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9781845962470 English 1845962478 An explosive in-depth investigation into the sinister underbelly of modern soccer. Who controls football in Britain today? The Football Association? The fans? The shocking reality is that organized crime is moving into the sport more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle and there's little the authorities can do about it. Football and Gangstersis a revealing investigation into how organized crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional football. No one might be willing to admit it, but criminal organizations have manoeuvred into a position of power in football. Drug-dealers launder money by buying clubs; hooligan gangs have muscled their way into big-time crime and the boardroom; and undercover investigations and the influence of Asian betting rings continue to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials and police as well as underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare inFootball and Gangsters., Who controls football in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organised crime is moving in more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle and there’s little the authorities can do about it.Football and Gangsters is a revealing investigation into how organised crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional football. Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Fowler are just some of the sport’s big names to have fallen foul of the game’s godfathers and paid the price. Their alarming stories are told here.Criminal organisations have manoeuvred themselves into a position of power in football. Drug dealers launder money by buying ♣ hooligan gangs have muscled their way into the boardroom; and the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials, police and the underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare in this book., Who controls soccer in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organized crime is aggressively moving in and there's little the authorities can do about it. A revealing investigation into how organized crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional soccer, this study discusses how drug dealers launder money by buying clubs, hooligan gangs have muscled their way into the boardroom, and the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials, police, and the underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare.
9781845962470 English 1845962478 An explosive in-depth investigation into the sinister underbelly of modern soccer. Who controls football in Britain today? The Football Association? The fans? The shocking reality is that organized crime is moving into the sport more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle and there's little the authorities can do about it. Football and Gangstersis a revealing investigation into how organized crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional football. No one might be willing to admit it, but criminal organizations have manoeuvred into a position of power in football. Drug-dealers launder money by buying clubs; hooligan gangs have muscled their way into big-time crime and the boardroom; and undercover investigations and the influence of Asian betting rings continue to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials and police as well as underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare inFootball and Gangsters., Who controls football in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organised crime is moving in more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle and there’s little the authorities can do about it.Football and Gangsters is a revealing investigation into how organised crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional football. Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Fowler are just some of the sport’s big names to have fallen foul of the game’s godfathers and paid the price. Their alarming stories are told here.Criminal organisations have manoeuvred themselves into a position of power in football. Drug dealers launder money by buying ♣ hooligan gangs have muscled their way into the boardroom; and the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials, police and the underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare in this book., Who controls soccer in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organized crime is aggressively moving in and there's little the authorities can do about it. A revealing investigation into how organized crime has begun to take hold behind the scenes of professional soccer, this study discusses how drug dealers launder money by buying clubs, hooligan gangs have muscled their way into the boardroom, and the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials, police, and the underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare.