the top players and millions. but, at the other end of the scale, players are paid just a few hundred pounds. the football industry worldwide is worth billions, and even in lower leagues, huge amounts can be made both legally and illegally. it can be big profits and buying and selling players but also through gambling. in the welsh premier league alone, £160 million is gambled on matches every year, and that s just the money we know about. more is gambled on black markets across the world. go! go! and it s money that can attract the wrong kind of people to the sport. i think it s fair to say that corruption has always been around football. kevin carpenter is a lawyer, specialising in sports integrity, and he has advised football authorities across europe. more specifically we are talking about match fixing, we re talking of money issues of conflicts of interest, bribery, so all those kinds of times, within this broad idea of corruption within football. with more money coming
the top players and millions. but, at the other end of the scale, players are paid just a few hundred pounds. the football industry worldwide is worth billions, and even in lower leagues, huge amounts can be made both legally and illegally. it can be big profits and buying and selling players but also through gambling. in the welsh premier league alone, £160 million is gambled on matches every year, and that s just the money we know about. more is gambled on black markets across the world. go! go! and it s money that can attract the wrong kind of people to the sport. i think it s fair to say that corruption has always been around football. kevin carpenter is a lawyer, specialising in sports integrity, and he has advised