FIFA agent and Ghanaian officials on the take - Dispatches Channel 4 tonight

mike65

Also in the telegraph, grauniad, etc this morning

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/world-cup-corruption-allegations-fifa-ghana

No doubt Sepp Blatter will be out playing the race card before lunchtime.

The TV programme goes out at 7.30-8.30 tonight on C4

Fr Tod Umptious

Maybe it will put an end to the Ghana love fest that has been here for the past four years

folan

From the article:

As part of a joint investigation with Channel 4's Dispatches, the Daily Telegraph filmed a registered Fifa agent, Christopher Forsythe and Obed Nketiah, who sits on the management committee of the Ghana under-20 team, allegedly promising they would be able to arrange a deal to rig international friendlies.

There is no suggestion that any of the World Cup games or players are involved in any match-fixing.

Ghana not on the take.

Fifa on the take.

TimeToShine

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Maybe it will put an end to the Ghana love fest that has been here for the past four years

What's not to love about plucky underdogs playing good football and doing well for themselves?

We are laughable in comparison with our crappy football and lack of ambition yet if someone posted a similar comment about Ireland in any other country's forum we'd be outraged.

Corholio

folan wrote: »

From the article:




Ghana not on the take.

Fifa on the take.

In what way are they not?

He's only a registered FIFA agent, he doesnt work for FIFA. It obviously takes both sides to pull off something like this.

mike65

folan wrote: »

From the article:




Ghana not on the take.

Fifa on the take.

Title amended.

folan

Corholio wrote: »

In what way are they not?

because there is no suggestion that they are.

Corholio wrote: »

He's only a registered FIFA agent, he doesnt work for FIFA. It obviously takes both sides to pull off something like this.

ah i see.

Fr Tod Umptious

TimeToShine wrote: »

What's not to love about plucky underdogs playing good football and doing well for themselves?

We are laughable in comparison with our crappy football and lack of ambition yet if someone posted a similar comment about Ireland in any other country's forum we'd be outraged.

Just sick of people going on about how they were cheated out of a SF place in 2010.

Cool_CM

Just starting now

Zico

This might explain why refs have been refusing to award blatant penalties at the World Cup, FIFA must have known this programme was coming.

mike65

Manchester United's 6-1 defeat to Manchester City, just sayin'

or

Football: Man Utd blow away the Gunners in 6-1 route

Everton 1 - 6 Arsenal 2009 (the defending in this game was just awful)
Arsenal 6 - 1 Southampton
Norwich City 1-6 Manchester City
Chelsea 6-1 Queens Park Rangers
Aston Villa 6-1 Sunderland

These are the 6-1 games in the PL in recent years, which one is the fix?

kryogen

Enjoyed the programme

Gavin "shels"

At least two fixed matches in the Europa League Qualifying matches this afternoon/evening, most people have no idea how much of an issue fixing is.