Noni Madueke has spoken out about the violation that makes Tom Beugelsdijk suspected of match fixing. The Sparta Rotterdam defender committed a foul on the attacker on January 16, which ended up on his first yellow card of the season. As a result, the suspicion of possible involvement in a match fixing case arose a few months later. Sunday reported the NOS that an Eredivisie player is suspected of deliberately taking a yellow card, as a result of which he or others earned money from it, after which the name of Beugelsdijk came to the fore.
Madueke immediately questioned the action of Beugelsdijk, who worked the PSV winger around the center line from behind to the ground and got the yellow card from referee Bas Nijhuis. “I’ve seen it”, Madueke means opposite ESPN on the charges. “I immediately thought at the time: why is he doing this? Because I was surrounded by a number of Sparta players. But I didn’t think much about it. Of course I don’t know whether it’s true or not. I thought about it. was a bit of a weird offense.
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It meant his first yellow card of the season for Beugelsdijk, after which his name in the aftermath of the publication of the NOS was soon associated with the case. By betting on the yellow card, a gambler with a stake of 3,000 euros has earned around 13,000 euros. Two other gamblers won around 1,000 euros thanks to the yellow card. Because the criminal investigation is still at an early stage, and it has not yet been decided to prosecute, the NOS decided not to publish the name of the player, the broadcaster communicated on Sunday.
Sparta came out on Monday afternoon with a statement in response to the investigation launched by the police into a match-fixing case. “Sparta Rotterdam has taken note of the reports about a possible spot fixing in professional football. Tom Beugelsdijk is mentioned in the reports on this possible spot fixing. The club spoke with the player this morning, stating that he only committed the offense in the heat of the fight ”, the club said. “Tom says it is absolute nonsense. He was never called by the KNVB or by the police. He is also surprised”, technical director Henk van Stee added. RTV Rijnmond.
Beugelsdijk amazed by accusations: ‘He says it is absolute nonsense’
The Sparta Rotterdam defender does not understand why he is mentioned in a match fixing case.
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