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
prepare to bury their children. now on bbc news the hidden world of football. bbc wales investigates goes undercover to examine corruption in lower league football. 0h! go and wake your kids up, something special is happening here tonight. unbelievable! football has never been more popular. it is truly the global game. the top players earn millions. at the other end of the scale, players are paid just a few hundred pounds. the football industry is worth billions and there can be big profits in buying and selling players, but also through gambling. in the welsh premier league alone, £160 million is gambled on matches every year. and that is just the money we know about. more is gambled on black markets across the world. and it is money which can attract the wrong kind of people to the sport. i the wrong kind of people to the sort. ~ , ., ., sport. i think it is fair to say that corruption sport. i think it is fair to say that corruption has - sport. i think it is fair to sa
irregularities at matches aren t proof of fixing on their own. 0ur undercoverjournalist continue to gather evidence against llanelli player, emile n goy. fixings has already been discussed and now he suggests another meeting.
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 in over the years, it is becoming more attractive to people wanting to make fast money, and of course you are thinking about things at the top level of the sport but when you get further down the levels that s when the further corruption seems to happen. and it is on one of those lower leagues that we get the tip. it is about a new striker playing for a club in wales. he sjust arrived in llanelli town from italy, and we were told he may have links with professional match fixes. foreign emile n goy is originally from the democratic republic of the congo, has played in france, portugal and italy. we have as two
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