These days, the scandal is closely related to football. Scandal in football is broader than being included in one word or a specific issue. In this article, we review some of the greatest football scandals soccer scandals of all time.
1. 2015 FIFA Corruption Scandal
Corruption can occur anywhere, even the biggest football organization FIFA has also been involved in corruption issues. We know that the World Cup event is a very big and prestigious event. The country that is appointed as the host will get many advantages. Well, the problem is how to choose the host for the World Cup. Not infrequently countries that want to host, do various kinds of cheating to be able to host the World Cup.
The corruption case involving FIFA officials is regarding the appointment of a country to host the World Cup. FIFA is accused of getting bribes from countries that want to host the World Cup. This problem made FIFA’s name bad and the level of trust in them fell drastically.
Some of the big names in FIFA who are involved in this issue such as Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter. In particular, Sepp Blatter, he was also accused of sexually harassing Hope Solo.
2. Bruno Fernandes Scandal
When hearing the name Bruno Fernandes, many people might think that Bruno Fernandes is Bruno Fernandes from Portugal who is now playing as an attacking midfielder at Manchester United. No, it is not Bruno Fernandes from Portugal but Bruno Fernandes das Dores de Souza from Brazil who plays in goal.
Bruno Fernandes is involved in a sadistic murder case involving his lover. Her lover was tortured, and killed. After being killed, her lover’s corpse was used as dog food.
Bruno Fernandes was put in prison and then released on appeal. But in the end the appeal was rejected by the court and he returned to prison again.
3. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
2014 was a happy year for Brazil. How not, this country was appointed by FIFA as the venue for the most prestigious football event, the World Cup. With the appointment of Brazil as the host, of course Brazil needs a lot of money to build a stadium that is in accordance with FIFA standards.
There is a scandal that entangles Brazilian politicians in this FIFA World Cup event. A number of politicians got involved in a scandal where they used this as material for the next election. This politician hopes that by appointing Brazil as the host and pouring money into this big project, they can get re-elected.
In addition, the money used is taken from state money that should be used for the construction of facilities for citizens.
4. John Terry Cheating and Racist
Chelsea once had one great defender, John Terry. John Terry wore the blue shirt for the Blues from 1998 to 2017. As a defender, John Terry is a very strong defender in defense and excels in the top ball. Not infrequently Terry scored with his header.
Unfortunately, John Terry tarnished his own name with his bad behavior. There are two problems that make his name so bad. The first was the case in 2010 where he cheated on the wife of his Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge. Second, in 2012 he made racist acts against an England defender who was defending Queens Park Rangers. As a result of his actions, he was removed from the England national team and was stripped of the captain’s armband.
5. Racism in PSG vs Istanbul Basaksehir Match
One of the problems that will never be solved in football is the problem of racism. Whereas football is expected to unite many people from various races, but that hope cannot be achieved. There are many cases of racism that occur but the punishment given is not severe enough to make these racist perpetrators give up. As happened in the match between Paris Saint-Germain against Istanbul Basaksehir.
These two teams met in the Champions League. During the match, there was an act of racism that happened to one of the coaching staff from Istanbul Basaksehir. As a form of protest, both PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir teams decided to wallked off or left the field. This act of racism was allegedly carried out by the match official staff.
6. Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is without a doubt one of the deadliest strikers in the world. Considered an ordinary striker because at Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo was the main striker. After Cristiano Ronaldo left, Karim Benzem proved himself to be a great striker. He has provided many goals and assists so that Real Madrid can still be as successful as it is today.
A striker as great as Karim Benzema is also not spared from the problem. Benzema has had two scandals. The first occurred in 2010 where he along with Sidney Govou and Franck Ribery allegedly hired commercial sex workers who were still underage. The matter did not go to court because of the lack of evidence that could incriminate the three of them.
The second scandal occurred in 2015 where Benzema blackmailed his former team-mate in France named Mathieu Valbuena. Benzema threatens to spread Valbuena sex videos. Because of this problem, Benzema was removed from the list of the French national team squad.
7. The Murder of Andres Escobar
Being too fanatical about something is not a good thing. But in football there are many fans who have a very high level of bigotry. If anything goes wrong with the team he plays for, these fans will no doubt do crazy things because his bigotry is too high. For example, what happened to Andres Escobar.
Andres Escobar is a footballer from Colombia. When competing against the United States, Andres Escobar accidentally put the ball into his own net. This resulted in Colombia not qualifying in the next round in the 1994 FIFA World Cup tournament. Colombian fans who did not accept, shot Escobar many times when he was about to relieve stress by going to the bar.
This shooting occurred 5 days after Colombia failed to qualify for the World Cup. He was shot 6 times and died when he was about to be taken to the hospital.
8. Bundesliga Match-Fixing Scandal 2005
Football matches should be conducted with fair play, without any cheating that could affect the course of the game. In 2006 the world of football was shocked by the Calciopoli scandal, but few realized that the Calciopoli scandal was not the only match-fixing scandal that had occurred, in Germany also experiencing the same scandal.
The match-fixing scandal in Germany has been around for a long time. One of his clubs namely Hertha Berlin was involved in this case where they made illegal payments to players for profit in 1965. In 2005 a match-fixing scandal occurred involving a criminal organization to fix a number of match scores.
Robert Hoyzer, who is one of the referees from Germany, was involved in this problem. He issued a controversial decision in favor of a number of clubs. This match-fixing scandal was carried out in a German league whose division is below the Bundesliga level.
9. Calciopoli 2006
2006 was a bad year for the world of football in Italy. A number of clubs in Italy were involved in the Calciopoli scandal. A number of clubs in Serie A took illegal actions to make their team win. Starting from setting scores, bribing referees, and so on. This is done with the aim that the club won the league.
This big scandal was revealed by the Italian police and involved not only Serie A but also Serie B. Several clubs involved in this problem such as Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, and Reggina. Italian police found a number of telephone recordings between the team manager and the refereeing organization. Juventus, which is considered the most serious offense, is punished by being stripped of its title and having to go down to Serie B. Other clubs are punished with a point deduction.
10. 2002 South Korea World Cup
The following major scandal in the world of football occurred in 2002 at the World Cup. In the most prestigious event, South Korea will host the World Cup. The center of attention is how South Korea can overthrow one of the leading countries, namely Italy.
South Korea managed to subvert Italy with a score of 2-1. But there are a number of refereeing decisions that are considered detrimental to the Italian national team. The referee who mediates in the match is clearly in the spotlight. Byron Moreno is the referee and lines-man Gamal Al-Ghandour is suspected of taking bribes to get South Korea through. But after an investigation, it was decided that this was purely a decision-making error. However, many people do not believe this decision.
