​Football scandals beyond Europe: Match-fixing, Mafia threats and corruption Part 2With Man City found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges, I thought I’d look at some of the biggest football scandals to engulf various nations.For Part 2, I thought I’d look outside Europe.I have not included ongoing scandals yet to be resolved.European football’s darkest scandals: Bribes, corruption and match-fixing Part 1From Brazil to Zimbabwe: Match-fixing goes global2005 – Brazil: Whistle MafiaNigel Fayad was already known in the underworld as an illegal gambling kingpin when, in 2005, he attempted to make a fortune by guaranteeing winnings on unregulated betting sites by controlling the outcome.To do this, the businessman monitored lines of credit to see which referees would be most likely tempted by his offer of approximately R$15,000 per match to guarantee a result.Edilson Pereira de Carvalho was R$40,000 in debt, so originally he only needed to manipulate three fixtures to get out of the red, but became greedy.In total, he took charge of 11 games from Brazil’s top flight.When confessing this on live TV, Internacional were on course to be champions, but instead of leaving everyone asking what if, the Superior Court of Sports Justice ordered all 11 matches to be replayed.The new results left Corinthians top of the table.Paulo Jose Denelom was bribed to do the same in the lower division.2007-2009 – Zimbabwe: AsiagateWilson Raj Perumal is known in some circles as one of the most prolific match-fixers.He contacted the CEO of ZIFA to send the Zimbabwe national team on a tour of Asia.What on paper were simple friendlies with the likes of Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Yemen and Thailand were in fact prearranged, with players paid individually and collectively to lose matches based on a Singapore betting syndicate.Offers meant a Zimbabwe player could make more money in one game than they did all year, although some would later testify they felt intimidated into complying, even by their own federation.While an independent committee agreed players were under pressure, they found their actions unforgivable.At executive level, 15 lifetime bans were handed out.Seven players were banned for 10 years, 37 for five, 25 for two years and 62 were handed suspended bans if they paid a fine.China – Li Tie and the Anti-Football Corruption CampaignFor years, much of the Chinese public believed football matches were so corrupt that many found it amusing.Those who were still watching were angry, often rioting at stadiums and clashing with police.Encouraged by the success of the Beijing Olympics, Xi Jinping declared turning China into a footballing superpower as one of his pledges.The president was embarrassed by the country’s reputation for match-fixing, so he ordered a clean-up of the sport to be handled as if his government were dealing with a national security threat.An investigation confirmed that players were accepting payments to influence bets, even intentionally