By Humberto Viera
06 Sep 2024, 13:26 PM EDT
In the past two years, an investigation has been launched in Germany into alleged match-fixing in up to 17 football matches, motivated by fraudulent betting. According to the German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost, reported by EFE, the suspected matches include games from the 3. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, two regional leagues and several top leagues.
The report also notes that the German Football Association (DFB) is aware of these allegations and has addressed them seriously. Despite this, the DFB appears to retain some reservations about the possibility of manipulating matches to ensure specific results.
According to the report, controversial decisions by referees and serious errors by players, especially goalkeepers and defenders, have been detected, which could be linked to betting.
The results of these 17 matches are said to have been sold on the dark web, where betting can generate huge profits. Chat logs are also said to exist that could serve as proof of the criminal agreements behind these match-fixings.
The outlet also claims that the DFB’s partner in charge of monitoring betting has found no irregularities in the random samples it has analysed.
Subsequent investigations by prosecutors into an international network raised suspicions of match-fixing involving not only the 2. Bundesliga but also higher-level competitions such as the Champions League and Europa League.
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