Also secreted away in the festive fun is the announcement by the FIGC that Juve keeper Buffon will not be prosecuted for betting on the Old Lady's games in which he was involved. Apparently, betting slips with sums of money in the millions of euros did not constitute sufficient evidence.
Similarly, five Hapoel Beer Sheva players are to be allowed to continue playing in Israel despite awaiting police prosecution for match-fixing.
Everywhere the same structure of power and greed undermines our spectacle.
In the nineties, global football betting markets were dominated by Asian market makers who were able to offer significant liquidity to traders and insiders. But, as with poker, liquidity is always trumped by control and the Europeans exert considerably more abusive manipulation on football matches today through the use of dodgy players and referees.
However, one aspect of this development that has not received proper public scrutiny is the massive presence of Zionist money that has entered the game. Of course, by itself, this should not represent a problem - every dollar has it's value. But, the sources of some of this wealth and the intentions of some of the investors are shady, to say the least. Apart from rogue males like Abramovitch, Lerner, Glazer and Gaydamak running Premiership clubs, many of the top traders and market-makers that are involved in the manipulation of global betting markets are Jewish. Centres like Moscow, London, Tel Aviv, Gibraltar and Georgia are key bases in the corruption of football matches.
We have no interest in the beliefs, opinions or goals of the groupings that are ruining the game of football but we do care that such mafias (whether Asian triads, Zionist psychopaths or the good ol' British bookmaker) are given licence to turn the beautiful game into positive adjustments to the bottom line of their respective Profit and Loss accounts.
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