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Match Fixer

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Football and corruption collide in Asia

Recommendation: "Match Fixer" is a must-read for fiction fans who are interested in football and corruption. This book takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of Asian football and how corruption is rapidly destroying the sport. Former West Ham United apprentice striker Chris Osborne serves as the protagonist and he must navigate the crooked world of bookies, drugs, and more if he wants to make a comeback in the sport. Neil Humphreys' debut novel is a gripping and enlightening read that exposes the ugly side of football that many fans are not aware of.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Fiction (2010)
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Match Fixer

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ISBN: 9789814276290
Date of Publication: 2010-02-11
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.37
(rated by 52 readers)

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Match Fixer takes place inside the murky underbelly of Asian Football. The so-called squeaky clean city-state of Singapore plays host to betting syndicates which have for decades fed off the insatiable illegal gambling habits of the local population and in the process made a select few bookies very rich and far too powerful. Neil Humpreys, a former Football correspondent for the national Singapore press, lifts the lid off a previously unexplored - but very real - subject.
In his debut novel, corruption is destroying the Beautiful Game in Asia and has spread its tentacles into the UK via spread betting cartels that have already knocked out floodlights and caused chaos in the English Premier League. Against such a background, former West Ham United apprentice striker Chris Osborne arrives in Singapore for a final roll of the dice to get his once promising career back on track. However not even a boyhood spent growing up in the East End prepares him for the crooked shenanigans, bloated former British footballing jetsam and the underground party drugs scene that welcomes him to life in paradise.


Author: Neil Humphreys
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 256
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Publication Date: 11 Feb 2010
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Football and corruption collide in Asia

Recommendation: "Match Fixer" is a must-read for fiction fans who are interested in football and corruption. This book takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of Asian football and how corruption is rapidly destroying the sport. Former West Ham United apprentice striker Chris Osborne serves as the protagonist and he must navigate the crooked world of bookies, drugs, and more if he wants to make a comeback in the sport. Neil Humphreys' debut novel is a gripping and enlightening read that exposes the ugly side of football that many fans are not aware of.

  • POPULAR-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards Nominee for Fiction (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.