An Introduction to Match Fixing in Football

Interpol should really investigate the people who disliked this video 😂😂.

One of football's deadliest diseases... Match fixing truly robs the game of its magic

Plot twist: Joe’s been binging Line of Duty and just wanted a video topic where he could say OCG numerous times

When you look at how shocking some referee decisions are in the Premier League even after using VAR you can’t help but think there’s corruption involved. When we normal fans can see decisions easily and professional referees with technology can’t, you have to ask questions...

There goes Tifo surprising me with another interesting topic.

A top former English referee was doing talks in my country to our local referee groups, and he told me about a match-fixing referee who he was assigned to assess. It was an Eastern European referee on some Europa Cup early qualifying round, and this assessor was called by UEFA beforehand, and told that the referee was suspected of being involved in fixing, and there were anomalous betting patterns, I think on one of the teams scoring 1 goal during the game. They wanted to catch him in the act, so they didn't pull him off the game, and this assessor had to act normal. The game was all going pretty simple, no weird decisions or anything, until the middle of the second half when he gave a penalty off a corner, gesturing there had been pushing in the box. Replays showed that there was absolutely nothing. So a penalty was given, but then it was missed, and for the rest of the game the assessor was expecting another weird call. But full time arrived, and nothing more out of the ordinary happened. The anomalous betting pattern wasn't fulfilled -- the fixers didn't win their bets. After the game the assessor had to carry on as normal and do the normal post-match assessor thing of talking to the referee, talking through various decisisons with him, giving feedback. Apparently the referee gave the weakest of "I saw a push" explanations for the penalty, and looked very uncomfortable, while being told by the assessor that it was a clear mistake based on video replays. Eventually the assessor had to ride with the referee to the airport, trying to act normal, and after they parted, the referee was arrested at the airport. It was interesting noting how the referee wasn't being asked to ensure the bet was fulfilled, just to swing the odds. I think the deal was, if the team hadn't scored a goal by a certain minute, the referee had to give them a penalty. He would have clearly waited around to try and hope it occurred naturally, but eventually he had to make one up. But after that, his job was done. It didn't matter what the outcome of the penalty was, they/he didn't want to draw attention to the fix by making multiple weird decisions

Croatians running a betting bizmis out of a coffee shop in Berlin is too stereotypical to be true lmao

no wonder so many teams are sponsored by betting companies

I just thought Corrupt FC had a good day.....

The 6 dislikes are from FIFA officials 😂

One story from a lower, regional Polish league in early 2000s. The home team made a deal they'll lose the game. There was one problem - a young Nigerian striker, new player. He had no clue and didn't speak Polish either. The whole game fans could hear his teammates shouting at each other "nie podawaj do czarnucha (don't pass to the negro)". They were afraid he will score, and they won't get their bonus.

It's so sad how nowadays whenever I see a result that was a great comeback I take a moment to consider it skeptically and wonder if it was truly deserved

Anyone still remember the Wigan scandal last season? A fake company bought them to then bankrupt them and so get the 12 point deduction, relegating them and making sure a bet won huge sums of money in some Asian casino

a friend of my borther plays in the first slovenian league and he says that every match is fixed, some people go into the locker room and say everything that has to happen, sometimes it’s very precise like when that lady in the stands puts her hand up you need to shoot, assist or whatever needs to be done. I was there when he was explaining it and it was very sad, but what can you do

I've worked in the iGaming (casino & betting) industry for nearly 6 years. Syndicates are rife and match fixing runs very deep. Great analysis in this vid.

Ateltico (Nefarious) Madrid not registering one shot on target and being knocked out by Cornellus in the Copa Del Rey...

I'm relatively certain that the Chinese and Russian OCGs have compromised my kids' U13 and U8 Soccer (football) leagues. I mean, last game that was so clearly a red card offense, in the box, but no penalty was awarded. It's just so shocking that the Russians would get to a 14 year-old ref, but it's also the only explanation.

Matches that are fixed are great. Ive bet on at least 40 matches so far this season that have been fixed. Small amounts, no one will ever know. Football is just money now a days. Its funny to think people actually think every single match is genuine and not fixed.

This just reminded me of Chelsea vs Barcelona 2009, second leg Champions League at The Bridge

I remember premier league games back in the late 90s and early 00s where players would just hoof the ball into touch immediately after kickoff or get an early card within the first 5 mins. Always seemed odd to me but obviously it was spot fixing. Thinking back it was everywhere and some pretty well known players done it.