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UEFA Cup Final Under Scrutiny

  • 02-10-2008 8:49am
    #1
    Sizzler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭


    Wouldnt find it hard to believe in the sense that Zenit are LOADED and surely have some rather wealthy "fans" but can't believe Bayern or Rangers players would have been involved in this, surely :confused:

    http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/article1758124.ece
    The Scottish Sun wrote:
    RANGERS were at the centre of a match-fixing riddle over their UEFA Cup final defeat to Zenit St Petersburg.

    Two alleged leaders of a Russian mob were among 13 people nabbed in Spain over claims £32MILLION was paid so Zenit would win the trophy.


    Zenit beat the Ibrox side, skippered by Barry Ferguson 2-0 in the final in Manchester in May.


    It’s alleged the mob also fixed the Russian side’s 5-1 semi-final aggregate win over German giants Bayern Munich.


    A Spanish newspaper claimed cops had launched a probe into the betting scam — after allegedly hearing two Mafia kingpins BOAST about it on an intercepted phone call.


    UEFA last night vowed to probe the allegations.


    Madrid-based daily ABC said Godfather Gennadios Petrov and Leonid Khristoforov were TWICE recorded speaking about the sting.


    It is unclear how they had allegedly influenced the outcome of the matches.


    But another paper El Pais said Judge Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s leading criminal investigator, sent details of the alleged match-fixing to the German State prosecutor.


    Their sources said Petrov was heard stating he had paid 50million to the German team — but did not clarify if it was in dollars, euros or Russian roubles.


    Petrov and Khristoforov were among 13 people, all from the St Petersburg area, arrested by Spanish cops as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into money laundering, drug trafficking, gun-running, prostitution and extortion. A spokesman for the National Police in Madrid said he could not make any comment about the report of match fixing.


    UEFA said it was looking to cooperate with the Spanish authorities over the allegations.


    William Gaillard, director of communications, said last night: “Our disciplinary unit will of course try to get in touch with the Spanish judge and see if he can share some of his information.


    “It depends if Spanish law allows this type of sharing. But we will be looking into this.”


    Reports in Spain also claimed police have opened a separate dossier into the alleged match-fixing as a result of the intercepted phone calls.


    Rangers have declined to comment on the allegations. Bayern Munich also refused to discuss the claims.


    Goals by Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyryanov gave Zenit — led by captain Anatoliy Tymoschuk, victory over Walter Smith’s team in the final.


Comments

  • #2
    bobbysands81
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    Find this very hard to believe.

    Zenit are miles better than Rangers anyway so surely they wouldn't need to throw the game?

    With David "Moonbeams" Murray anything is possible though.

    Maybe Murray took the bung KNOWING that the huns would lose. He didn't need to tell the players to throw the game, he just knew that Zenit would win.


  • #3
    leninbenjamin
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    (o.0)

    weird. as said i find this hard to believe, but the silence from Rangers and Bayern is deafening imo.


  • #4
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    Already posted a similar story http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055390140

    This one focuses on the semi though, but you never know....maybe Mr Gerry Murphy of that well known oracle of truth The Scottish Sun isn't at the wind up....


  • #5
    An Citeog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,096 ✭✭✭An Citeog


    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    (o.0)

    weird. as said i find this hard to believe, but the silence from Rangers and Bayern is deafening imo.

    Maybe I'm just way too hungover and can't see certain parts of the article, but I don't see any accusations levelled against Rangers. It's all about the semi final win over Bayern.


  • #6
    Brewster
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    Its nothing to do with Rangers. It was the semi result that was the eye opening result at the time!


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  • #7
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    An Citeog wrote: »
    Maybe I'm just way too hungover and can't see certain parts of the article, but I don't see any accusations levelled against Rangers. It's all about the semi final win over Bayern.

    Shhhh!, this is an opportunity to have a free shot at Rangers.....Take it while you have the chance, do your duty as an Irishman!

    EDIT: BTW, can one of the Mods merge these threads or something?


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