UEFA rubbish talk of fixed Champs League draw
UEFA have dismissed rumours that this afternoon's Champions League draw might have been fixed as 'ridiculous' and 'impossible'.
A post left on a newspaper's internet forum at 10.28am this morning - 90 minutes before the draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland - correctly predicted the entire quarter-final draw.
The poster claimed that bookmakers were no longer willing to accept bets on the draw, although it is understood that most were not running books on it anyway.When all four ties predicted in the post came to fruition it caused fevered internet speculation that some sort of manipulation might have taken place.
But a UEFA spokesman said: 'It is just a lucky guess. I have been in touch with people internally and they are quite surprised. They find it a little ridiculous actually.
'The results of the draw and the practice draw were completely different, and I think it was just pure luck that this guy could get them all right.
'That's the only explanation we can give.'
Former Russia goalkeeper Rinat Dasaev pulled the balls out of the hat during the draw, which was televised live, with UEFA general secretary David Taylor watching on.
UEFA are confident that the entire procedure was impossible to rig.
'It's a draw that's open to the public and club representatives. The balls are all of the same colour and there are no distinctive marks on them,' the spokesman added.
'I was just 10 metres away and what was drawn was also read by Mr Taylor. It (a fix) is impossible.'
nv rule tis out...
Originally posted by BrUtUs:
nv rule tis out...
Arsenal and Liverpool beat the seemingly indomitable Milan teams at the San Siro . What else can be construed ?
Originally posted by Trump_Card:Arsenal and Liverpool beat the seemingly indomitable Milan teams at the San Siro . What else can be construed ?
their win is legit but then fixtures might be fixed...
Originally posted by BrUtUs:their win is legit but then fixtures might be fixed...
Ya most probably , my father told me if a match is too "tight" with no clear favorites , the syndicates would just let them play as normal without interfering in the outcome of the matches