El hombre que (casi) acabó con el futbol.

Soccer Fixing Inquiry Hinges On a Shadowy Singaporean

nytimes.com 14 Feb '13, 5am

El hombre que (casi) acabó con el futbol.

“No problem,” the associate said, explaining he had someone working for him at the match. With that simple exchange, Italian prosecutors say, the fix was in. The phone conversation illustrated the power of Mr. Tan, a shadowy figure living in Singapore who was called “the boss” and “the capo” by his accomplices and is suspected of fixing dozens of games as easily as he did that 2010 match in Tuscany. The game is among about 100 matches played from 2008 to 2011 in Italy’s top three soccer leagues that are under investigation — and among 680 matches worldwide considered suspicious by European law enforcement, which reported the results of a 19-month match-fixing investigation last week. European investigators believe Mr. Tan was a common link in many of the matches. Little is known about Mr. Tan, who is also called Dan Tan. Italian authorities said they were not even sure wha...

Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/sports/soccer/soccer-fi...

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@donakitoko » 14 Feb '13, 3pm
RT @jassogne: Le #foot professionel n'est rien d'autre qu'un circuit criminel, raciste et homophobe. Dommage. [link]
@Richie_boy » 14 Feb '13, 2pm
It's not every day you get to read a headline containing the words "shadowy Singaporean." But today is such a day. [link]
@jassogne » 14 Feb '13, 2pm
Le #foot professionel n'est rien d'autre qu'un circuit criminel, raciste et homophobe. Dommage. [link]
@jasonreyes00 » 14 Feb '13, 1pm
RT @flipcritic: A Singaporean may be the Godfather behind Worldwide Football Match Fixing. [link]
@jf40206 » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
MT "@runofplay NYT on the Singaporean match-fixing boss Dan Tan: [link]" he's a smart man, old sport. They can't catch him.
@DogFaceRefWatch » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
RT @runofplay: Haven't even read this yet, but here's the NYT on the Singaporean match-fixing boss Dan Tan: [link]
@runofplay » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
Haven't even read this yet, but here's the NYT on the Singaporean match-fixing boss Dan Tan: [link]
@Benek81 » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
so it's up to some 680 matches worldwide that are considered suspicious in this match fixing scandal... [link]
@JanuszESPN » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
RT @rogbennett: Front page @nytimes investigation on Singaporean Kingpin at center of global matchfixing allegations [link]
@rogbennett » 14 Feb '13, 12pm
Front page @nytimes investigation on Singaporean Kingpin at center of global matchfixing allegations [link]
@TennisAnalyst » 14 Feb '13, 6am
Sports corrupted? The Fix is in! #espntennis #tennis [link]
@flipcritic » 14 Feb '13, 6am
A Singaporean may be the Godfather behind Worldwide Football Match Fixing. [link]
@illuminatorium » 14 Feb '13, 5am
and the movie continues. [link]
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