UEFA is presently conducting an investigation into the involvement of the Albanian club KF Skënderbeu in match-fixing. The investigation is largely based on data gathered via UEFA's Betting Fraud Detection System (BFDS).
KF Skënderbeu were previously banned from participating in UEFA competitions in the 2016/17 season due to involvement in match-fixing. This ban was recently upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Additional information obtained via the UEFA BFDS now suggests a far greater pattern of involvement by KF Skënderbeu in match-fixing. Consequently, UEFA will now seek a longer ban for this club.
Today, UEFA Disciplinary Inspectors working on this case have received anonymous death threats, presumably intended to intimidate them and stop them carrying out their work. These threats will not succeed and the police have also been informed.
UEFA remains fully committed to the fight against match-fixing and all UEFA staff working on these crucial matters can count on the full support of the organisation.
This message was reiterated today by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, who stated:
"We will never allow UEFA staff working on these matters, or any other matters, to be subject to threats or intimidation from any third parties. They have the full backing of the organisation, including 100% personal support from me."
February 19, 2018
February 08, 2018
Ander Herrera conscience 'clear' after Spain match-fixing case reopened
Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has said his conscience remains clear after match-fixing allegations were reopened in Spain.
Real Zaragoza's 2-1 win against Levante on May 21, 2011 has been investigated by Spain's anti-corruption prosecutors' office over payments related to alleged match fixing.
Herrera, who played for Zaragoza at the time, may face trial after the case was reopened by a judge in Valencia.
The timescale remains unclear and the 28-year-old maintains his innocence, with his representative reissuing a statement first released in December 2014.
It said: "I have never had and will never have anything to do with manipulating match results.
"If I am ever called to testify in any judicial hearing, I'll be happy to attend, as my conscience is totally clear.
"I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch."
Real Zaragoza's 2-1 win against Levante on May 21, 2011 has been investigated by Spain's anti-corruption prosecutors' office over payments related to alleged match fixing.
Herrera, who played for Zaragoza at the time, may face trial after the case was reopened by a judge in Valencia.
The timescale remains unclear and the 28-year-old maintains his innocence, with his representative reissuing a statement first released in December 2014.
It said: "I have never had and will never have anything to do with manipulating match results.
"If I am ever called to testify in any judicial hearing, I'll be happy to attend, as my conscience is totally clear.
"I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch."
February 01, 2018
Lottery winner dies weeks after cashing in $1 million scratch-off ticket
A New York man who struck it big with a scratch-off lottery ticket died just weeks after he claimed the prize.
It was a lucky start to 2018 for 51-year-old Donald Savastano, a Queens native who was living upstate in Sidney. He played the New York Lottery's "Merry Millionaire" game and won $1 million.
"This is going change our lives, to tell you the truth," Savastano said when he picked up his winnings.
The self-employed carpenter shared some plans he had in mind for how he was going to spend the money, saying most of it was going to fund his retirement.
"I'm probably going to go get a new truck and I don't know probably go on vacation," Savastano said.
The plans also included a trip to the doctor, because he couldn't afford to go previously.
"He was self-employed," said Danielle Scott, who works at the store where he bought the winning ticket. "He didn't have insurance, he hadn't been feeling good for a while, I guess, and when he got the money he went into the doctor."
The news wasn't good. He learned he had stage four cancer.
"He had a friend come and talk to me, and they told me that he was very sick and that he had brain and lung cancer and that he was in the hospital and they didn't think he was gonna make it," Scott said.
Savastano died Friday, 23 days after he won the lottery.
"I was hoping that the money was maybe going to save his life," Scott said.
Savastano's obituary said he was born in Queens and grew up on Long Island. He became a carpenter after working with and learning from his father as a child.
"He was known for his high-quality work and perfectionism. He always tried to reach out and help those he could by teaching them "the right way to do things," his family wrote in the obituary.
It was a lucky start to 2018 for 51-year-old Donald Savastano, a Queens native who was living upstate in Sidney. He played the New York Lottery's "Merry Millionaire" game and won $1 million.
"This is going change our lives, to tell you the truth," Savastano said when he picked up his winnings.
The self-employed carpenter shared some plans he had in mind for how he was going to spend the money, saying most of it was going to fund his retirement.
"I'm probably going to go get a new truck and I don't know probably go on vacation," Savastano said.
The plans also included a trip to the doctor, because he couldn't afford to go previously.
"He was self-employed," said Danielle Scott, who works at the store where he bought the winning ticket. "He didn't have insurance, he hadn't been feeling good for a while, I guess, and when he got the money he went into the doctor."
The news wasn't good. He learned he had stage four cancer.
"He had a friend come and talk to me, and they told me that he was very sick and that he had brain and lung cancer and that he was in the hospital and they didn't think he was gonna make it," Scott said.
Savastano died Friday, 23 days after he won the lottery.
"I was hoping that the money was maybe going to save his life," Scott said.
Savastano's obituary said he was born in Queens and grew up on Long Island. He became a carpenter after working with and learning from his father as a child.
"He was known for his high-quality work and perfectionism. He always tried to reach out and help those he could by teaching them "the right way to do things," his family wrote in the obituary.
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