I just read an article on ESPN.com that I thought was hilarious. In the article it is reported that league officials have told their referees that they are allowed to take bribes but they are not allowed to let those bribes influence the outcome of games. Apparently bribing refs is quite common in the Nigerian Football (aka Soccer) league. League officials are apparently okay with that but say that "Referees should only pretend to fall for the bait, but make sure the result doesn't favour those offering the bribe."
Two questions -
1. WHAT??? Can you imagine the NFL, MLB or NBA coming out and publicly telling their Referees that it is okay for them to accept bribes? What are these league officials thinking?
2. What exactly should the refs tell these people who have just given them a load of cash when the game doesn't go the way they thought it would? Keep in mind that they are probably trying to influence the refs for good reasons - maybe they are overzealous fans but maybe, just maybe, these people are putting some serious cash on the game. These people aren't going to be to happy. And if these people aren't bothered by giving you a bribe they probably won't be bothered by inflicting bodily pain on you either. I would think twice about taking bribes and not following through.
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