Players who cheat results deserve 100% to get punished.
However there is no doubt the seedy gambling money has heavily infiltrated pro football.
I dont know what its like in NZ but here in Europe gambling in football is everywhere. You go to matches and most of the advertising hordings are gambling logos. Ditto the players shirts. Watching on TV probably 80% of pre and post game ads are gambling.
Lots of these firms are shadowy Asian or Middle East firms who use multiple shell companies to hide and move around money.
The inquires i have seen say match fixing is rife in lower salary leagues.
Im sure the A league Davila case is not isolated.
However there is no doubt the seedy gambling money has heavily infiltrated pro football.
I dont know what its like in NZ but here in Europe gambling in football is everywhere. You go to matches and most of the advertising hordings are gambling logos. Ditto the players shirts. Watching on TV probably 80% of pre and post game ads are gambling.
Lots of these firms are shadowy Asian or Middle East firms who use multiple shell companies to hide and move around money.
The inquires i have seen say match fixing is rife in lower salary leagues.
Im sure the A league Davila case is not isolated.
Imagine you steal 10k from work. Then you are never allowed to work again... This isn't really a football discussion and he's made a dumb mistake. I just feel sorry for the guy he will never play the game he loves again at a decent level..
Lewis didn't just steal $20 out of the cash register, he took a $20 bribe to leave the front doors unlocked so the thieves could clean out the whole bank.
The former is potentially forgivable, the later completely undermines the integrity of the bank - particularly if the bank was to employ him again.
Lewis should never play professional football again.