The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime
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Book Overview
The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer. From the Introduction Understand how gambling fixers work to corrupt a soccer game and you will understand how they move into a basketball league, a cricket tournament, or a tennis match (all places, by the way, that...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:077104139X
ISBN13:9780771041396
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:McClelland & Stewart
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Great exposé of corruption.
Published by Smokey Dymny , 5 months ago
I can't provide a spoiler - the title says it all. Accurate, searing and totally believable exposé of game fixing at all levels of soccer. Even down to public school level (England). If you don't want your illusions shattered - stay away. If you want to know who decides the winners at all levels of soccer, read it. Declan writes well, and clearly. It's easy to follow his narrative.
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