Sunday June 18, 2006

Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie, Bye Bye Bye?

• Posted by Rob (#1) on June 18, 2006 13:00 CEST

Socceroo Tim Cahill is amongst the Australian players who have admitted placing bets on their own performance at the World Cup.

A FIFA official told the News of the World: "I can confirm that the declaration set out by FIFA and signed by all players and staff of each of the 32 nations clearly states that no betting is allowed for the members of the delegations.
"This includes internal betting within the players of any team, which is also strictly not allowed.

"The committee has made it very clear that no betting in any form should be taking place and they will investigate any case thoroughly."

Would the FIFA actually be able and willing to go as far as too kick Australia out of the World Cup or will they merely caution and fine, possibly only the participating players?

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• Tags: football, World Cup, Australia, Socceroos, betting
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