February 17 – A Moldovan sports official has been banned for life for trying to bribe the coach of the country’s women’s under-17 team to fix an international match.
As so often, the fixers targeted a low-profile fixture and UEFA have confirmed that Vasile Mungiu, an official at the Anenii Noi Sports School, offered money to manipulate the result of a match against Latvia in August.
“The coach immediately reported the attempt to the Football Association of Moldova (FMF) and the police,” said UEFA in a statement. “Mungiu was arrested on the day of the match, and later admitted to the attempted match-fixing.”
“UEFA welcomes the prompt and exemplary reaction of the Moldovan women’s under-17 coach.
“UEFA is also pleased with the excellent cooperation of the FMF, as well as the National Anti-Corruption Centre of the Republic of Moldova during the investigation process.”
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