WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:07.000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:03.520 --> 00:00:05.566 (dramatic ambient music) 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:08.920 Hello, good morning. Welcome to Interpol. 4 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:13.000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 5 00:00:09.040 --> 00:00:12.708 Today, we will focus on this match. 6 00:00:12.733 --> 00:00:16.013 Bahrain versus Togo, in September 2010. 7 00:00:16.139 --> 00:00:17.339 (typing sounds) 8 00:00:17.360 --> 00:00:18.880 (suspenseful drums) 9 00:00:19.120 --> 00:00:21.748 You see in the picture that we have the players 10 00:00:21.772 --> 00:00:23.122 with a question mark. 11 00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:24.520 (typing sounds) 12 00:00:24.560 --> 00:00:25.817 (supsenseful music) 13 00:00:25.920 --> 00:00:29.268 For months or years, it was not clear 14 00:00:29.292 --> 00:00:32.400 who this team was from Togo. 15 00:00:32.440 --> 00:00:34.400 (typing sounds) 16 00:00:34.499 --> 00:00:35.859 (tense drummming) 17 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:40.651 At Interpol, we use this match like a case study. 18 00:00:40.696 --> 00:00:43.375 (typing sounds) 19 00:00:43.407 --> 00:00:45.531 (tense music) 20 00:00:45.980 --> 00:00:47.230 What happened? 21 00:00:47.720 --> 00:00:49.320 (tense music rising) 22 00:00:51.994 --> 00:00:53.194 (typing sounds) 23 00:00:53.369 --> 00:00:54.969 (background chatter) 24 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:57.411 Give it up for Adam Fields! 25 00:00:57.525 --> 00:01:00.212 (crowd clapping and cheering) 26 00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:05.280 I don't know about you but I'm not really a big football fan... 27 00:01:05.383 --> 00:01:07.063 Actually the match I would love to have seen... 28 00:01:07.600 --> 00:01:11.654 love to have seen, was Togo against Bahrain. 29 00:01:12.514 --> 00:01:15.068 Not many people know about this, but it's gone down in history 30 00:01:15.092 --> 00:01:18.062 as the craziest football match ever. 31 00:01:18.101 --> 00:01:19.948 So the thing is, I know a bunch of guys 32 00:01:19.972 --> 00:01:21.671 who first heard this story 33 00:01:21.674 --> 00:01:24.014 and they found this whole story so incredible 34 00:01:24.038 --> 00:01:26.056 they decided to make a documentary about it, 35 00:01:26.112 --> 00:01:28.468 and they've travelled around the world, 36 00:01:28.492 --> 00:01:31.232 interviewing all these dodgy characters. 37 00:01:31.604 --> 00:01:33.148 But they wanted to find out the truth 38 00:01:33.172 --> 00:01:34.650 of what really happened in this match. 39 00:01:35.610 --> 00:01:40.149 (ambient music) 40 00:01:43.471 --> 00:01:50.966 Of course, the match between Bahrain and Togo in 2010... 41 00:01:51.547 --> 00:01:53.855 is one that I remember perfectly well. 42 00:01:53.880 --> 00:01:56.823 It was a very odd and special match. 43 00:01:57.000 --> 00:01:58.560 (upbeat World music) 44 00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:01.986 (typing sounds) 45 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:08.960 (upbeat music continues) 46 00:02:09.298 --> 00:02:12.418 You are actually the first ones... 47 00:02:12.640 --> 00:02:17.000 at least the first people outside of Austria... 48 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:21.471 to talk about this match publicly. 49 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:23.720 (upbeat music resumes) 50 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:25.487 (typing sounds) 51 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:34.041 It was the most curious and extraordinary match... 52 00:02:34.065 --> 00:02:37.833 that I ever attended on the bench as a coach. 53 00:02:38.378 --> 00:02:41.440 Basically in 2010, it was the Golf Cup 54 00:02:41.640 --> 00:02:44.416 in the Middle East, and that's a big deal in the Middle East, 55 00:02:44.440 --> 00:02:45.908 and Bahrain was taking part, 56 00:02:45.932 --> 00:02:47.346 they had to have a practice match. 