tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820822.post113511427559377351..comments2007-04-13T06:09:46.802ZFinn Carvernoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820822.post-1136162134309997012006-01-02T00:35:00.000Z2006-01-02T00:35:00.000ZIf there is corruption within the government and within boardrooms, then there is always a possibility that this could translate onto the pitch via player or referee bungs. This season´s scandal with several games being re-played as a result of referee match-fixing is a prime example. <BR/><BR/>Further, events such as Fluminense´s recent, unjustified jump from the Third to the First Division verges on the ridiculous. If the leagues themselves are a joke, and games don´t really mean anything, then how can the football be taken seriously? <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, this kind of event is firmly in the past now and the World´s attention can be cast solely on the great football being played here.Ofutebol.com - Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817819415325425476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18820822.post-1136036333558980102005-12-31T13:38:00.000Z2005-12-31T13:38:00.000ZWhy should allegations of corruption that happen behind the scene affect the way that the style and quality of football is perceived on the pitch? Surely its what happens on the pitch that matters not what happens in the boardroom. If they were taking performance enhancing drugs that would be a different matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com