Episode 631 • • 1:08:19 - 1:16:01
631: Micro Propaganda
Global Soccer Corruption, Match Fixing Scandals
A Real Sports report detailed widespread corruption in international soccer, involving players, referees, and Asian gambling syndicates. Former defender Carlo Gervasoni admitted to taking bribes to fix matches in Italy, while fixer Ante Sapina confessed to bribing a FIFA referee to manipulate a World Cup qualifier. In one extreme instance, a completely fake team was hired to pose as the Togo national team for a rigged match.