A player found guilty of match-fixing but whose extent of involvement in the implementation of the fix was not established should not be banned from all football-related activity for life and should receive a proportionate sanction.
Facts/Procedure
Following a series of investigations that were initiated in 2010 during criminal proceedings in Germany, relating to a network of match-fixing in Europe, the Maltese player Kevin Sammut (the Player) was found guilty of match-fixing. Norway’s 4-0 win over Malta on 2 June 2007 was indeed pre-arranged with the assistance of two individuals, Mr Sapina and Mr Cvrtak.
On 11 May 2012, based on a report issued by the UEFA Disciplinary Inspector, UEFA instigated disciplinary proceedings against Mr Sammut on the basis of Article 42 et seq. of the...
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