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Albanian FA chief 'sold' Euro 2008 qualifiers
The head of Albania's football federation has been accused by the country's
minister of culture, Ylli Pango, of 'selling' two Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Prime Minister Sali Berisha branded the national team a 'mafia group who
sell their shirts'.
The accusations came after UEFA declared at the weekend that no Euro 2008
ties featured in their probe into betting irregularities covering 16 matches.
Albania lost 4-2 at home to Belarus and 6-1 away to Romania in their last
two qualifiers and Pango called on UEFA to investigate 'clear suspicions
that both gamesmighthavebeen sold by the president of our national federation
(Armando Duka).
'There is clear evidence he is using our national soccer team's matches
for his own interests, insulting the feelings of its fansandsupporters,'
Pango added in his letter to UEFA.
The players hit back at Berisha, threatening to sue if an investigation
proved they were not to blame.
UEFA, who are probing gangster-driven betting coups involving tens of
millions of pounds on 16 games, confirmed they received the letter of
complaint but would not comment.
Daily
Mail, 6th December 2007
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