Is Poland expected to win the European World Cup this year?”
More arrests likely in Polish corruption probe April 27, 2009 More Polish soccer officials are likely to be detained on suspicion of corruption and the country may have to employ referees from abroad to ensure the top league can continue, the sports minister said on Monday. Euro 2012 co-host Poland has so far detained nearly 200 people, including board members of football associations, club officials, players and referees, as part of a match-fixing probe involving 52 clubs. Following suspensions and corruption allegations, Poland has only 15 referees allowed to work at top-flight matches, raising doubts over whether there are enough to keep the league running. “We are determined to fight corruption until all people involved are charged,” sports minister Miroslaw Drzewiecki told Reuters in an interview. “I don’t know if it will be 50 or 150 more people … I think next year the process should be drawing to a close. “If the number of referees goes down to 12 or seven, there are many youn
