Brazilian player Amauri Vicente de Jesus Junior refused bribes to rig his team NK Medjimurje's matches by playing a bad game, unlike some of his less ethical team members, anti-corruption officers have said.They added that although receiving an offer of several thousand Euros he refused and forced other team mates who had already accepted the bribe to return the money.In an operation dubbed "Offside" USKOK agents arrested 20 Croatian and two Slovenians for giving and receiving bribes, with profits of between 150,000 to 300,000 Euros per football game.Amongst those arrested are well-known public figures, including soccer players, coaches and organizers.They are suspected primarily of fixing the domestic games of Prva HNL (Croatian Football League), although there is a possibility that some international matches were also rigged.Police have confirmed cooperation with several other countries, although they did not disclose details.
Source: Croatian Times Online News
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