This footballer in the Italian Serie A could face a four-year ban from all football competitions for his alleged involvement in match fixing. It is not just him alone, the Diego Giordano, a 40-year-old pizzeria owner in Udine could also face sanctions.
How did the match fixing happen? The player who is a goalie was booked for time-wasting in the 64th minute during one of the games in March 2024. Time wasting is a type of match fixing in addition to those from the ref and other officials.
Match fixing happens everywhere but it is only easier to detect in the smaller leagues
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https://sportsration.com/maduka-okoye-in-trouble-as-investigation-begins-into-illegal-betting-accusation/Quite a specific bet, if frequent bets for large sums were noticed that the goalkeeper would receive a yellow card, then of course this would attract attention. I would not be surprised that such agreements can happen, but I don't understand why a player who has his whole career ahead of him and is able to earn much more with a good contract than in fixed matches, while breaking the rules and exposing his career to such a great risk, because if he is found guilty, he will receive a disqualification for 4 years.