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Danascot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 08:54 AM
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Take bribes but be fair, Nigerian soccer refs told

In our country we call it congress.

LAGOS (Reuters) - Football referees in Nigeria can take bribes from clubs but should not allow them to influence their decisions on the pitch, a football official said on Friday.

Fanny Amun, acting Secretary-General of the Nigerian Football Association, said bribery was common in the Nigerian game.

"We know match officials are offered money or anything to influence matches and they can accept it," Amun told Reuters on Friday.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-03-31T182614Z_01_L31303153_RTRUKOC_0_US-NIGERIA-BRIBERY.xml
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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-01-06 10:04 AM
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1. It's called "The DeLay Defense"
according to Josh Marshall. (Able to take bribes as long as the bribes don't influence your decisions in Congress.)
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