Vandaag; uitspraak Engelse transferschandaal.

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Stevens to look into 17 transfers

The Premier League has targeted 17 transfers that need more investigation following Lord Stevens' inquiry into illegal payments in football. But Lord Stevens, who was investigating a total of 362 transfers, did not give details of the 17 questionable deals.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said a "small but significant number of agents" had refused to co-operate with Lord Stevens' inquiry.

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Bung inquiry targets 17 transfers

The Premier League has targeted 17 transfers that need more investigation following Lord Stevens' inquiry into illegal payments in football. But Lord Stevens, who was investigating a total of 362 transfers, has not given details of the 17 questionable deals.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said a "small but significant number of agents" would not co-operate.

Lord Stevens' team, which has made 38 recommendations to safeguard the game's integrity, will begin a new inquiry. The findings of the nine-month inquiry were revealed at a news conference on Wednesday.
Among the recommendations was the creation of a new body to handle the audit of transfers, rather than the Football Association.

"The FA and the compliance unit does not have the credibility of the public or the clubs," said Lord Stevens. "The proposed regulation and compliance unit must be established with expertise and independence to take on this work. Part of the FA's problems has been the lack of forensic investigators and accountants. The work must be preventative."

Lord Stevens said every one of his recommendations had to be implemented. "Failure to do so will result in the game remaining under attack and its remaining members subject to allegations and innuendo," he said.

Lord Stevens also criticised the lack of assistance he had received from some agents during the course of his team's investigation. "Agents' failure to respond has resulted in delays to this inquiry," he added. "We will be providing the Premier League with a number of incidences where mandated processes have not been followed."

Lord Stevens said punishment for anyone who does not comply with the financial regulations must be severe.

"Punishments must have a significant deterrent," he said. "Money alone may not be appropriate as a sanction alone. "Seasoned investigators and forensic accountants are required to trace the money flows. They must have that expertise available to it or they will fail. They must have access to accounts with club and agent and must make books available to the audit."

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Op zaterdag 24 maart 2007 16:32 schreef BliksemSchigt het volgende:
Vanavond een reportage over het schandaal op Tien, om 18.00. Volgens mij is dat de reportage van de BBC toen.