57 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:51.299 The coaches decided they needed three friendly matches… 58 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:53.040 (dramatic ambient drum music) 59 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:54.854 (typing sounds) 60 00:03:00.040 --> 00:03:02.199 The first match was against Qatar. 61 00:03:02.223 --> 00:03:03.822 They needed a second one. 62 00:03:04.115 --> 00:03:06.218 But they still didn't have a team. 63 00:03:06.418 --> 00:03:10.394 They contacted a man called Wilson Raj Perumal. 64 00:03:10.426 --> 00:03:11.949 Remember that name, Wilson Raj Perumal. 65 00:03:12.141 --> 00:03:15.490 No, I've never heard the name Wilson Perumal. 66 00:03:15.529 --> 00:03:16.872 Can we google him? 67 00:03:16.897 --> 00:03:18.177 Can we google him? 68 00:03:19.320 --> 00:03:24.088 He was from Singapore and he had a company called Football4U. 69 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:26.705 Football, 4, U, right? 70 00:03:26.748 --> 00:03:30.154 And he organised international friendly matches. 71 00:03:30.760 --> 00:03:33.200 (spacey drum music) 72 00:03:37.440 --> 00:03:40.455 I thnk the fact that this company, 73 00:03:40.480 --> 00:03:43.147 Football4U was able to pay the air fair, 74 00:03:43.320 --> 00:03:44.875 pay the hotel accommodation 75 00:03:44.900 --> 00:03:47.438 and even pay their parents fee for the visiting team. 76 00:03:47.837 --> 00:03:51.102 That was a very juicy deal for Bahrain FA. 77 00:03:51.640 --> 00:03:52.679 Wilson Raj Perumal. 78 00:03:52.720 --> 00:03:55.354 So they asked him, organise a good opponent 79 00:03:55.379 --> 00:03:57.675 against Bahrain, so they could get a good practice in. 80 00:03:58.050 --> 00:04:00.823 So, he knew someone at the Togo team. 81 00:04:00.941 --> 00:04:03.708 Organised the Togo team, they fixed a date. 82 00:04:03.732 --> 00:04:05.642 Great to have a match in Bahrain. 83 00:04:06.119 --> 00:04:10.049 And my local contact in Togo was Bana. 84 00:04:10.160 --> 00:04:14.286 (eclectic drum music) 85 00:04:23.002 --> 00:04:24.122 (horn beeping) 86 00:04:25.240 --> 00:04:28.603 Yes, it's the first time that I talk about this publicly. 87 00:04:29.280 --> 00:04:34.880 Before today, I was only ever questioned by a prosecutor. 88 00:04:35.038 --> 00:04:36.038 (drum music) 89 00:04:36.093 --> 00:04:37.397 (typing sounds) 90 00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:39.913 (upbeat percussion music) 91 00:04:42.623 --> 00:04:43.998 Can any of you here 92 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:46.443 actually point out those two countries on a map? 93 00:04:47.440 --> 00:04:50.283 These are the two most obscure countries 94 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:53.160 you could possibly have, and that was the point, 95 00:04:53.302 --> 00:04:56.102 because this was perfect for match fixing. 96 00:04:56.640 --> 00:04:59.725 (jazzy percussion music) 97 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.200 Bahrain is not known for football. 98 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:15.365 When the national team plays, the stadium is as good as empty. 99 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:17.160 (typing sounds) 100 00:05:17.601 --> 00:05:19.593 (drum music continues) 101 00:05:24.592 --> 00:05:27.592 However, it’s a country with some 102 00:05:27.617 --> 00:05:30.440 political stature in football. 103 00:05:30.609 --> 00:05:34.009 Besides, Bahrain has money. 104 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:39.474 But in the capital, Manama, 105 00:05:39.480 --> 00:05:41.575 you won't see many children playing football. 106 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:43.200 (fast, upbeat music) 107 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:46.869 In Lomé, you will find it’s the exact opposite. 108 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:49.763 (whistle blowing) (typing sounds) 109 00:05:50.280 --> 00:05:53.310 (excited chatter) 110 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:01.448 Youth in Togo regard football as just about their only chance... 111 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:03.000 to move up socially. 112 00:06:03.092 --> 00:06:04.092 (clapping) 113 00:06:04.637 --> 00:06:10.157 - That's exactly what gave me the conviction... 