Tag Archives: match-fixing

Poletni feljton 3: Odklonskost v športu

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Simon Ličen

To je tretji v seriji štirih prispevkov, namenjenih kratkemu pregledu nekaterih značilnosti izbranih družbenih problemov. Prispevki bodo na tej strani objavljeni enkrat tedensko, ob četrtkih. Prvi prispevek je analiziral problem korupcije, drugi problem davkov, tokrat pa pišemo o izbranih problemih … Continue reading →

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Guest lecture at the University of Ljubljana

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Simon Ličen

Coming up on what used to be the Day of Youth in former Yugoslavia is a guest lecture your correspondent will offer to students enrolled in a course on Specialized (Sports) Journalism at the University of Ljubljana, his alma mater. … Continue reading →

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Football Player Admits Involvement in Match Fixing

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Simon Ličen

As the world turns its attention to the London Olympic Games, less glamorous sporting matters are discussed in Slovenian courts. In mid-July, the first sentence was imposed in a trial on the fixing of a Slovenian championship football game between … Continue reading →

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Sports woes and the Slovenian attitude to them

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Simon Ličen

In the previous post I wrote about the indictment of the members of an illegal betting syndicate that operated from Maribor, a city in northeast Slovenia. The event itself and the Slovenian media coverage surrounding it deserve some commentary. First, … Continue reading →

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Two Slovenian citizens involved in latest match-fixing scandal

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Simon Ličen

In mid-December, Italian police arrested 17 people in connection with a match-fixing and betting investigation. According to police, this particular match-fixing initiative was based in Singapore and had contacts with criminal groups in Italy and Eastern Europe, including Slovenia. The … Continue reading →

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