Match-fixing in English football: Who, Why, When and How?

The Guardian – From a suspicious South Africa friendly international with a glut of penalties to a curious 4-1 defeat for Argentina at the hands of Nigeria the football world has become inured in recent years to what appear ever more outlandish attempts to fix matches. In leagues from Italy to Turkey and from Finland to Germany scores of arrests have been made as hundreds of matches have fallen under suspicion. The scale of the threat to the soul of the game, not to mention the commercial implications, has slowly dawned on sports governing bodies around the world. Last month…