds from qualifying and where ultimately denied by a wonder goal. Had it been a conspiracy, the penalty in the first leg would have been given and Abidol wouldn't have been sent off.

[Magic8Ball]

Bad list as the Mancs v Spurs/Bolton/Blackburn aren't there..

 

why don't you just list their league fixtures ?

[Tosh]

The problem with the 'platini didn't want an all english final and therefore conspired against chelski' is undermined by the fact that they were 30 seconds from qualifying and where ultimately denied by a wonder goal. Had it been a conspiracy, the penalty in the first leg would have been given and Abidol wouldn't have been sent off.

Stupid boy

 

Of course Platini conspired. It's obvious. A Chelsea fan told me.

[John am Rhein]

I always thought the Ref of our Inter game had later been found accepting a holiday in a villa in Italy.

 

AFAIK, he was found to have been involved in corruption but not specifically in relation to the game with Liverpool.

[Murphman]

Jimmy Greaves reckoned Mooro definitely nicked the tom.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I always thought the Ref of our Inter game had later been found accepting a holiday in a villa in Italy.

 

 

AFAIK, he was found to have been involved in corruption but not specifically in relation to the game with Liverpool.

 

He admitted to it, didn't he?

[growler]

problem is, if you list the mancs games, the list gets too long

[Dmitch]

problem is, if you list the mancs games, the list gets too long

 

 

would have to list every game they have won or lost!

[cymrococh]

Jimmy Greaves reckoned Mooro definitely nicked the tom.

apples and pears me old china

[fyds]

He admitted to it, didn't he?

Yes he did, off the record to a journalist - brown envelopes had exchanged hands - but allthough charges were supposedly drawn up, he retired and nothing happened to him in the end, though several of his fellow officials he'd worked with did later get done. LFC TV has covered this and the investigation that followed in at least two programmes.

 

As we all know, Italian football is as clean as a whistle and there has never been even a whiff of conspiracy to defraud or corruption - no siree Bob.

Edited May 9, 2009 by fyds

[Murphman]

apples and pears me old china

 

 

'Stairs my old friend'.