{"id":448247,"date":"2011-06-27T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/"},"modified":"2011-06-27T08:32:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T08:32:00","slug":"manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Liam Twomey<\/h3>\n<h4>27 Jun 2011 09:32:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"60.5878378378\">\n<div readability=\"13.6347305389\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlos Tevez, Manchester City\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/128500\/128540_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlos Tevez, Manchester City<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"19.5126353791\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> captain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/argentina\/9874\/carlos-tevez\">Carlos Tevez<\/a> has denied all knowledge of a betting scam which allegedly targeted one of the club\u2019s Europa League fixtures last season.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence has recently been presented to a Greek court which suggests that City\u2019s knockout stage clash with Aris Thessaloniki last February was the target for the scam.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant element of the evidence which has so far come to light is a recording of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek side\u2019s players is heard saying he will approach Tevez and enlist his help in carrying out the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Aris midfielder Kostas Mendrinos reportedly suggests he could get teammate Nery Castillo \u2013 a former City player and fellow Spanish-speaker \u2013 to talk to the City captain and get him to allow the Greek side to kick off the match.<\/p>\n<p>But a spokesman for Tevez made it clear the Argentine frontman was never approached by Castillo or anyone else regarding the scam, and denied having any knowledge of it\u2019s existence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is impossible,&#8221; the spokesman told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Carlos has never heard such a thing and no one ever approached him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/27\/2549752\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of\" title=\"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Liam Twomey 27 Jun 2011 09:32:00 Carlos Tevez, Manchester City Related Links Teams Players Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez has denied all knowledge of a betting scam which allegedly targeted one of the club\u2019s Europa League fixtures last season. Evidence has recently been presented to a Greek court which suggests that City\u2019s knockout stage clash with Aris Thessaloniki last February was the target for the scam. The most significant element of the evidence which has so far come to light is a recording of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek side\u2019s players is heard saying he will approach Tevez and enlist his help in carrying out the operation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":448248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-448247","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Liam Twomey 27 Jun 2011 09:32:00 Carlos Tevez, Manchester City Related Links Teams Players Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez has denied all knowledge of a betting scam which allegedly targeted one of the club\u2019s Europa League fixtures last season. Evidence has recently been presented to a Greek court which suggests that City\u2019s knockout stage clash with Aris Thessaloniki last February was the target for the scam. The most significant element of the evidence which has so far come to light is a recording of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek side\u2019s players is heard saying he will approach Tevez and enlist his help in carrying out the operation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-06-27T08:32:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":229,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"articleSection\":[\"World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/\",\"name\":\"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-06-27T08:32:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/06\\\/27\\\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ghanamma.com\\\/2011\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"By Liam Twomey 27 Jun 2011 09:32:00 Carlos Tevez, Manchester City Related Links Teams Players Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez has denied all knowledge of a betting scam which allegedly targeted one of the club\u2019s Europa League fixtures last season. Evidence has recently been presented to a Greek court which suggests that City\u2019s knockout stage clash with Aris Thessaloniki last February was the target for the scam. The most significant element of the evidence which has so far come to light is a recording of a phone conversation in which one of the Greek side\u2019s players is heard saying he will approach Tevez and enlist his help in carrying out the operation","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam","datePublished":"2011-06-27T08:32:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/"},"wordCount":229,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","articleSection":["World"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/","name":"Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez denies all knowledge of Europa League betting scam - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2011-06-27T08:32:00+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/manchester-city-captain-carlos-tevez-denies-all-knowledge-of-europa-league-betting-scam\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}