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Undercover: Football's Dirty Secrets. (BENT)
Stan
- 19 Sep 2006 08:07
A Panorama programme tonight BBC1 at 9pm-10pm.
Looking foreward to this, lets hope names are named as said this time.
Looking foreward to this, lets hope names are named as said this time.
StarFrog
- 19 Sep 2006 11:42
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Stan - I don't think it's going to be any more than just this:
A football manager has publicly named an agent who he says attempted to bribe him.
Luton Town's Mike Newell says football agent Charles Collymore offered him a cut of a player's fee that he tried to negotiate.
Mr Newell says he rejected the offer and reported the agent to the Football Association.
Mr Collymore, who works as a freelance agent, denies offering or accepting any bungs.
Bungs are defined as illegal payments made to managers during transfer dealings.
Mr Collymore, in undercover BBC filming, said he knew eight Premiership managers who would accept bungs.
He made the allegation to a Uefa-licensed coach Knut Auf dem Berge who worked undercover for the BBC's Panorama programme for nine months on an investigation into corruption in football.
Mr Collymore says he gave Knut Auf dem Berge false information because he was suspicious of his agenda.
Mr Newell met the Football Association in January to discuss his allegations that transfer bungs are rife in football.
Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has been appointed as head of a probe into alleged transfer bungs in the Premier League.
He is looking at irregular payments in transfer deals made since 1 January 2004. He is expected to publish his findings imminently.
Though a lot of us believe that a certain 'Mr Hairy Bluekip' might also be involved.
A football manager has publicly named an agent who he says attempted to bribe him.
Luton Town's Mike Newell says football agent Charles Collymore offered him a cut of a player's fee that he tried to negotiate.
Mr Newell says he rejected the offer and reported the agent to the Football Association.
Mr Collymore, who works as a freelance agent, denies offering or accepting any bungs.
Bungs are defined as illegal payments made to managers during transfer dealings.
Mr Collymore, in undercover BBC filming, said he knew eight Premiership managers who would accept bungs.
He made the allegation to a Uefa-licensed coach Knut Auf dem Berge who worked undercover for the BBC's Panorama programme for nine months on an investigation into corruption in football.
Mr Collymore says he gave Knut Auf dem Berge false information because he was suspicious of his agenda.
Mr Newell met the Football Association in January to discuss his allegations that transfer bungs are rife in football.
Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has been appointed as head of a probe into alleged transfer bungs in the Premier League.
He is looking at irregular payments in transfer deals made since 1 January 2004. He is expected to publish his findings imminently.
Though a lot of us believe that a certain 'Mr Hairy Bluekip' might also be involved.
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