FC Meineid. Bundesliga's Match-Fixing Scandal of 1971.

from OTD: Your Daily Dose of Soccer History · host 17 Laws Guy

OTD E0168 — 17 Apr 1971: Schalke’s 0-1 home defeat to Arminia Bielefeld became the emblematic match of the biggest scandal in Bundesliga history. This episode traces the rise of the Bundesliga, the dangerous economics of relegation before the 2. Bundesliga existed, Horst-Gregorio Canellas’s explosive birthday-party tapes, the web of bought matches in the 1970-71 run-in, and how FC Meineid scarred Schalke, distorted the table, and shook trust in German football.Ideas: [email protected]

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