Biggest Referee game-fixing scandal ever - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

Seymour93 · 05-12-2006, 04:56 PM

Looks pretty serious, although more evidence is needed.

Inter Milan may finally win the scudetto!

Seymour93 · 05-12-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by drew4008

Soccer SUCKS! Take it to the OT forum.

Does that make you feel more American?

JoeSixPat · 05-12-2006, 05:34 PM

This doesn't seem that big to me - I've lost a ton of money betting on the Washington Generals over the years... my bookie keeps telling me that "they're due" for a win, but it seems to me all the non-calls on travelling and other blatant fouls suggest the fix is in with the refs.

I mean, since when is it legal to pull a guy's pants down in the middle of a game? And isn't it travelling to walk down the court with a ball spinning on your finger?

I guess basketball is just one sport I don't understand.

SamBamsFan · 05-12-2006, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by drew4008

Soccer SUCKS! Take it to the OT forum.

If it makes you feel better, we'll just call it futball.

***gomezcat*** · 05-13-2006, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by PonyExpress

Maybe a bit of hyperbole... Referees fixing games in Europe. Impossible in the US in college and pro sports? With the proliferation of sports betting, we are naive to think so....
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

I think it would be a big mistake to assume it couldn't happen in US sports. It would be pretty easy to do; a QB could have a really bad game, start deliberately throwing picks and so on. Italian football is incredibly corrupt and has been for years, as others have said. It's a shame because they are very good at the game and have produced some really good teams. I wonder if it also goes on here in the UK, but we're too arrogant to believe it would- we tend to be a little like that as a nation, I have to say.

italian pat patriot · 05-13-2006, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DGameguy

Fixing is soooo big in soccer, especially in Italy. There have been allegations that Juventus fixed games for the past thirty years. Numerous occassions where goals against the team are waived off with no explanation whatsoever. Berlusconi, who's roughly the Italian equivalent of President, has been known to buy referees rolexes before matches. His club and Juventus control the board that assigns referees, so if a ref makes a call against them, they often find themselves officiating "minor league" games.

There's a great book called, "How Soccer Explains the World," that explains a lot of it and the differences between sports here and world soccer. An owner in Serbia used to point guns at opposing players during half time. Can you imagine an owner doing something like that here? Well, maybe Steinbrenner lol

you are making a lot of cunfusion my friend...
the team VERY involved is Juventus. MIlan is involved only partially and for 'limited' cases.
for Juventus is different...

the soccer is 'sick' not only here infortunately...

i loved soccer till 20 years ago but i have 'left' it since many many years

italian pat patriot · 05-13-2006, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BruschiOnTap

Another interesting thing to note: AC Milan's owner is former Italian PM Berlusconi who recently resigned amid allegations of corruption in his cabinet. He has quite a reputation for his past shady dealings, including mafia ties. It does not surprise me at all that his team would be centrally involved with this, although shaving points is not how a team becomes a 6-time champion

again...Juventus is involved a lot not Milan AC...and only a couple of teams are involved in the big scandal