Milan 17,956 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Goalkeeper Richard Kingson has claimed he rejected a $300,000 offer to throw a match when playing for Ghana at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.Kingson, 34, told the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria that the offer had been made before his team took on Czech Republic in the competition's group stages.He claimed the bribe was to ensure that the Czechs won 2-0 - but he had rejected it after his wife pleaded with him not to lose his dignity.Kingson told the church's broadcast channel Emmanuel TV he had "got confused by weighing the options of getting richer by $300,000 after that match, whereas all that I would get in the event of a Ghana victory would be much less - just $3,000".He explained: "In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, we were about to play Czech Republic. By then they were the second best in the world."A Ghanaian led me to some people to take a bribe and it was this woman [his wife] who delivered me and delivered Ghanaians. I was very confused and I didn't know what to do but I called her and told her. My wife said: 'Richard, I love you not because of your money, so don't get tempted by this offer to lose your dignity and credibility.'"Goals from Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari saw Ghana beat the Czechs 2-0. They went on to qualify for the knockout phase, in which they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil.espn.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good to see he decided against it. Would of lost all dignity for Kingson. Didn't he not play for Blackpool at one point!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Good to see he decided against it. Would of lost all dignity for Kingson.I've never seen someone use dignity from a thrid person perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Shatter the omerta! Good on you, Richard.Now out the dopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Always thought he was an excellent keeper, I'm very glad he turned it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This is a problem tho, he turned the bribe down but im sure there are many players that don't turn down similar one's.Match fixing is a huge hidden problem in football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHaRaOn 2,131 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I remember Gyan doesn't score penalty in this game, isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,956 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 I remember Gyan doesn't score penalty in this game, isn't he?Wrong. There was no penalty in the game. And Gyan scored the winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pHaRaOn 2,131 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Wrong. There was no penalty in the game. And Gyan scored the winner.Look at 4:00. I greatly remember this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,956 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Oops. Of course, I remember now. My bad. Thanks for the video, Cech had a fantastic game, not so many games tested him so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naked Mole Rat 437 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Good on him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut_Blues 306 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 6 years later we hear what happened in a Ghana-Czech Rep. game.... I wonder what we're missing out on in the European games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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