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Match-fixing allegations against Grobbelaar

Title
Match-fixing allegations against Grobbelaar
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
9 Nov 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:03:24
Description
Mike McDowall reports on goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar being accused of taking bribes to fix soccer matches when he played for Liverpool Football Club. The FA is launching an urgent investigation into the allegations, which appear in the Sun and Today newspapers. Includes interviews with Graham Kelly, FA Chief Executive; Rick Parry, Premier League Chief Executive; Brian Truscott, Southampton Football Club (Grobbelaar’s current club).
Contributors
Graham Kelly; Rick Parry; Brian Truscott; Mike McDowall
Keywords
Sport; Newspapers; Association football; Football players; Corruption; Liverpool Football Club; FA; Today; Bruce Grobbelaar; Southampton Football Club; Sun

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