World Cup Risks Bribes by Naming Referees, Ex-Security Head Says
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Soccer’s governing body increased the risk of World Cup referees being approached with bribes by naming the officials five months before this year’s event in Brazil, FIFA’s former head of security said.
The organizers in January identified the referees for the tournament, which starts June 12. Revealing their identities early gives time for criminal approaches by match-fixers, said Chris Eaton, who’s now the director of sports integrity at the Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security.