Plot to bribe Tevez

[Kladze]

Plot to bribe Tevez

By ANTONY KASTRINAKIS


CARLOS TEVEZ and Manchester City have been inadvertently dragged into a sensational match-fixing scandal.

While there is absolutely no suggestion either the player or the club have done anything wrong, a Greek court is examining evidence that City's Europa League game against Aris in February was the target of a betting coup.

Incredibly, prosecutors have presented extracts of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek team's players claims Tevez would be approached to help them pull off the sting.

Aris midfielder Kostas Mendrinos is heard suggesting he could ask his team-mate - former City player Nery Castillo - to persuade Tevez to let the Greek side kick off.

It is believed a bet of nearly £6,000 would be placed.

Mendrinos allegedly said: "I will speak in all probability with Castillo to go and get Tevez, who is the captain, and we will also have told Koke (Aris captain) probably here for kick-off."

The taped conversation emerged after Greek secret police bugged the phones of dozens of players and club officials they suspected might be involved in match fixing.

Tevez last night denied any knowledge of, or involvement in, the alleged scam.

His spokesman insisted: "It is impossible. Carlos has never heard such a thing and no one ever approached him."

And City last night pointed out that Tevez and Castillo never played together as the Mexican winger's loan period in England ended a year before the Argentinian hitman left Manchester United for Eastlands.

The Greek court still has not established exactly what happened or what precisely the Aris players involved were betting on.

Aris captain Koke, mentioned in the tape, did not even play as keeper Michalis Sifakis replaced him as skipper.

Although Sifakis won the toss he elected which half to play in, leaving City to kick off in a match which ended 0-0.

[sirgordonzola]

Sky Sports news understands, here we come

[Patrick]

Castillo still letting us down, can't believe I bought a sombrero for his debut

[MR IMAINEROAD]

What twaddle.

[Dameerto]

So they were going to approach a player who earns hundreds of thousands per week, inorder to fix a bet costing six grand. What a pile of horse shit. They'd have had a better chance of begging six grand from him.

[Alioune DVToure]

Right that's it, this is the final straw! Fuck off Carlos and you too Roberto if you can't keep your 'captain' under control!

[Rag_hater]

I am impessed by that.
I love finding out all the scams people can think of.

[Mark Garrett]

Right that's it, this is the final straw! Fuck off Carlos and you too Roberto if you can't keep your 'captain' under control!

Pipe down and don't talk nonsense. We all know Tevez's performances and committment on the pitch can never be questioned and as for Roberto Mancini, we should be building a statue of him outside Eastlands for ending our 35 year wait for a trophy, not to mention earning our highest place finish in the league since 1976-77 season

[Chinners]

Right that's it, this is the final straw! Fuck off Carlos and you too Roberto if you can't keep your 'captain' under control!

Pipe down and don't talk nonsense. We all know Tevez's performances and committment on the pitch can never be questioned and as for Roberto Mancini, we should be building a statue of him outside Eastlands for ending our 35 year wait for a trophy, not to mention earning our highest place finish in the league since 1976-77 season

I'm presuming both these posts were ment to be ironic .... bit like the bribe story itself actually, good work all

[BlueinBosnia]

So they were going to approach a player who earns hundreds of thousands per week, inorder to fix a bet costing six grand. What a pile of horse shit. They'd have had a better chance of begging six grand from him.

Actually, this made me think the complete opposite- the story's made me wonder whether this occasionally happens as kind of a 'gentlemen's agreement' between friends as a bit of a money-spinner. If it didn't get out too far, or the bets were small enough, it wouldn't raise so much attention, as which team kicks off is pretty much a 50-50 decision (although can be determined beforehand with ease), and players could be more easily coerced, as it barely affects the outcome of a match, unlike cards, own goals, missed penalties and suchlike.

[Rag_hater]

So they were going to approach a player who earns hundreds of thousands per week, inorder to fix a bet costing six grand. What a pile of horse shit. They'd have had a better chance of begging six grand from him.

Actually, this made me think the complete opposite- the story's made me wonder whether this occasionally happens as kind of a 'gentlemen's agreement' between friends as a bit of a money-spinner. If it didn't get out too far, or the bets were small enough, it wouldn't raise so much attention, as which team kicks off is pretty much a 50-50 decision (although can be determined beforehand with ease), and players could be more easily coerced, as it barely affects the outcome of a match, unlike cards, own goals, missed penalties and suchlike.

Good spot

[Alioune DVToure]

Right that's it, this is the final straw! Fuck off Carlos and you too Roberto if you can't keep your 'captain' under control!

Pipe down and don't talk nonsense. We all know Tevez's performances and committment on the pitch can never be questioned and as for Roberto Mancini, we should be building a statue of him outside Eastlands for ending our 35 year wait for a trophy, not to mention earning our highest place finish in the league since 1976-77 season

I'm presuming both these posts were ment to be ironic .... bit like the bribe story itself actually, good work all

I can only speak for myself...

The idea was to try and get a rise out of Ruthless, but he seems to be having the morning off.

[Kladze]

Doh!

I should have mentioned this story was from the Sun ;-O

[Blue Since 76]

When I saw the headline, I presumed it was to do with the Sheikh trying to convince him to stay