UEFA web site fails to protect football's image from A.C. Milan

Written by Martin Belam
Published 3 August, 2006
Categories: Football

When I was writing my entries for the BBC's reboot:bbc.co.uk competition, one of the things I touched on was how the BBC had to be careful about an incongruent juxtaposition of news headlines and editorial content. UEFA's website faced just such a situation yesterday, when their puff piece on protecting the image of European football was immediately followed by a story saying that it was OK to be involved in match-fixing - a case of the Champions League literally allowing cheats to prosper.

Posted by Martin Belam, August 3, 2006
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