It’s all happening in Germany today.
I know nothing about this story till I picked up an email which Rob Hughes sent late last night.
Match-fixing! I wonder. I really wonder. Match-fixing is so hard to prove.
Fifteen arrest warrants have been issued. Police in Germany have arrested five men in Berlin, including a Croatian who was convicted of match-fixing in 2005. We do not know yet which European leagues the fixed matches were in, although Turkey is believed to be one.
The prosecutor in Bochum has a news conference at 2 pm today and Rob was on a plane at dawn to cover it for IHT/NYT. Rob’s email contains three expletives and that’s unusual. Rob never swears.
Talking of match-fixing, I had been wondering what was happening to Luciano Moggi, who masterminded a wholly disgraceful operation in Serie A.
Rome-based blogger Lincon Dexter brings that story up to date.
Just scroll down to Witness reveals truth behind match-fixing scandal. Or perhaps not.