The act of match fixing has gone another level with perpetrators not interested in fixing matches for money.
Reports from Lebanon say referees are demanding for sex to fix match. According to Reuters, three Lebanese referees have been charged for accepting sexual bribes from three women to fix an Asian Football Confederation Cup match. They will go on trial from 10-14 June.
FIFA-recognised referee Ali Sabbagh and assistants Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb had allegedly agreed to influence the result of the 3 April match between Singapore’s Tampines Rovers and East Bengal of India, and were hastily replaced hours before kick-off by the AFC.
The three, who deny the charges against them, face a maximum fine of S$100,000 and a five-year prison term if found guilty.
They have not been given bail on grounds they could be a flight risk and are currently being held at Singapore’s Changi Prison. Read details on piusehimare..com