I was with a friend today who was in a hurry to place his bet on some numbers that were sent to him for some football matches that he believes are fixed. I'm a bit confused how fixed matches work.
Are fixed matches real? Do the coach and players of teams were matches have been fixed, do they consent to it? If you were in a team were your next fixture has been fixed, what will be your reaction?
If you're in a team with someone who match fixes then essentially you have an enemy within your ranks - someone who is actively sabotaging your best efforts in the worst way possible. That person is likely to be acting like your friend and using the most devious methods to hide the cheating that will solely benefit them. Unless the whole team is in on it then that is likely the worst kind of betrayal you could ever face. I'm not sure how else you could react to finding that out except with disgust and all the anger in the world. Some people make their whole life about the sport that they have chosen to specialize in, it pays their bills via a salary and someone fixing matches would be severely effecting other peoples ability to increase their career path in future.