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Learning from match-fixing in Asia

February 8, 2013
By John Duerden
(Archive)
Some things just seem to go hand-in-hand in football. Stereotypically, England do direct, Italy do defensive and Brazil do samba. And Asia? That would be Premier League shirt-buying and international match-fixing. Europol, investigating a massive corruption scandal in the beautiful game, could do worse than get on the phone or a plane to some Eastern capitals and provide some advice on dos and don'ts.

The perception may be that rigging results is de rigueur in Asia, but just like police ...

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