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Friday, July 2, 2010

Could the World Cup be RIGGED?

Could the World Cup be RIGGED? Say it isn't so. What about a game or two? Listen to the recent interview below. Hm-mm ...

OK, I am not promoting Declan Hill or his book (which I have not read), but after THINKING about what I saw today I went looking.
Because I know just how pervasive corruption is in everything, why would I not suspect it in the biggest sporting venue in the world, especially after the Ghana vs Uruguay match today?! (This by the way would say a lot about why FIFA does not want replay in the game - think about that).
Mr. Hill has been lambasted by many because he has not shown the solid evidence for his accusations against, once again, Ghana fixing the outcome of their match against Brazil in the last World Cup, his detractors claim he is just trying to promote himself and his book ... perhaps but remember goal score differential is BIG business in gambling, so you might thinking well they couldn't beat Brazil,.. OK, but they could affect how badly they lost.
Anyway go back and watch this particular game and see if see what I saw - how many times did a Ghanaian player slide to tackle the ball and miss completely, or go to make a tackle and drop for no reason, or was on the attack and seemed to kick the ball away on purpose, or passed the ball almost directly to their opponents in a dangerous spot? But this is all a part of the game you say. True but go back and watch and tell me if it all looked 'natural' to you. I kept saying to myself what is Prince doing and why does he keep doing that? And there were others in the midfield doing the same things. What about that lackluster penalty shot that looked like a pass to the keeper during the shootout? .. remember not every member of the team needs to be in on fix.
I for one take nothing at face value, I question everything. THERE MAY VERY WELL BE NOTHING TO THIS, but there's no denying the corruption in football, sports in general. This, I think is worth looking into, or at the very least thinking about.
Now to all football (soccer) fans, I certainly do not want to ruin the game for you (ruin the way you look at the game), but if it is rigged then it has been ruined.

Think and Check

James Sharman Interview with Declan Hill (Full - Part 1)

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