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A message posted in the Liverpool FC forum on the Liverpool Echo’s website <a href="http:\/\/football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200708/story/0,,2265674,00.html">has sparked speculation</a> about a fixing of Friday’s Champions League draw in Nyon.
The <a href="http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/03/15/the-post-that-sparked-the-frenzy-100252-20627225/">post</a>, received at 10:28 AM (90 min prior to the draw) read as follows.
<blockquote>“RUMOUR going around the draw has been leaked . . . this is no doubt rubbish but if the rumour is true it’s LFC – Arsenal, Chelsea – Fenerbahce and Manchester United vs Roma.
No bookies will take bets on the draw either.
Let the draw commence. Come on!”</blockquote>
The poster claims the he received the advance result from two friends within betting circles.&nbsp; He was then “frustrated” when he was not allowed to bet on the outcome.
Bookkeepers told the Liverpool Echo that it was <a href="http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/03/15/cup-draw-rumour-sparks-reds-fans-internet-frenzy-100252-20627229/">common practice</a> not to accept bets on the Champions League draw itself.
UEFA asserts that draw was conducted with “150% honesty.”
The odds of choosing the correct draw at random would have been 104-1.

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