Lawro Audit: BPL Week 30

Not long now, English Premiership fans, and with Tottenham’s win over Manchester United, Leicester City have now achieved Champions League football for the first time in their club’s history. That’s right, even if they lose every game until the end of the season, and the four teams below achieve the best results possible, Leicester City … Read more

The 2005 Bundesliga Scandal

The 2005 Bundesliga scandal was the match fixing that was put together by second division referee Robert Hoyzer, who confessed to gambling, as well as fixing matches in both the second division and the third division Regionalliga and the German Cup. It is believed that not a single game of the first Bundesliga were effected … Read more

Lawro Audio: BPL Week 29

Another weekend, and it means the season is drawing to a close, which isn’t great for us Mark Lawrenson fans, is it? But, hey, we have Euro 2016 this summer, and if you’re a supporter of England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland, it’s going to be a great one. If you’re Scottish, like … Read more

What Is Point Shaving?

Point shaving is the act of a player, or players, doing everything they can to limit how much they score in a game, so that they can influence the point spread, ensuring that gamblers who bet on that team involved in a game make more money. Required for a point shaving scheme includes a sports … Read more