Cops start arresting soccer officials, refs - SA

dArKeR

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Sat Jun-19-04 12:31 AM
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Cops start arresting soccer officials, refs - SA

A number of first division and premier soccer club referees and club officials were arrested early on Friday morning in police raids after allegations of soccer match fixing, police said on Friday.

Police Director Sally de Beer said the operation, codenamed Dribble, kicked off at 2am on Friday morning.

"Arrests have been made countrywide," she said but refused to divulge further details until the conclusion of the operation which was expected to be by the end of the weekend.

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TeeYiYi

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Sat Jun-19-04 12:38 AM
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1. Wow, that's huge . . .

. . . it doesn't really sink in here in the US because soccer isn't the main sport. Turn it around though and suggest that the same thing were to happen in the NFL or the NBA and WHAMMMMMMMM! That would be scandalous.

Thanks for the post.

TYY

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The Backlash Cometh

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Sat Jun-19-04 04:09 AM
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2. Why can't they do this to Wall Street?

Now that would be a sight.

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