Football Match Fixing For A Naples Prosecutor Investigates Games in Spain, Italy & South America

Naples prosecutor investigates games in Spain, Italy & South America for alleged match-fixing and the official revealed the supposed existence of an international gambling ring, which may have influenced the results of hundreds of fixtures including Serie A matches.

A Naples prosecutor has announced that an investigation is underway on over 150 matches in Italy, Spain and South America as he attempts to uncover an alleged international match-fixing ring involving the Neapolitan mafia and the prosecutor Rosario Cantelmo revealed in the Friday during a press conference that a following the arrest of several members of the city's Camorra criminal syndicate and the authorities would be looking into widespread betting irregularities in Italian football of a covering a vast number of matches.

He added that the majority of the encounters were in lower leagues of a Serie A matches were also under suspicion ofa games in the Spanish championship and in some South American leagues which were left unspecified were also under the spotlight as he tries to break the illegal gambling syndicate of a having already secured dispensation to extend the search beyond Italian borders and it is clear that organised crime is making itself heard in some games or even attempting to intervene of the official stated to reporters.

Cantelmo refused to release specific details and the Italian media has previously stated that Naples magistrates were investigating a South American trainer and the believed to be based in Spain for links to match-fixing and the Camorra and the currently 8 people have been arrested under accusations of association with the mafia and involvement in illegal gambling are including several individuals with links to the Camorra and directors of the gambling firm Intralot.

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Torres commits to Liverpool

Liverpool person on strike Fernando Torres has vowed his future to the club after insisting his "pledge and loyalty is the same as it was on my first day when I signed".

The Spain intercontinental, who returned to training on Monday after winning the World Cup in South Africa, has been the subject of persistent speculation.

However, the 26-year-old has moved to quash proposals he was ready to move on and said: "I am truly happy to be back, really happy to stay with all my team-mates. My pledge and loyalty to the club and to the fans is the same as it was on my first day when I signed."

He added: "I am looking forward to the challenge ahead."

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World Cup 2010 – Paul the Octopus has retired from “predictions”

At the same time as the FIFA World Cup 2010 was obtainable on, a new “fable” came into being; more like a legend. Paul the Octopus – people supposed that Paul the octopus can predict the entire World Cup outcome. Paul was born in England and was residing in an aquarium in Germany. The English aquarium’s protector did not know about his “prophecy” skills while the Germans were able to see how the octopus can “show” them who the winner of the match is.

All in progress back in the European finals which took place in 2008. Paul the Octopus unexpectedly came into picture during that competition when someone showed that the Octopus can easily show who the winner is. It used to work like this; two containers full of clams were lowered into his tank and both the containers had a flag of a country. The octopus used to open the lid of one urn and used to feed from it. The urn which he ate from would be the team who is going to win. It was simple and no one really knew how he did it. In the European Championship 2008, he was set to predict all of the German matches. He predicted them all correctly except two; the one against Croatia which Germany actually won and the match against Spain, which was the final and the Germans lost.
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2010 FIFA World Cup: Iniesta puts Spain on top of the world

2010 FIFA World Cup: Champions of Europe and now champions of the world, Spain captured football's Holy Grail for the first time with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands thanks to Andres Iniesta's 116th-minute strike at Soccer City.

The solitary goal came with penalties looming as substitute Cesc Fabregas played in Andres Iniesta and the little midfielder drove emphatically across Maarten Stekelenburg and into the far corner. With this victory – their 4th successive single-goal win in South Africa – Spain became the eighth name on the FIFA World Cup Trophy and also the 1st European team to have triumphed on a different continent. For the Netherlands, who lost defender John Heitinga to a red card in extra time, there is only the heartache of another tale of what might have been after they completed a hat-trick of Final losses.

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2010 FIFA World Cup: Awards

2010 FIFA World Cup: Match 64 - Final - 11 July

2010 FIFA World Cup: Puyol Considers Retirement from International football

2010 FIFA World Cup: Spain qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup final on Wednesday after defeating Germany in the semi finals. Carles Puyol scored the only goal of the match for the European champions from a corner kick which was taken by his teammate Xavi, who plays as a central defender for his national team.

Known familiarly as the “caveman” because of his hairstyle, Carles Puyol is famous for his defensive qualities such as his heading capability and strong tackling skills. Puyol told the media that what is in front of Spain now in terms of football is beautiful and he stressed that any decisions regarding his international future can wait until the FIFA World Cup final has been played.

Carles Puyol will be looking to put in a strong performance against Holland as it can very well be the last international appearance for the 32 year old defender. It will also be Carles Puyol’s first ever appearance in the World cup final.

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2010 FIFA World Cup : How The Dutch Can Take Down Spain

2010 FIFA World Cup : Many teams, such as the United States in the Confederations Cup, and Switzerland in the group stages of the FIFA World Cup, have given the world a blueprint on how to beat Spain.

The Netherlands certainly have the right players and play with the right kind of formation to take down the mighty Spaniards.

It is significant that the Dutch don't get dragged into trying to out-possess La Furia Roja. Though they have very skilled players, the Dutch will open too many lanes across the field.

