I mean, I’m not saying that there was any corruption or explicit instruction to give them a penalty, but even the minor thought that a certain club’s state-owners might pay me/hire me more often can be incredibly enticing.
I mean, I’m not saying that there was any corruption or explicit instruction to give them a penalty, but even the minor thought that a certain club’s state-owners might pay me/hire me more often can be incredibly enticing.
They need to pay ref’s better first of all, but FIFA or UEFA needs to have a proper review of its rules pertaining to ownership and conflicts of interest. Nobody envisioned that countries would be getting involved, the systemic risk is too great. It doesn’t matter if referee’s like Paul Tierney have actually been influenced by UAE, or Saudi Arabia, the conflict of interest is there, the potential for corruption is there, that is enough to ring alarm bells and put a stop to whatever might be happening.