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re: Motherwell should be investigated for match fixing by UEFA
Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:21 pm to TN Bhoy
Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:21 pm to TN Bhoy
Um...it's pretty common to field a lesser squad in cup competitions. Granted, most teams don't do so for European competitions, but prioritizing competitions is not the same as match fixing. It's impossible to send out your best XI every week. If any governing body took steps to require a team to do so in their competitions that would be ridiculous.
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:54 pm to DoreonthePlains
Udinese has done this for years whenever it qualifies for a European competition.
It continuously buys low for emerging South American and African talent, and then sells high to super clubs. Then Udinese, still very much a provincial team, effectively fields youth teams + Di Natale in early round Europa League fixtures. The Udinese management realized that it could make more from transfers, than it could from advancing in the Europa League.
It's become pretty apparent when the Italian UEFA coefficient dropped so much over the past few years, despite AC Milan, Inter, Juve and even Fiorentina doing quite well in the competition.
It continuously buys low for emerging South American and African talent, and then sells high to super clubs. Then Udinese, still very much a provincial team, effectively fields youth teams + Di Natale in early round Europa League fixtures. The Udinese management realized that it could make more from transfers, than it could from advancing in the Europa League.
It's become pretty apparent when the Italian UEFA coefficient dropped so much over the past few years, despite AC Milan, Inter, Juve and even Fiorentina doing quite well in the competition.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 7:57 pm
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