Bribery, corruption, and taking a bung to throw a match have been going on since year dot in the League. Players, managers, agents etc have all either lined their own pockets or given their team a competitive advantage in any way they can. From the Manchester United v Liverpool match fixing scandal of 1915 onwards (and before), corruption has been as much a part of football as Line Marking Paint. New house for that promising young players parents? No problem. Need a new motor, expensive watch, nice present for the misses? Sorted.
It doesn’t make it right and clubs need to be punished when caught, but a lot of top league clubs have benefitted from it over the decades in unmeasurable ways. What gets publicly revealed is just the tip of the shitberg.
Bribery, corruption, and taking a bung to throw a match have been going on since year dot in the League. Players, managers, agents etc have all either lined their own pockets or given their team a competitive advantage in any way they can. From the Manchester United v Liverpool match fixing scandal of 1915 onwards (and before), corruption has been as much a part of football as Line Marking Paint. New house for that promising young players parents? No problem. Need a new motor, expensive watch, nice present for the misses? Sorted.
It doesn’t make it right and clubs need to be punished when caught, but a lot of top league clubs have benefitted from it over the decades in unmeasurable ways. What gets publicly revealed is just the tip of the shitberg.