Hong Kong Jails Footballers and Bookie in Major Match-Fixing Scandal
Two footballers and a betting agent have been sentenced to up to 17 months in prison for their involvement in Hong Kong's largest match-fixing scandal in years. The court found they deliberately compromised the integrity of the sport.
A Hong Kong court has jailed two footballers and a betting agent for up to 17 months in the cityβs largest match-fixing scandal in recent years, ruling that they deliberately undermined the integrity of the sport. Former Hong Kong Under-23 player Brian Fok, Brazilian player Luciano Silva da Silva and betting agent Waheed Mohammad returned to West Kowloon Court on Friday to be sentenced on five charges arising from a high-profile crackdown that saw 23 people arrested on suspicion of illegal...