BRAZIL: SOCCER - BRAZILIAN REFEREE EDILSON PEREIRA DE CARVALHO ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED MATCH FIXING

Record ID: 946238

  • Title: BRAZIL: SOCCER - BRAZILIAN REFEREE EDILSON PEREIRA DE CARVALHO ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED MATCH FIXING
  • Date: 8th October 2005
  • Summary: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (SEPTEMBER 24, 2005) (TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 1. POLICE ENTERING CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX WHERE ACCUSED REFEREE LIVES 2. EXTERIOR OF ACCUSED REFEREES HOME WITH CARS PARKED OUTSIDE 3. VARIOUS OF POLICE SPEAKING WITH ACCUSED REFEREE 4. ACCUSED REFEREE SIGNING PAPERS 5. "VEGA MAGAZINE" ARTICLE WHERE ACCUSATIONS OF GAME FIXING WERE FIRST REPORTED 6. REFEREE BEING HANDCUFFED 7. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) ACCUSED REFEREE, EDILSON PEREIRA DE CARVALHO, SAYING: "(I was) always threatened with death." SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (FILE) (TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 8. VARIOUS OF REFEREE DURING GAMES SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (SEPTEMBER 24, 2005) (TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) STATE PROSECUTOR, JOSE REINALDO, SAYING: "We already know that there were altered results in some way during the Sao Paulo championship, the Brazilian championship, and in the Libertadores Cup." 10. BETTING WEBSITE SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (SEPTEMBER 25, 2005) (NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PRESIDENT OF SUPREME COURT ON SPORTS JUSTICE, LUIZ ZVEITER, SAYING: "All those involved will be punished. First of all him (referee) and the gang that is behind this. It did not involve other referees so we are not going to contaminate the other results and we will proceed slowly." SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (FILE) (NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 12. VARIOUS OF ACCUSED REFEREE DURING MATCH SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (SEPTEMBER 24, 2005) (NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 13. EXTERIOR OF SAO PAULO SOCCER FEDERATION BUILDING 14. (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PRESIDENT OF SAO PAULO SOCCER FEDERATION, MARCO POLO DEL NERO, SAYING: "He no longer works for us independent of what may happen, whether he is found guilty or innocent, he no longer works for the Sao Paulo soccer." SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (FILE) (TV GLOBO - NO ACCESS BRAZIL) 15. ACCUSED REFEREE DURING GAME 1.47 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Reuters ID: LVA6FN0OF1CM5FTBY310X4GR8LNG
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