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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