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The Insider's Guide to Match-Fixing in Football Paperback – 29 Nov. 2013

by Declan Hill (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
A WAVE OF MATCH-FIXING THREATENS THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORT. There are dozens of national police investigations; hundreds of matches from top international games to the Champions League to youth teams have been fixed and over one thousand players, coaches and referees have been arrested. This new form of sports corruption will destroy football, unless we fight it. TO FIGHT IT, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IT. ‘The Insider’s Guide to Match-Fixing in Football’ is an analysis of the motivations, the mechanisms and the methods within this modern form of fixing. Hill was the first person to break the story of the new form of football fixing when he infiltrated an Asian match-fixing gang in ‘The Fix’ – now he returns with a book that is ‘Freakonomics meets Football Corruption’. “Only Declan Hill could write a book with this level of academic rigor and foundation of investigative journalism. I expect Dr. Hill's new book to be the seminal work in the sports corruption space and I have adopted it for use in my PhD seminar on forensic sports law analytics.” - Ryan M. Rodenberg, JD/PhD, Florida State University “Declan Hill has broken new ground academically, imparting much-needed order and clarity to the murky world of global match-fixing. This is an important book for anyone who cares about the integrity of sport, and it's an indispensable book for those involved in sports analytics" - Marc Carinci, Managing Director, Sports Gambling Data Services "Tenacious, factual and with an unrivalled understanding of the current threat being posed to the integrity of sport, Declan Hill consistently challenges those who stand idly by." - Senator Cecilia Keaveney, Former Head of the Council of Europe’s Task Force on Match-Fixing "Declan Hill's new book is an absolute must-read for every thinking fan of the beautiful game on the planet. Being part of Declan's team preparing the book I know how much effort and research Declan invested in it. Declan's passion for our game, professional courage and expertise pours from every page." - Steven Powell, Director of Policy, Football Supporters' Federation "A new book from one of the best investigative writers on the subject of match and spot fixing in football. The challenge to the integrity of sport from sporting fraud is growing exponentially. This new book documents that cancerous expansion. The author is a renowned expert who focuses on football with the precision of a laser beam. A must read!" - Professor Richard McLaren, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada "The Insider’s Guide to Match-Fixing in Football is an education for scholars and students of organized crime and a wake-up call for sports administrators. Rigorously researched but accessibly written, this book makes sense of match fixing in straightforward, rational terms. Such confirms Declan Hill as both master storyteller and global authority on the corruption threatening the beautiful game. Not to be missed." - James A. Densley, PhD, author of How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence
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    362 pages
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    English
  3. Publication date
    29 Nov. 2013
  4. Dimensions
    16.99 x 2.08 x 24.41 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0991823842
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0991823840
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Declan Hill is an investigative journalist and academic. He specializes in organized crime and international issues. In the last few years, he has completed documentaries on the killing of the head of the Canadian mafia, blood feuds in Kosovo, and ethnic cleansing in Iraq. Hill has also won awards for documentaries on honour killings in Turkey, and the murder of journalists in the Philippines. He was a Chevening Scholar at Green College, University of Oxford, and received his doctorate for his study of match-fixing in professional soccer.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Anne McDermid & Associates Limited (29 Nov. 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 362 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0991823842
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0991823840
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.99 x 2.08 x 24.41 cm
  • Customer reviews:
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Declan Hill is an investigative journalist, documentary maker and academic. He specializes in the study of organized crime and international issues. He broke the story of match-fixing gangs destroying international football in his book 'The Fix: Soccer & Organized Crime'. It has now become a best-seller in 21 languages. In 2013, he released an 'academic' guide to match-fixing called 'The Insider's Guide to Match-Fixing in Football'. It is based on his successful doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford and has been described as "Freakonomics meets soccer corruption".

Before working on match-fixing, Hill completed documentaries on the killing of the head of the Canadian mafia, blood feuds in Kosovo and ethnic cleansing in Iraq. He has also made documentaries in Kurdistan, Bolivia, India, Mexico, and Turkey.

