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Sandro Tonali: Newcastle midfielder facing lengthy ban from football | Football News (www.skysports.com)
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[–] Iemand-Niemand@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I know it’s illegal and immoral because of that, but is there anything inherently immoral about betting that your club will WIN? I mean, if he bet on loosing, ties, yellow cards, minutes where the goal is scored, etc. But winning? That’s basically what he’s paid to do.

[–] tkshow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I know the issues with managers betting on their teams to win is that they may use players up to get a win, that they otherwise wouldn't have, at the cost of future games.

But I'm struggling to see where a player might have an issue.

[–] Slayer_Of_Anubis@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If he has a higher financial incentive on a specific game, he may take a tactical red card that he otherwise wouldn’t have for one example