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Real Valladolid players 'were ordered to lose each half against Valencia' as fresh match-fixing claims suggest seven players were 'bought' to throw final La Liga fixture

• Seven Real Valladolid players were 'bought' to deliberately lose final match
• Police intercepted conversations involving retired footballer Carlos Aranda
• Valencia won 2-0 at Real Valladolid to qualify for the Champions League
  

Seven Real Valladolid players were 'bought' to deliberately lose their final match of the season against Valencia, according to reports in Spain.
El Mundo reported that police had intercepted conversations involving retired footballer Carlos Aranda, who has been arrested.
The Spanish newspaper reported Aranda had been heard saying: 'There were seven players bought, nothing more.'


Aranda was also alleged to have said: 'Bet €10k and you will take €20k.'
He continued: 'Look brother, Valencia wins the first half and the second, okay?
'Listen to me, they win the first half and the second, they win the game…look, you know what it is, nobody can find out. Nobody is nobody, nobody, no your friends, or anyone.
Last week, TV station Antena3 initially claimed that authorities were monitoring Valencia’s final day 2-0 win at Real Valladolid, which saw Los Che win by two goals and qualify for the Champions League.
Valladolid were already safe from relegation, and it is claimed several of their players are under investigation.
The fresh twist follows a number of La Liga and second division players and club executives being arrested in Spain as part of an investigation into match-fixing.
Police said at least three matches are being investigated across the country's top over a match in May 2018.

A spokesman for La Liga said the police action followed a complaint it had made



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sp...ng-claims.html


A major scandal this

[cincinnatikid513]

seems crazy a 1st divison club players had be making at least 6 figures a season match fixing usually happens lower leagues

[Joey Vigs]

They won 2-0 but Valledolid is a bad team and Valencia is good. Not like the horrible team beat the good team. Valencia might have win anyway. Weird game to fix.

[Joey Vigs]

It does look fixed. Look at that first goal

[Joey Vigs]

:24 hejust lets the other player take the ball off his foot. I’d love to see the 10 seconds prior to that to see how that unfolded.

[cincinnatikid513]

still doesn't make any sense why these pl ayers woudl risk being banned when they are making good salaries

Real Valladolid has the lowest wage budget in the Spanish top flight, with the average yearly salary for a Valladolid player being $721,050. Valladolid currently sits 13th in the league after 13 game weeks with 17 points, having lost and won on 4 occasions this season, earning a draw 5 times. For a side whose highest paid player is goalkeeper Yoel Rodriguez, who earns nearly 2 million dollars per annum,