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Chinese Football Suffering From Match Fixing
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 21:13

The Chinese TV channel CCTV-5 decided not to broadcast the contest between the Chinese national team and arch-rival Japan. Chinese football is currently suffering from the effects of rife match fixing and corruption.

The race for the East Asian championship took place last Saturday and was scheduled to be broadcast by CCTV 5, but instead of the game, the viewers got to see a European game. On Sunday, the Chinese sports channels didn't even mention the outcome of the contest, which ended in a 0-0 tie. The relevant spokespersons refused to comment.

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Chinese Football Federation Chairman Dismissed
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 18:03

The chairman of the Chinese Football Federation has been dismissed over allegations of possible involvement in the on going betting scandal. The vice-chairman and the man responsible for the oversight of women's football have also been dismissed.

The trio were arrested by the police. "We stand one hundred per cent behind the investigation of the police into illegal practices in football", said the Minister for Sport Cui Dalin. "All those concerned will be severely.

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UEFA: no fraud in Belgium Jupiler League
Friday, 15 January 2010 15:01

The European Football Association UEFA has announced that there are no indications into a possible bribe scandal in the Jupiler League. The news came via the Dutch Football Association, the KNVB. There were also rumors of gambling and corrupt practices in the Dutch first division.

KNVB director Henk Kesler said in November that two more matches in the Jupiler League were suspected of involving corrupt practices. He held many meetings with investigative journalist Declan Hill and UEFA expert Karl Dhont.

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FC Oss in Bribery Scandal
Friday, 18 December 2009 10:37

FC Oss is the second Dutch club named in the European match fixing scandal research undertaken by UEFA. "We've got them in our crosshairs," said KNVB (Dutch F.A.) director Bert van Oostveen in International Football this week.

The KNVB is looking with great care in the direction of Zeist regarding the ever expanding 'oil spill' involving 'Chinese-ringers' in the stands at games in the Belgium Jupiler League.

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What is a 'Chinese-ringer'?
Thursday, 17 December 2009 15:43

'Chinese-ringers' are generally Asian students who are paid around 70 euros for the transmission of match statistics to Asian bookmakers. The phoning through of statistics is not illegal and therefore difficult to address.

'Chinese-ringers' are now known to pass on information to Asian bookmakers for the entire match. As the Belgium Jupiler League matches are not usually broadcast live in Asia, the Asian bookmakers need other ways to obtain information about accurate game statistics so that they can offer up-to-date quotes, also known as live quotes.

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