114 00:06:10.277 --> 00:06:13.037 to help these players, by selecting them. 115 00:06:13.352 --> 00:06:18.872 - So, Togo is a country where football is important. 116 00:06:18.920 --> 00:06:20.800 It brings hope. 117 00:06:20.815 --> 00:06:23.975 It was just that the Togolese Football Federation... 118 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:28.480 especially at the time of the Togo vs Bahrain match... 119 00:06:28.680 --> 00:06:33.640 was in a state of total disintegration. 120 00:06:34.240 --> 00:06:38.320 That's how much these players had suffered. 121 00:06:38.974 --> 00:06:41.541 Their generation had been left behind. 122 00:06:41.880 --> 00:06:44.560 - So: no money, no organisation. 123 00:06:44.683 --> 00:06:46.671 But everyone lives and breathes football. 124 00:06:46.695 --> 00:06:49.323 All the players are famous. 125 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:51.720 (laughter) 126 00:06:51.880 --> 00:06:54.895 So Bahrain against Togo. 127 00:06:55.211 --> 00:06:56.894 - For Wilson Raj Perumal, 128 00:06:56.918 --> 00:06:59.424 this match must have been stressful. 129 00:07:00.159 --> 00:07:01.487 (laughter) 130 00:07:01.720 --> 00:07:04.592 The trouble was, this guy, Wilson Perumal, 131 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:06.475 he kind of got the dates a bit wrong. 132 00:07:07.476 --> 00:07:10.757 The Togo national team wasn't actually available that date, 133 00:07:11.039 --> 00:07:15.210 and that's where all the fun begins ladies and gentlemen. 134 00:07:16.312 --> 00:07:18.178 (speaking on radio) 135 00:07:20.120 --> 00:07:23.295 (pensive music) 136 00:07:25.777 --> 00:07:28.320 - I just needed a team from Togo. 137 00:07:29.140 --> 00:07:32.596 But I was not aware who is the national team players, 138 00:07:33.047 --> 00:07:35.788 who plays for the national team, and who has a number of caps, 139 00:07:35.820 --> 00:07:38.115 and so on, I don't keep a record of all this. 140 00:07:40.111 --> 00:07:41.628 - It was a last-minute thing. 141 00:07:41.652 --> 00:07:46.111 He was afraid the match couldn’t take place. 142 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:48.840 So he called me for help. 143 00:07:48.880 --> 00:07:54.480 He was in a situation where he had to find replacement players. 144 00:07:54.520 --> 00:07:57.560 The national team would simply not make it in time. 145 00:07:57.720 --> 00:07:59.348 So replacements needed to be found. 146 00:07:59.372 --> 00:08:02.280 And that's exactly what I did. 147 00:08:02.728 --> 00:08:04.328 - Only problem was, 148 00:08:04.512 --> 00:08:07.215 there wasn't a second national team. 149 00:08:07.840 --> 00:08:08.840 So this guy, 150 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:12.051 he literally got a few guys, 151 00:08:12.637 --> 00:08:13.840 just off the street, 152 00:08:14.200 --> 00:08:16.010 and said: "Right, you're on the national team now." 153 00:08:16.027 --> 00:08:17.557 "Am I ? Oh that's nice" 154 00:08:17.700 --> 00:08:18.700 (laughter) 155 00:08:21.884 --> 00:08:23.548 - He was quite helpful, 156 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:25.188 but I was really surprised at why 157 00:08:25.212 --> 00:08:27.411 he selected a group of amateur players. 158 00:08:28.263 --> 00:08:29.703 That was a very... 159 00:08:30.320 --> 00:08:31.668 tricky situation, 160 00:08:31.692 --> 00:08:35.440 because I had no knowledge that they were all amateur players. 161 00:08:36.109 --> 00:08:37.309 (typing sounds) 162 00:08:38.500 --> 00:08:40.300 (suspenseful ambient music) 163 00:08:41.164 --> 00:08:43.164 (shouting from football pitch) 164 00:08:46.520 --> 00:08:50.165 - The coach of the national team selected the players 165 00:08:50.189 --> 00:08:51.920 and we left. 166 00:08:53.880 --> 00:08:57.080 - It was just like any other match. 167 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:02.040 I was given notice to play. I showed up. 168 00:09:02.160 --> 00:09:03.754 Yes, it was our chance. 169 00:09:04.400 --> 00:09:06.928 We were selected to play from six million inhabitants. 170 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:11.432 If you're selected to play for the national team, 171 00:09:11.456 --> 00:09:14.280 you can’t refuse. 172 00:09:14.520 --> 00:09:17.508 - I only took eligible players 173 00:09:17.532 --> 00:09:20.658 from Togo, with a Togolese passport. 