SVT Sports Review: So common match fixing in Swedish elite football

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SVT Sports' survey shows that there is a lot of match fixing in Swedish football. Photo: SVT / TT

Sweden is one of the countries in the world most exposed to match fixing. A report released last spring, from the Swiss company Sportradar (which monitors games across Europe), showed that Sweden is Europe's third most vulnerable country for match fixing.

The SVT Sports survey, which was sent out to all players in Sweden's three highest men's leagues, showed that 73 players know of one or some matches that have been fixed (which has not been reported in the media) and 92 players (almost 15 percent of the players). respondent) states that they heard teammates talk about fixed matches.

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"Very surprised"

These are numbers that make Sweden's national team captain Janne Andersson feel at ease.

- To hear these numbers ... It was for me ... I wouldn't say a shock, but almost so badly, it was so bad, he says.

- I'm very surprised. For me, it is an overtramp in a way that is astonishing for all of us who are doing this and who think it is so amazing about the sport of football.

You who have worked with this for so long, have you heard or experienced anything yourself?

- I can't say I did. But on the other hand I have had a few matches, when I look back on them after a year, where something was not quite right.

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