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THE FIX
THE FIX
The world of manipulated fighting and betting, and the unforgettable truth of the World Cup!
What is the sporting game that impressed you in your memory? The passionate shout and sweat of the players who do their best, and the song of victory and the tears of defeat will come to mind. But have you ever imagined that the game was falsified? If the winner and loser had already been decided before the game, and if the game you are watching is a delayed play? Amazingly, this is not a fantasy, but a phenomenon that is happening in a variety of sports around the world.
The truth of this game is the truth of the game. This is a report on the process and results of the investigation of decades of manipulation by Declan Hill, a doctor of sociology at the University of Oxford and an exploration expert. Who are manipulating the game? In what ways have you manipulated the best leagues in Europe from a small league in Asia for what? Is the World Cup, the worlds largest festival, safe? This book, which is an exciting description of the answer to this question and the dangerous investigative process, has been featured in major media outlets such as CNN and BBC since its first release and has been translated into 21 languages and shocked football fans around the world . Readers will encounter uncomfortable truths in this book. However, the most important message that this book conveys to readers is that the starting point for maintaining the essence of sports is not an outward view of the reality but an effort to face the problem and correct it.
The world of manipulated fighting and betting, and the unforgettable truth of the World Cup!
What is the sporting game that impressed you in your memory? The passionate shout and sweat of the players who do their best, and the song of victory and the tears of defeat will come to mind. But have you ever imagined that the game was falsified? If the winner and loser had already been decided before the game, and if the game you are watching is a delayed play? Amazingly, this is not a fantasy, but a phenomenon that is happening in a variety of sports around the world.
The truth of this game is the truth of the game. This is a report on the process and results of the investigation of decades of manipulation by Declan Hill, a doctor of sociology at the University of Oxford and an exploration expert. Who are manipulating the game? In what ways have you manipulated the best leagues in Europe from a small league in Asia for what? Is the World Cup, the worlds largest festival, safe? This book, which is an exciting description of the answer to this question and the dangerous investigative process, has been featured in major media outlets such as CNN and BBC since its first release and has been translated into 21 languages and shocked football fans around the world . Readers will encounter uncomfortable truths in this book. However, the most important message that this book conveys to readers is that the starting point for maintaining the essence of sports is not an outward view of the reality but an effort to face the problem and correct it.
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Published May 20, 2014
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Declan Hill
8 books7 followersDeclan Hill is a journalist, academic and consultant. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on match fixing and corruption in international sports. In 2008, Hill, as a Chevening Scholar, obtained his doctorate in Sociology at the University of Oxford.
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