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Title: Money, football and politics: Asiagate and the scourge of match-fixing in Zimbabwe
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Football is the most popular game in Zimbabwe. Events and activities in this sport in many ways mirror the state of wider society in the country. This paper provides a grounded critique of how money, football and politics intersect through the lens of the Asiagate match-fixing scandal which engulfed post-2000 Zimbabwe. It utilizes reports and transcripts from the investigation to highlight the role of various actors in the match-fixing scandal including administrators, politicians, coaches, players, referees, and journalists. ; The paper argues that Asiagate needs to be understood in the context of the globalization of match-fixing and the socio-economic crises engulfing post-2000 Zimbabwe. The socio-economic crises characterized by widespread poverty and suffering left players vulnerable to match-fixers. The paper concludes that the politically connected and powerful players in the scandal were not held accountable and this has created precedence for the continued existence of match-fixing in Zimbabwean football.
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Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
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Aug 31, 2023
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Aug 31, 2023
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https://zbc.uz.zgora.pl/repozytorium/publication/82720
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Journal of Nations: tom 1 - Kurdowie
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 2 - Tożsamość narodowa
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 3 - Romowie
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 4 - Mniejszość niemiecka
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 5 - ?Adónde vas, Espana?
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 6: special issue - Jews
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 7 - Świat Słowian
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 8 - Nations without state or states without nations
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 9 - Sport at the expression of nations issues
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 10 - A new wave of separatism in the world
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 11 - Social movements and social phenomena
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Review of Nationalities: tom 12 - Contemporary issues of nations
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Przegląd Narodowościowy / Journal of Nations: tom 1 - Kurdowie
| Edition name | Date |
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| Money, football and politics: Asiagate and the scourge of match-fixing in Zimbabwe | Aug 31, 2023 |
