bribery

03 Jun

The scandal over bribery from bookmakers also shakes Argentine players

Anna EdwardsArgentine, bookmakers, bribery, players, Scandal, shakes

The online betting corruption scandal that is shaking Brazilian soccer is beginning to worry Argentine soccer. In the neighboring country, eight players from different first division clubs were found guilty of manipulating gambling actions in exchange for money. Among them is the Argentine Kevin Lomónaco, who acknowledged that he had deliberately admonished a change of 70,000 reais (approximately 13,000 dollars), of which he claims to have received only 30% and for which he was severely penalized. It is expected that as a result of this scandal, the Brazilian Congress will introduce a stricter regulatory framework for online gambling activity this…

14 May

Foul play: how the bribery scheme that shakes soccer in Brazil worked

Anna EdwardsBrazil, bribery, Foul, play, scheme, shakes, Soccer, worked

brazilian soccer is at the center of the scandal because more than a dozen players are under suspicion of having rigged games in favor of gamblers. The alleged case of corruption came to light last November when the president of Vila Nova de Goiás, Hugo Jorge Bravo, declared that three second division matches, in which his club participates, had been rigged. Bravo found out through one of his players, the 20-year-old midfielder Romário, who breached the agreement with the bettors: commit a penalty in el match against Sport Recifein the last day of Brasileirao B, in exchange for a sum…