Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson accused of match-fixing for £30,000 Rolex watch

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been accused of fixing a Champions League game with a football agent Giuseppe Pagliara, who rewarded him with a £30,000 Rolex watch. Pagliari, who is on trial for bribery, made the claim in a conversation secretly recorded by an undercover reporter. The agent also told the reporter that Ferguson worked with agents to make money from transfer deals. Prosecutor Brian O’Neill QC opened the trial on Thursday by saying the men were caught up in the Telegraph’s extensive investigation into corruption in football. Mr. O’Neill said, per the Mirror: “Towards the end of the meeting Pagliara launched into what could only be described as a diatribe of Sir Alex Ferguson, accusing him of having conspired with Pagliara to fix the result of a football match between Juventus, a club which Pagliara was associated with, and Manchester United in the Champions League for which Pagliara had thanked him with a gold 30 grand Rolex watch. Pagliara went on to accuse Sir Alex Ferguson of having taken money as part of transfer deals. He claimed that he had paid Ferguson before." Join Us on Telegram! Follow Us on Twitter! Like Us on Facebook!

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