174 00:09:23.840 --> 00:09:26.468 - We went through the formalities, 175 00:09:26.492 --> 00:09:29.200 we left Lomé together, all the players. 176 00:09:29.407 --> 00:09:33.637 - Everyone was happy. We were in the national team. 177 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:39.548 - Was Bahrain aware of us not selecting the top players? 178 00:09:39.572 --> 00:09:42.589 No, they weren't. 179 00:09:43.904 --> 00:09:47.005 - We were just happy to have an opponent. 180 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:11.353 - To me, Wilson Perumal was a saviour. 181 00:10:12.800 --> 00:10:16.360 Thanks to him, I could play matches... 182 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:21.855 that allowed me to get my teams in shape. 183 00:10:22.536 --> 00:10:25.496 - I think not many people knew who Wilson Raj was 184 00:10:25.543 --> 00:10:26.910 or who... 185 00:10:26.934 --> 00:10:29.918 what company was this, called Football4U. 186 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:34.835 So when the bubble burst on this game, 187 00:10:34.859 --> 00:10:36.810 the company became very famous. 188 00:10:36.831 --> 00:10:38.229 I became very famous. 189 00:10:38.393 --> 00:10:40.073 Okay can you give me two taxis? 190 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:47.499 - Thanks to him, I had the privilege of taking a trip... 191 00:10:48.040 --> 00:10:54.049 with some local players, who could discover another world. 192 00:10:54.680 --> 00:10:58.625 - We became good friends. I think we met in some tournament, 193 00:10:58.640 --> 00:11:01.041 some kind of African tournament somehwere... 194 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:05.010 and then I spoke to him and we became good friends. 195 00:11:05.160 --> 00:11:08.330 - He was a friend who was there to help us. 196 00:11:09.704 --> 00:11:11.565 He helped like a friend would. 197 00:11:11.896 --> 00:11:14.638 (upbeat drumming) 198 00:11:17.520 --> 00:11:23.160 - Bana Tchanilé, just so that everyone is clear about this... 199 00:11:23.185 --> 00:11:25.277 is not a 'fake' trainer. 200 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:28.360 - Yes, they call me 'coach'. 201 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:34.514 I'm one of the few coaches with a successful national career. 202 00:11:34.771 --> 00:11:37.788 Of the six seasons I coached in the league, 203 00:11:37.812 --> 00:11:40.326 I won the title all six times. 204 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:45.760 In Niger I coached three teams, three teams in Burkina Faso... 205 00:11:46.008 --> 00:11:48.640 one in Mali, one in Nigeria. 206 00:11:48.873 --> 00:11:51.028 And about everywhere I went, 207 00:11:51.052 --> 00:11:55.233 I was fortunate to succeed in my career. 208 00:11:55.640 --> 00:11:58.393 - In the countries surrounding Togo... 209 00:11:58.560 --> 00:12:01.368 Bana Tchanilé is sometimes nicknamed 210 00:12:01.576 --> 00:12:03.525 the Mourinho of Africa. 211 00:12:03.560 --> 00:12:10.280 The players trust him and he has a very African style. 212 00:12:11.760 --> 00:12:13.440 - He's a good man. 213 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:18.012 He is the only coach who really loves local players. 214 00:12:19.960 --> 00:12:22.560 The only one who really loves them. 215 00:12:22.919 --> 00:12:26.713 - He’s more than a parent to us, all the players. 216 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:30.040 And we will be grateful for the rest of our lives. 217 00:12:30.320 --> 00:12:33.640 He knows how to help us move forward... 218 00:12:33.880 --> 00:12:37.677 through the difficult conditions in this country. 219 00:12:37.826 --> 00:12:41.224 And it's not just me saying that. 220 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:48.677 - In Togo, before his arrest, before Bahrain vs Togo... 221 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:51.294 and before he got banned for life, 222 00:12:51.421 --> 00:12:54.289 Bana Tchanilé was a true legend. 223 00:12:55.560 --> 00:12:58.961 - But today, I am an informed man. 224 00:12:59.360 --> 00:13:04.922 If I could work in football again, I would be a lot wiser. 