From a betting perspective football is the most popular sport to wager on, with the sheer volume of available outcomes providing rich pickings when it comes to market-making. From goalscorers to match results, throw-ins to corners, almost every facet of a football match can be wagered on.
Match-fixing scandals are nothing new to the game and often make headlines, such as the 2006 Calciopoli scandal which saw several Italian Serie A teams colluding with each other to select favourable referees. Among those implicated were the champions Juventus, who were later stripped of their title before being relegated to the second tier.
