Here's an interesting story out of jolly old England. U.S. tennis legend John McEnroe told The Daily Telegraph yesterday that organized crime such as the Russian mafia could be infiltrating tennis.
"The thing that worries me is that mafia types, like the Russian mafia, could be involved. That's potentially pretty dark and scary. Throwing a match for money would be stupid. It seems crazy that players would take that risk for money. It would make more sense that they've been threatened in some way and that's why they're doing it."
There really is no escaping the fact that every sport is corrupt. We've seen it in pretty much every sport this side of the pond, and of course in Italian league soccer, and now in tennis. The question is, when's it going to stop? How are we going to take back control of professional sports? According to McEnroe, P.I.: "It's pretty tough to prove that someone has thrown a match unless you're tapping the guy's phone or something." And just like that, he's found a new calling.
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