Hill has won a number of national and international awards from organizations such as Amnesty International, the Canadian Association of Journalists and Play the Game. He worked for CBC Radio ("Ideas", "Tapestry", "Dispatches", "The Current", "Iraq Unit") CBC Television ("the fifth estate", "Disclosure", "Newsworld" and "Newsworld International") and "PBS Frontline". His programs and articles have appeared on BBC Radio World Service and BBC Radio 4: the Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph (London), as well as various new media outlets. Hill was a Chevening Scholar at Green College, University of Oxford where he obtained his doctorate on the study of match-fixing in professional football. He has also testified before the Council of Europe, the International Olympic Committee and other sports agencies.

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"This book is a classic on investigative scholarship. Through painstaking research it takes you step by step through the who, what, when, where and..." Read more

"...Besides, the book gives us actual investigation and data to work and reflect on, distinctly showing us how the world of match-fixing works...." Read more

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"...His style of writing brings the reader along - and the content commands your attention. To love a thing is to protect it...." Read more

"An excellent academic yet highly readable book on the cancer of football, "Match Fixing" There is so much rumour, gossip and innuendo about..." Read more

"Very interesting book on alleged match fixing around the world and the various characters involved from the mr bigs down to street level people." Read more

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  • C K1
    5.0 out of 5 stars In one phrase: "A Must Read!"
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 November 2013
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    At a time when too small a number of people are aware of the huge threat to the integrity of sport, it is vital for more to join the ranks of the 'informed'. Facts and analysis serve a purpose. Alas the purpose may appear an attempt to depress those who enjoy sport. However, until we understand the facts and the analysis we are naive or in a state of complacency. Neither state is productive in the case of the issue of Match Fixing.

    So be proactive... Dr Declan Hill is a perfect first port of call with his books 'The Fix' and now the 'Insiders Guide...'. His style of writing brings the reader along - and the content commands your attention.

    To love a thing is to protect it. If you love sport, you Must read and then act in your area to support the battle that is begun. There is noone doing more than Declan Hill to protect what tens of millions of people love -it is a club open to new members!
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  • Vic Crescit
    5.0 out of 5 stars Majesterial in its depth
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2013
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    This book is a classic on investigative scholarship. Through painstaking research it takes you step by step through the who, what, when, where and why of football match-fixing. Along the way it shatters many myrhs surrounding the subject. The author has done football a great service by writing this book.
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  • stephen darby
    5.0 out of 5 stars The real story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2014
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    An excellent academic yet highly readable book on the cancer of football, "Match Fixing" There is so much rumour, gossip and innuendo about this subject it is essential that an objective well researched text exists on this massive problem.
    It should be compulsory reading for all Football administrators. An excellent and enjoyable read.
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  • Inês Sampaio
    5.0 out of 5 stars A true eye-opener
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2014
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    I got hold of this book some weeks ago and it truly opened my eyes.

    Dr. Declan Hill gives us a real insider's view of the rotten world that sports are now and what the people responsible for it are doing (sometimes not) to stop this growing issue. It is made clear that corruption has always existed in sports and there is no way to fully eradicate it. However, if some important measures are taken, the current reality can be teared down and the corruptors that come from Malaysia, Singapore and whatnot can finally be arrested and put on trial.

    Besides, the book gives us actual investigation and data to work and reflect on, distinctly showing us how the world of match-fixing works. The extended database, the names… All of it. The fact that this path to their minds and methods actually put Dr. Declan's Hill's life on the line only add to this book's value. It teaches how to detect it, understand it and, ultimately, stop it.

    Match-fixing is harming the beautiful game. Everything is well grounded and explained, with rigor and care not to cross the line of conspiracy theories and speculation, for this is a work of investigative journalism. With academic rigor and style that will be clear for anyone who reads it, this is a well written eye-opener that will, I hope, instigate the big organizations to do something against match-fixing in football.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2013
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    I first realised football games were being heavily fixed, tilted, bent - however you describe it - in 2006

    This is the book that at last provided me with the detail on how this all works behind the scenes.

