PBS NewsHour

For Global Soccer, Scandal Seems Pervasive as Grass Stains

Clip: Season 2013 | 5m 9s

After completing an extensive investigation, the European Union's police agency Europol suspects nearly 680 soccer matches between 2008 and 2011 -- including World Cup qualifying matches and the European Championships -- were fixed. For more, Hari Sreenivasan talks with Kevin Baxter, who covers soccer for the Los Angeles Times.

Aired: 02/05/13

Rating: NR

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