The FFF explains that players evolving in first division teams received “weird messages on social networks”, promising a sum of money in exchange for a match “Arranged”.
Le Monde with AFP
The French Football Federation (FFF) filed a complaint against X after the female first division (D1) players were contacted for attempts to corruption. “The FFF complained, indeed, after having been alerted by clubs like Montpellier,” said a spokesman for the Federation, confirming Team information .
Players received “bizarre messages on social networks”, promising a sum of money in exchange for a match “arranged”. The sports daily evokes the sum of 100,000 euros in cryptomonnaie.
“The players had the good reflex, they followed what is advised to them during training on the attempts at corruption: they alerted their clubs, who gave us up the information,” said the FFF. According to the team, these attempts to corruption also concern championships in Germany, Belgium or the Netherlands.