‘€60k was fanned on the bed…’: Ex-footballer talks match fixing, his regrets and why the FA helped when he came out of jail on the This is Moneyball podcast
Match-fixing in sport. It is a subject that makes fans boil with anger and ask: just how and why would any professional do it? Aren’t they already paid enough for a job many of us would love to do?
In the This is Moneyball season 3 opener, assistant editor Lee Boyce and broadcaster Georgie Frost tackle this tricky subject and are joined by someone who was swept up in the madness.
Centre-back Moses Swaibu – a former Crystal Palace youth player – became one of the first names on the team sheet for Lincoln City in the late-2000s.
However, he became embroiled in match-fixing as he slipped down to semi-professional level.
For the first time, Moses candidly tells his story, how it unfolded, his regret and why a stint in jail helped him realise that he needed to make sure young players aren’t tempted to make the same mistakes.
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