Daily Star – In 2004, FC Paderborn, team in the Bundesliga second division, came back from two goals down to win against Hamburger SV in the German cup knockout competition. By the final whistle, Paderborn had reversed the score of the match, which ended 4-2, after being awarded two penalties by referee Robert Hoyzer, who also sent off one of Hamburger’s players. Later investigations revealed that Hoyzer had taken money from Croatian gambling syndicates to fix the match, and he was sentenced in 2005 to two years and five months in jail. Hoyzer’s cooperation in investigations led to the indictment…

iGaming Business – Football’s global governing body Fifa has handed lifetime bans to two English footballers for their part in helping to fix matches in Australia. According to the BBC, Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley, both 24, pleaded guilty to conduct that corrupts a betting outcome in December last year. The players were initially suspended by the Football Federation of Australia national governing body after they were found to be involved in helping fix games for a global betting syndicate. Noel and Woolley both played for Victorian Premier League second-tier side Southern Stars. A coach and two other players remain…

Independent – After a season when the game lost its innocence on the back of former Longford Town midfielder Colly James being found guilty of trying to influence a fixture, the League of Ireland director is flashing red lights in front of every player, alerting them to the severe sanctions they face if caught cheating. “If we hear of anything untoward, we’re going to go after that player and if guilty, they’ll get a life ban,” said Gavin. “We aren’t naive enough to think negative things won’t go on in the future, so we’re getting the message out there –…

From BBC – An education programme which aims to stamp out corruption and match-fixing among athletes has been extended after funding from three betting firms. The Professional Players Federation (PPF) has signed a three-year gambling education partnership with bookmakers bet365, Betfair and Ladbrokes. The PPF is an umbrella organisation representing more than 15,600 sportsmen and women in the UK. Now some 7,500 UK professional athletes will learn about gambling integrity. Sports Minister Hugh Robertson MP said the arrangement would “help safeguard sport from cheats”. “Educating players on betting integrity is a vital tool in the fight against corruption.” he added….