Later that night in May 2010, Mr. Chaibou refereed an exhibit match in between South Africa and Guatemala in preparation for the World Cup, the world's most popular sporting event. Even to the casual fan, his calls were suspicious- he called two charges for hand balls despite the fact that the ball went nowhere near the players' hands.
Mr. Chaibou, a native of Niger, had been chosen to work the match by a business based in Singapore that was a front for an infamous match-rigging syndicate, according to an internal, confidential report by FIFA, soccer's world regulating body.
FIFA's investigative report and related documents, which were obtained by The New York Times and have actually not been openly released, raise severe concerns about the vulnerability of the World Cup to match dealing with. The tournament opens June 12 in Brazil. Visit this site for more
