Match fixing

Match fixing is rife in world sport today but nowhere near as bad as it is in Soccer (Football). Why is it so bad in soccer?

The majority of the money comes from Indian bookmakers. Players who are caught match fixing are banned for life from ever being involved in soccer. Juventus was stripped of two titles because of their part in the first match fixing scandal to come out of Italy. Antonio Conte the coach of Juventus was banned for 10 months for his knowledge of what happened at Siena when he was head coach. He wasn't directly involved in the match fixing but had knowledge of it and thats why he only got 10 months.

Fenerbahce of the Turkish Super Lig was booted out of the champions league last year because they were embroiled in a match fixing scandal. In Australia up to 10 players and coaches from victorian premier league team Southern Stars are facing life bans and Queensland club Albany Creek Excelsior are also embroiled in it.

So why feel the need to ruin your life and sometimes a really great paying career to make a little cash on the side. Players need to understand that that they will be caught.

South African cricket star and pin up boy Hansie Cronje was banned for life in 2000 for match fixing and died in a plane crash in 2001.

The penalties imposed on known match fixing is very good but for some reason it isnt stopping. Players know they will get caught eventually, so why do they continue to do it? Fans are getting sick and tired of all the scandals going on in world sport. We put our hard earned money into these sports and the players and teams can't even give us the decency of not being involved in scandals. As of yet we haven't had a major scandal in the English Premier League except for the Ryan Giggs and John Terry affair scandals. Lets hope the bookmakers involved in fixing matches get what they deserve and that match fixing won't get into the English game