Liverpool's 8-0 v Besiktas investigated by UEFA.... or not!

[Red_Polo]

I don't know what the big deal is, irregular betting patterns so they investigate, well....so they ****ing should.

[loco_law]

Agreed.

[El Diego]

Investigate the United Roma game last season and the Arsenal game as well then UEFA you tossers

[Rocket]

investigate the away leg in turkey too. how the **** did that shovel of ****e beat us

[Guest]

investigate the away leg in turkey too. how the **** did that shovel of ****e beat us

[loco_law]

investigate the away leg in turkey too. how the **** did that shovel of ****e beat us

[JohnDoe]

Investigators for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, a Munich daily, claim that there was 'frenzied betting on a high-score victory' prior to the game.

Well duh. If I were a betting man I'd also stick a good amount of money on a high-score victory before the game. It was obvious that we were going to **** them 4/5-0.

[Konstro]

Liverpool have been dragged into the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football.

There are reports that the 8-0 Champions League win over Besiktas last month is considered suspicious because of irregular betting patterns. UEFA officials refused to confirm or deny the allegations.

Only last weekend UEFA president Michel Platini said the 'criminal phenomena' in sport had become a 'big problem' after confirming that the European governing body were looking into matches in Eastern Europe that may have been fixed by gangster-run betting syndicates.

UEFA are working with Europol, the pan-European police force. Platini plans to hold a conference with From Back Page European Commission vice-president Franco Frattini to look at moneylaundering, match-fixing and illegal betting in football.

William Gaillard, UEFA's director of communications, said last night that an InterToto Cup game between Makedonija and Cherno More in July was the only game being officially investigated. Others were simply considered suspicious because of irregular betting patterns.

One look at Liverpool's group is enough to raise concern.

Besiktas have a goal difference of minus nine — compared to Liverpool's of plus nine — but go into next week's final game against Porto still able to qualify ahead of the 2005 champions.

After losing 8-0 at Anfield on November 6, with Yossi Benayoun scoring a hattrick, players and staff from the Turkish club said how 'ashamed' they were.

Investigators for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, a Munich daily, claim that there was 'frenzied betting on a high-score victory' prior to the game. UEFA have made no contact with Liverpool and last night officials at Anfield said they could not comment because they had no knowledge of any controversy.

But reports in Germany suggest that Besiktas players, on a fraction of the salaries earned by Liverpool stars, could have been targeted by Asian betting syndicates.

"At this stage I can neither confirm nor deny the reports," Gaillard told Sportsmail. "There has to be a certain amount of confidentiality with these things because we could risk a source of information drying up."

Meanwhile, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez may rest defender Jamie Carragher against Reading on Saturday ahead of crucial meetings with Marseille and Manchester United.

Carragher is still feeling the effects of a rib injury, and is also a booking away from missing the date with United on Sunday week. He seems certain to be held in reserve for Tuesday's Champions League group decider in Marseille.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...79&ito=newsnow

This part is more interesting. Does it mean that Agger is finally fit or is Rafa going to play Hobbs with Sami at Reading?

[JohnDoe]

This part is more interesting. Does it mean that Agger is finally fit or is Rafa going to play Hobbs with Sami at Reading?

Doubt Hobbs will be thrown in there, Agger must be fit and we're going Hyypia-Agger.

[Kenneth]

investigate the away leg in turkey too. how the **** did that shovel of ****e beat us

A couple of Yossi's goals came from spills from the keeper. Limp wristed for money?

[Shanks65]

Doubt Hobbs will be thrown in there, Agger must be fit and we're going Hyypia-Agger.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2007/12/05/rafa-benitez-ponders-handing-jack-hobbs-full-debut-64375-20204324/

[Cormack74]

Thought Arbeloa had some experience of playing CB in Spain.

I'm sure Rafa referred to it when he was signed, so he might be the preferred option.

[erikolaf]

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...946647,00.html

UEFA are not investigating Liverpool's 8-0 victory over Besiktas in the Champions League for alleged suspicious betting patterns during the match.

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung has claimed there was unusually high levels of betting on a high-score victory before the game.

However, UEFA say only one match, the InterToto Cup game between Makedonija and Cherno More in July, is being investigated by them.

The Liverpool v Besiktas is also not one of the matches that UEFA have passed on to the police because of suspicious betting patterns.

[Jazzmaster]

http://www.football365.com/story/0,1...946647,00.html

UEFA are not investigating Liverpool's 8-0 victory over Besiktas in the Champions League for alleged suspicious betting patterns during the match.

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung has claimed there was unusually high levels of betting on a high-score victory before the game.

However, UEFA say only one match, the InterToto Cup game between Makedonija and Cherno More in July, is being investigated by them.

The Liverpool v Besiktas is also not one of the matches that UEFA have passed on to the police because of suspicious betting patterns.

Kinell, can the press just print any rumour they hear these days and pass it off as fact until proven otherwise? Disgraceful.

[Exiled_red]

A couple of points, firstly if Besiktas did throw the game that's got nothing to do with us so us being "dragged" into this is press sensationalism, or secondly someone begrudges our achievement and wants to rubbish it