225 00:13:06.817 --> 00:13:09.855 (pensive ambient music) 226 00:13:16.034 --> 00:13:17.284 (drumming) 227 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:18.400 (car passing) 228 00:13:19.143 --> 00:13:20.423 (traffic sounds) 229 00:13:20.972 --> 00:13:22.705 (drumming music continues) 230 00:13:24.920 --> 00:13:28.339 - The atmosphere at the stadium was very peculiar. 231 00:13:28.363 --> 00:13:30.160 There were hardly any people. 232 00:13:31.280 --> 00:13:34.415 The opposing team was nowhere to be seen. 233 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:37.815 - There were no more than one hundred spectators. 234 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:41.388 Apart from the wives and relatives of the players, 235 00:13:41.412 --> 00:13:44.298 and some staff. 236 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:49.762 - Right. We arrived in Bahrain. 237 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:53.731 I noticed right away that there was... 238 00:13:54.840 --> 00:13:59.867 a sort of harsh climate. 239 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:01.867 I was in England at the time. 240 00:14:01.899 --> 00:14:03.868 I was supposed to be there, 241 00:14:03.892 --> 00:14:06.031 but I couldn't catch the flight on time. 242 00:14:06.102 --> 00:14:09.753 That was the only reason why I did not make it for the match. 243 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:11.920 During our preparation... 244 00:14:12.040 --> 00:14:15.320 I decided to change my strategy. 245 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:18.308 Before, at the technical meeting, 246 00:14:18.332 --> 00:14:20.957 I asked that the anthems not be sung. 247 00:14:23.640 --> 00:14:27.040 In addition, I asked that the flags were not hoisted. 248 00:14:27.374 --> 00:14:30.468 Normally, you play the national anthems 249 00:14:30.492 --> 00:14:33.280 before official international matches. 250 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:37.875 There had been incidents during past matches. 251 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:40.560 And now we left with the wrong jerseys. 252 00:14:40.760 --> 00:14:45.108 We told them that these weren't 253 00:14:45.132 --> 00:14:47.495 the official jerseys from our sponsor. 254 00:14:47.520 --> 00:14:49.840 These were store-bought jerseys. 255 00:14:53.456 --> 00:14:55.573 Okay, and these guys were wearing Adidas. 256 00:14:56.784 --> 00:14:58.237 Honestly, I have no clue. 257 00:15:00.005 --> 00:15:03.153 I didn't really bother where the jerseys come from, and so on. 258 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:08.320 The play-by-play of the Bahrain vs Togo match... 259 00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:11.743 is still a bit of a mystery. 260 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:16.018 There was no live coverage. 261 00:15:16.124 --> 00:15:20.604 It was as good as hidden from the public. 262 00:15:20.920 --> 00:15:23.360 There’s no video. Or very little. 263 00:15:23.779 --> 00:15:26.794 I think I've seen the highlights before, 264 00:15:26.849 --> 00:15:29.348 and this is the second or third time 265 00:15:29.372 --> 00:15:30.872 that I'm looking at the highlights. 266 00:15:30.920 --> 00:15:32.600 (eclectic drum music) 267 00:15:32.720 --> 00:15:34.698 (typing sounds) 268 00:15:38.520 --> 00:15:42.348 - The Togolese players we expected, 269 00:15:42.372 --> 00:15:44.040 those who played in Europe... 270 00:15:44.160 --> 00:15:46.973 were nowhere to be seen. 271 00:15:47.600 --> 00:15:51.240 Every one of their players was a question mark to us. 272 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:53.208 We hadn't heard of any of them. 273 00:15:53.680 --> 00:15:56.301 In 2010, when I played against Bahrain, 274 00:15:57.120 --> 00:15:59.676 I was the team captain. 275 00:16:00.090 --> 00:16:04.370 I participated in this match as a player. 276 00:16:04.560 --> 00:16:08.280 I was a Togolese player, like the others. 277 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:12.040 - Well, I told the players outright... 278 00:16:12.120 --> 00:16:15.835 that this match had really been organised to avert a disaster. 279 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:20.870 Since the first team had been unavailable... 