The Spanish are masterful at attacking after forcing a turnover. They have a master orchestrator running the midfield in Xavi, and David Villa up top is outstanding at finding the holes in a defense and has a knack for putting the ball on target.

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2010 FIFA World Cup : Puyol sends Spain into the Final

2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain have advanced to their first FIFA World Cup™ Final, Carles Puyol's 74th-minute header securing a deserved 1-0 victory over Germany in Durban.

2010 FIFA World Cup : FIFA World Cup power rankings -- semifinal edition

1. Germany -- Yowza. They have scored 4 goals in 3 different games already, including twice in the knockout round (vs. England and Argentina, no less). Have been in a class of their own and a treat to watch. I severely underrated them but not picking them to win Group D, however I guess they didn't run away with it in the 1st round. How they play as a team is incredible. They are always willing to make that final pass to set up a teammate. A true collective.

2. Netherlands -- The uber-productive midfielder Wesley Sneijder might be the World Cup MVP of the tournament until now, in my opinion. And now that Arjen Robben is healthy (when he stays on his feet), they definitely have a higher ceiling than before. The defense and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg have definitely exceeded expectations. Can't let down vs. Uruguay after beating Brazil, can they?

3. Spain -- My pick to win it is still alive, which is more than some prognosticators can say. Sadly La Furia Roja hasn't looked hardly dominant. Fernando Torres is the scapegoat, but he does appear to have thrown things out of whack and fellow forward David Villa has made up for it and is another FIFA World Cup MVP nominee. Still have the pedigree to make a run, especially with that overwhelming Xavi and Iniesta combo in the middle.

4. Uruguay -- What a great run for the small country. Survived by the skin of their teeth in the quarterfinal vs. Ghana due to that infamous/notorious/genius/despicable intentional handball by Luis Suarez. Attack mate Diego Forlan -- who also could be a FIFA World Cup MVP -- has put the team on his back. They won't be intimidated of the Oranje, I don't think.

2010 FIFA World Cup : Match 62 - Semi-finals - 07 July Germany Vs. Spain

2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain edge past resolute Paraguay

2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain set up a potentially thrilling semi-final meeting with Germany but the European champions had to do it the hard way, requiring a lone 2nd-half strike from David Villa to claim a 1-0 win over a resilient Paraguay 1-0 at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park. The goal saw David Villa take an outright lead in the race for the adidas Golden Boot with 5 goals but the match was as much a tale of 2 failed spot-kicks, one for each side.

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2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain FIFA World Cup 2010 Standings

2010 FIFA World Cup – Spain emerged as a strong team yesterday against Portugal. It was an exciting match at the Green Point Stadium and Portugals’ fans were dazed as Spain defeated them at a score of 1-0 to eliminate them in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.

So let’s examine the status of Spain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Excluding the win from Portugal, Spain had 2 wins and 1 lost in its first 3 football matches. Spain won against Honduras on June 21 at a score of 2-0. Spain, once again, won against Chile on June 25 at a score of 2-1. But, Spain lost to Switzerland last June 16 at a score of 0-1.

With the final match of Spain vs. Portugal, Spain advanced to the Quarter Finals Round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will compete against Paraguay on July 3 at 8:30PM local time. Do you think Spain will get to the finals on July 11?

2010 FIFA World Cup : Top 8 teams to compete

2010 FIFA World Cup :Match 56 - Round of 16 - 29 June - Spain Vs. Portugal

2010 FIFA World Cup: Spain booked a quarter-final date with Paraguay by beating Portugal 1-0 in Cape Town, a 63rd-minute David Villa goal proving the difference between the 2 sides.

2010 FIFA World Cup : Spain VS. Portugal

2010 FIFA World Cup: Today Matches

2010 FIFA World Cup: Soundoff: Did Fernando Torres Dive?

2010 FIFA World Cup: Hopefully we can all agree that Chile’s Marco Estrada did not deserve to be sent off for the above incident. Even though he was. Seems that whatsoever contact he made with Spain’s striker Fernando Torres – if any at all – was accidental. So referee Marco Rodriguez got it wrong.

The only question for me: How complicit was Torres complicit in this unjust sending off? Did Fernando Torres just trip over his own feet, or did he dive? The only evidence we’ve is the YouTube video above, and the .gif below:

I would say the .gif is the more incriminating for Torres, but that may be due to the fact it has him stuck in some sort of time loop, falling down for ever. The YouTube video suggests to me that Fernando Torres ran acorss Estrada’s path accidentally, causing El Nino to innocently trip over his own feet and What do you think?

2010 FIFA World Cup: Match Results 25 June

2010 FIFA World Cup: Rampant Spain beats Honduras

2010 FIFA World Cup: A far superior Spain than the side than lost against Switzerland on their opening match in Group H, put 2 goals past Honduras thanks to a David Villa brace and restored a sense of normality in the camp and in the minds of their nervous supporters.

Villa went past 3 defenders in the 17th minute at Ellis Park and Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares got a touch on the rising shot but couldn't keep it out. Then some 5 minutes after the restart of the match after the break, David Villa scored his 40th goal with a shot from the edge of the area which was deflected off a defender and went over Valladares.

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