Ex-Ghana keeper 'offered World Cup bribe'

[Milan 17,853]

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.

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[OneMoSalah 8,777]

Good to see he decided against it. Would of lost all dignity for Kingson. Didn't he not play for Blackpool at one point!?

[Spike 12,049]

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.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Shatter the omerta! Good on you, Richard.

Now out the dopers.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Always thought he was an excellent keeper, I'm very glad he turned it down.

[Tomo 21,733]

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.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

I remember Gyan doesn't score penalty in this game, isn't he?

[Milan 17,853]

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.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Wrong. There was no penalty in the game. And Gyan scored the winner.

Look at 4:00. I greatly remember this game.

[Milan 17,853]

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.

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

Good on him!

[Beirut_Blues 306]

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.