280 00:16:20.960 --> 00:16:24.640 they really had to play their best game. 281 00:16:24.800 --> 00:16:28.815 Give it your all, so that the score won't turn out disastrous. 282 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:32.948 The Togo team were beginners, 283 00:16:32.972 --> 00:16:35.400 simple amateurs, hobby footballers. 284 00:16:35.425 --> 00:16:39.265 The match started and... 285 00:16:39.532 --> 00:16:42.094 it was... 286 00:16:42.790 --> 00:16:44.310 very, very strange. 287 00:16:44.450 --> 00:16:46.250 (suspenseful ambient music) 288 00:16:46.280 --> 00:16:47.503 (typing sounds, click) 289 00:16:49.840 --> 00:16:54.055 - Sayed Adnan with a long pass to Salman Isa on the left side. 290 00:16:54.095 --> 00:16:59.570 A cross into the box to Abdullah Omar, who passes back. 291 00:17:00.160 --> 00:17:03.668 Bravo. Beautiful pass by Sayed Adnan, 292 00:17:03.692 --> 00:17:05.240 who then crosses from the left… 293 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:08.200 As the game progressed... 294 00:17:08.215 --> 00:17:10.828 the Togo players 295 00:17:10.852 --> 00:17:14.615 couldn’t keep up physically at all. 296 00:17:15.880 --> 00:17:20.424 We were struggling. Primarily because of the acclimatisation. 297 00:17:21.251 --> 00:17:26.516 And also on a tactical level. 298 00:17:26.760 --> 00:17:31.086 It was tough. Bahrain was in good shape. 299 00:17:32.120 --> 00:17:33.160 (mouse click) 300 00:17:33.976 --> 00:17:35.176 (typing, click) 301 00:17:35.367 --> 00:17:37.179 (ambient music) 302 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:39.824 - A dangerous attack, and the second goal. 303 00:17:40.255 --> 00:17:43.293 The second goal, also by Jaycee John. 304 00:17:43.840 --> 00:17:48.095 Jaycee John scores his second goal with a final touch. 305 00:17:49.885 --> 00:17:53.834 The coach tried to boost our spirits. 306 00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:59.317 Usually, when I head a team, I concede fewer goals. 307 00:17:59.551 --> 00:18:03.871 They just cleared the ball, right off the pitch. 308 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:08.817 It was nothing like a normal match. It was useless. 309 00:18:09.576 --> 00:18:14.083 I think it looks pretty funny, because... 310 00:18:14.138 --> 00:18:16.103 I see, fter the second goal, 311 00:18:16.127 --> 00:18:19.005 I see the linesman lifting the flag. 312 00:18:19.576 --> 00:18:20.576 Offside. 313 00:18:20.592 --> 00:18:22.858 But the goal is still being given... 314 00:18:25.454 --> 00:18:27.134 and it's quite strange. 315 00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:29.563 Did you notice that as well? 316 00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:33.788 - And in the second half, 317 00:18:33.812 --> 00:18:37.769 players collapsed for minutes on end. 318 00:18:38.120 --> 00:18:44.960 They cried out in pain. They cramped, or pretended to. 319 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:48.843 The referee interrupted the match for minutes. 320 00:18:49.152 --> 00:18:55.832 We soon got the feeling... 321 00:18:55.880 --> 00:18:59.126 that the referee team was also from Togo. 322 00:19:00.800 --> 00:19:06.410 Yes. The referee Ibrahim Chaibou made the trip with us. 323 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:08.621 He came with us. 324 00:19:08.667 --> 00:19:11.348 I can still recall clearly 325 00:19:11.372 --> 00:19:15.043 that Josef was so furious about this match... 326 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:21.560 that I had a pretty hard time calming him down. 327 00:19:21.790 --> 00:19:23.510 He was beside himself. 328 00:19:23.560 --> 00:19:26.952 They whistled for made up things. 329 00:19:26.977 --> 00:19:32.255 The Togo players were delaying. Unbelievable. 330 00:19:32.280 --> 00:19:37.599 For every throw-in two minutes passed. 331 00:19:37.800 --> 00:19:41.699 (commentator speaking Arabic) 332 00:19:42.400 --> 00:19:44.268 - Under normal conditions 333 00:19:44.280 --> 00:19:48.199 I would have been sent off for insulting the referee. 334 00:19:50.122 --> 00:19:52.055 They tried everything... 335 00:19:52.080 --> 00:19:59.215 to save their friends from a debacle. 