    Once you read about the difficulties in Italy and Turkey, and the structures at work there it is ignorant and perhaps even a bit xenophobic to believe it is not happening in the other elite nations.
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  • Robert Bamber
    5.0 out of 5 stars How timely
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2013
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    As I sit here writing this review, we're within 24 hours of the Telegraph revealing details of match-fixing within the UK. Those who are unaware might be in utter shock or disbelief, corruption is gone from UK football, right?

    While I cannot talk about that specifically, I can certainly talk about this book, which I read a few weeks prior to the story breaking. This book is a water-tight piece of research, sometimes detrimentally so (as I'd love to hear Declan's personal insight into the subject). While that makes it dry and very academic, it's an astonishing piece of research, that I recommend any football fan read. It's a topic that is far more widespread that 99.99% of the football population would like to admit (whether that's ignorance or otherwise). This book will give you a great grounding in the subject.
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  • ross evans
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2014
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    Well written, amazingly well researched.
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  • nexus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2014
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    Very interesting book on alleged match fixing around the world and the various characters involved from the mr bigs down to street level people.
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  • Elihu Feustel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive book on soccer match fixing
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 June 2015
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    The author has written an encyclopedia on match fixing, describing from A to Z how it's done, why it's done, and how to prevent it going forward. Hill's book is unique in that it explains a complex topic in a very readable fashion, and includes a fair amount of simplified quantitative analysis sufficient to persuade the reader that his conclusions are correct. If you are a fan of the sport, the depth of fixing revealed will be disturbing. If you are a pro-punter and don't already know what to avoid, you'll save yourself a small fortune by reading and understanding the content.

    I'd recommend this book to any academics, as well as sports bettors trying to get the big picture on match fixing -- handicappers will be on the wrong side of every fix; this book might save you a fortune.
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  • Kenny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kaufempfehlung!
    Reviewed in Germany on 10 October 2014
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    Nach dem Buch "The Fix", ebenfalls von Declan Hill, war ich gespannt was das neue Buch mit sich bringt. Während "The Fix" noch etwas allgemeiner verfasst war, geht es im "The Insiders Guide to Match-Fixing in Football" mehr ins Detail.

    Das Buch ist in 4 große Kapitel unterteilt:

    - Nuts and bolts of corruption
    - The people of the game: corruptors
    - Players and referees
    - The system of corruption

    Dabei erfährt man wie Matchfixer vorgehen (zum Teil mit Statistiken/Grafiken belegt), wie es den Spielern und Schiedsrichtern in dem System ergeht und wie die Zukunft aussieht. Es sind definitiv sehr viele Informationen, sodass ich mir etwas mehr Zeit gelassen habe um auch wirklich alles aufnehmen zu können.

    Im Großen und Ganzen kann ich es definitiv empfehlen, da es das einzige(?) Buch ist, das so tief blicken lässt.

    Super Buch!
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  • Adam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Caveat emptor!
    Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2014
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    A harrowing read! Although I already had some degree of wariness given a long involvement in the sports betting industry, my skepticism reached new heights after reading this book. A very thorough exposition of the motivations and strategies behind match fixing. It really is A must read for anyone working in sports administration to properly understand the issues which confront sport today.
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  • Stephanie Buosi
    5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable and insightful look at the darker side of professional sports.
    Reviewed in Canada on 9 January 2014
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    Declan Hill’s book is a great combination of storytelling and fact revealing. The introduction sets a great pace for the rest of the book, posing intriguing questions about the nature and future of professional sports. Game fixing is explained and explored with an academic methodology, but the research and findings are presented to the reader in a clear and understandable language. What I personally thought to be a great point made in Hill’s work is the universality of match fixing, which I was also genuinely surprised by. Match fixing is a deviant phenomena found world-wide, and poses a serious problem to the integrity of any sport.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A gutsy bold academic insight
    Reviewed in Canada on 19 December 2018
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    A gutsy bold academic insight of the corrupt practices and practitioners. A fascinating study of match-fixing, how the influencers corrupt -- and the surprising variety of individuals they coerce.
    A brave topic to research. An important read for those who value fair play.
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