Tag Archive: Evander Kane

It's true that Azeem Rafit suffered horrible racism whilst playing at Yorkshire. And this is absolutely unacceptable. Unfortunately, after the PCA had to suffer their worse public grilling in front of a select committee, some personal negative news appeared to leak out about Rafiq. Apparently, it was that the PCA was disappointed with the ex-player. After all, hadn't they helped him when he had a serious gambling problem? To the point of clearing his gambling debts and giving him counselling.

With money playing such a huge role in all professional sports, then it's easy to see why match-fixing is so prevalent today. Thanks to the internet, bets can be placed from anywhere, even on games happening in different time zones. With betting syndicates having the potential to earn millions of euros, it's just a short step to ensure that the result goes the way of your wager. Both players and officials can be swayed by an envelope of cash to ensure that everyone involved makes a nice profit.