336 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:04.226 I think that in the second half there was perhaps... 337 00:20:04.251 --> 00:20:09.241 ten minutes of playing time, net. 338 00:20:09.266 --> 00:20:12.488 For the rest, they either lay on the pitch 339 00:20:12.512 --> 00:20:14.538 or the referee stopped play. 340 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:16.880 (typing sounds) 341 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:19.224 (energetic drum music) 342 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:22.520 - Abdullatif about to take the penalty kick. 343 00:20:22.559 --> 00:20:25.319 And he scores the third goal. 344 00:20:27.600 --> 00:20:33.192 After 3-0 they defended their penalty area with all players. 345 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:38.515 And with help from the linesmen they kept it 3-0. 346 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:40.901 (indistinct Arabic commentary) 347 00:20:40.964 --> 00:20:43.089 (eclectic ambient music) 348 00:20:43.560 --> 00:20:45.668 - The further the match progressed, 349 00:20:45.692 --> 00:20:48.215 the more obvious it became... 350 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:53.880 that there was something fishy going on. 351 00:20:54.489 --> 00:20:57.020 I had no knowledge of what was going on 352 00:20:57.036 --> 00:20:58.077 because there was no live 353 00:20:58.102 --> 00:21:01.426 or there's no online live match going on for this game. 354 00:21:01.520 --> 00:21:07.073 We were not involved. That day we had a bad referee. 355 00:21:09.726 --> 00:21:12.068 It's clear that the referee was 356 00:21:12.092 --> 00:21:14.561 the lead actor in this situation. 357 00:21:14.800 --> 00:21:17.593 Because, well... 358 00:21:18.520 --> 00:21:24.306 Every time the ball went towards the Togo goal... 359 00:21:24.440 --> 00:21:27.361 He immediately whistled and stopped the game. 360 00:21:27.560 --> 00:21:31.240 So that's how the match was played. 361 00:21:31.520 --> 00:21:34.680 But there's another layer to the story. 362 00:21:34.705 --> 00:21:36.905 There’s a story on the pitch. 363 00:21:37.025 --> 00:21:40.348 And in the background, the match tells a story 364 00:21:40.372 --> 00:21:43.903 about sports betting. 365 00:21:45.500 --> 00:21:49.086 (traffic sounds) 366 00:21:52.067 --> 00:21:53.507 (motorbike engine) 367 00:21:58.600 --> 00:22:00.800 (calm jazzy double bass) 368 00:22:01.387 --> 00:22:02.827 (knocking on door) 369 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:05.075 (door opening) 370 00:22:06.269 --> 00:22:07.347 Good afternoon, how are you? 371 00:22:07.504 --> 00:22:08.680 (double bass plays) 372 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:11.238 (typing sounds) 373 00:22:15.082 --> 00:22:17.995 Well at that time, I was Head of Security at FIFA. 374 00:22:18.200 --> 00:22:19.574 And, we had... 375 00:22:20.090 --> 00:22:22.269 no real information before the match, 376 00:22:22.880 --> 00:22:26.108 we had no information during the match that it was... 377 00:22:26.120 --> 00:22:28.551 subject to at least some integrity issues. 378 00:22:29.640 --> 00:22:31.180 So... 379 00:22:31.204 --> 00:22:34.308 the internet was not busting with 380 00:22:34.332 --> 00:22:37.875 articles about match fixing at that period of time. 381 00:22:38.160 --> 00:22:41.886 FIFA wasn't going to the match, FIFA didn't observe the match. 382 00:22:42.040 --> 00:22:45.304 In those days we only had the early warning system... 383 00:22:45.330 --> 00:22:47.748 which was a very small unit 384 00:22:47.772 --> 00:22:49.618 that was looking at the betting trends. 385 00:22:50.120 --> 00:22:51.642 But don't forget most of these matches 386 00:22:51.666 --> 00:22:53.190 were not bet on the legal market. 387 00:22:53.490 --> 00:22:56.626 So looking at the legal market wouldn't have shown... 388 00:22:56.658 --> 00:22:59.251 the possibilty of a betting fraud was taking place. 389 00:22:59.800 --> 00:23:01.446 It was actually in the illegal market, 390 00:23:01.470 --> 00:23:04.014 the black market, out of China, out of Southeast Asia. 391 00:23:04.387 --> 00:23:06.793 (suspenseful music) 392 00:23:12.400 --> 00:23:14.805 Basically nobody knew that I was a match fixer, 393 00:23:14.812 --> 00:23:17.695 who actually streamed match fixing and so on in Singapore. 