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"Im Griff der Zockermafia" - Milliardengeschäft Fußballwetten

ARD (NDR) | Die Story im Ersten | 1  ×  45 min

Football matches deliberately lost, irregular penalty shots, paid-off players and referees – Bet rigging has become the biggest threat to clean sports, also and especially in the world of football. “Our experiences over the past two years have shown that there are no blank areas on the globe. We are facing a global problem,” explains FIFA’s director of security Ralf Mutschke.

Every type of match is involved: international games, Champions League matches, championship matches and even youth football tournaments. In Germany too. Since the beginning of 2009, the Bochum public prosecutor’s office has been investigating match fixing in football. All bet riggers have one thing in common: they primarily place their bets in Asia. Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong. This is the centre of the worldwide betting market.

The documentary shows the effects of the Mafia-like structures and the passion for gambling on matches and players in Europe.

Team

  • Benjamin Best

    Writer

  • Uwe Schwering

    Writer

  • Hervé Martin Delpierre

    Writer

  • Klaus Flemming

    Film Editor

  • Evelyn Hein

    Production Manager

  • Klaus Behrsing

    Line Producer

  • Barbara Biemann

    Story Editor

  • Kuno Haberbusch

    Story Editor

  • Dr. Werner Vennewald

    Executive Producer