394 00:23:19.221 --> 00:23:20.673 (typing sounds) 395 00:23:20.880 --> 00:23:24.611 Wilson Raj Perumal, in my opinion... 396 00:23:24.636 --> 00:23:29.354 is a legend in the world of match-fixing. 397 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:32.471 I have fixed quite a lot of friendly matches. 398 00:23:33.360 --> 00:23:36.307 It was afterwards, when he was arrested in Finland 399 00:23:36.320 --> 00:23:38.053 that we found out the full details 400 00:23:38.077 --> 00:23:39.518 of that particular match. 401 00:23:41.201 --> 00:23:44.721 And he sits safely, as a protected witness, in Hungary. 402 00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:58.400 So, after this match, when problems started to come up... 403 00:23:58.436 --> 00:24:01.708 we got to see the true face of Wilson Perumal. 404 00:24:08.165 --> 00:24:13.071 - Well my life took a differnent turn, after my school days. 405 00:24:13.103 --> 00:24:15.736 I grew up in a society where 406 00:24:15.760 --> 00:24:18.429 match fixing was so common, and so rife. 407 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:22.367 Match fixing at that time, my time, was not a crime. 408 00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:27.459 So, I became a gambler and... 409 00:24:27.509 --> 00:24:30.797 I was told by a friend of mine, that there's some people- 410 00:24:30.840 --> 00:24:33.028 all the people who are gambling on football matches 411 00:24:33.052 --> 00:24:34.108 at a certain stadium 412 00:24:34.132 --> 00:24:35.860 called Jalan Besar stadium in Singapore. 413 00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:39.344 Things got a little harder. We were losing money. 414 00:24:39.501 --> 00:24:45.089 Then I... I used another option, to rig matches. 415 00:24:48.376 --> 00:24:50.411 I booked my own football stadium 416 00:24:50.443 --> 00:24:52.348 and we did quite a healthy sum of money, 417 00:24:52.360 --> 00:24:54.356 maybe about 15,000, 10,000 euro 418 00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:56.231 that was the first match that I rigged. 419 00:24:59.278 --> 00:25:01.196 I don't quite like to watch football matches 420 00:25:01.220 --> 00:25:02.699 for the entire 90 minutes. 421 00:25:03.560 --> 00:25:08.431 We don't look at football in the manner of a football fan. 422 00:25:08.862 --> 00:25:11.068 So, I go into this football game 423 00:25:11.080 --> 00:25:14.244 with the hope of manipulating this match. 424 00:25:14.269 --> 00:25:17.179 I think Perumal does love football. 425 00:25:17.560 --> 00:25:20.279 But as an instrument. 426 00:25:20.545 --> 00:25:25.745 An instrument that enables him sustain, or did enable him... 427 00:25:26.040 --> 00:25:30.328 to sustain an addiction, a need for adrenaline. 428 00:25:30.449 --> 00:25:32.839 (energetic drumming music) 429 00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:39.587 (shouts from football pitch) 430 00:25:40.574 --> 00:25:43.675 - I am a fan of money. 431 00:25:47.942 --> 00:25:48.942 (clapping) 432 00:25:52.838 --> 00:25:55.361 - I prefer to approach black people... 433 00:25:58.160 --> 00:26:01.737 So I find that it's easier to work with black people, 434 00:26:01.760 --> 00:26:04.409 than to work with white people... 435 00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:05.705 because... 436 00:26:05.792 --> 00:26:09.195 I've been to England before, some time in 1995. 437 00:26:09.532 --> 00:26:11.255 I did approach one or two people, 438 00:26:11.280 --> 00:26:13.734 and I see that white people are... 439 00:26:14.024 --> 00:26:17.415 have principles and they don't want to lose football matches, 440 00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:19.805 and... their mindset is completely different. 441 00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:23.188 - I would say that Wilson Raj Perumal is... 442 00:26:23.212 --> 00:26:25.789 a cold-blooded animal. 443 00:26:28.337 --> 00:26:30.476 - Even I myself, I've played football 444 00:26:30.680 --> 00:26:32.988 and if somebody were to offer me a couple of hundred dollars 445 00:26:33.012 --> 00:26:35.265 to lose a football match, I would not want to do so. 446 00:26:35.306 --> 00:26:36.329 I want to win. 447 00:26:36.454 --> 00:26:40.166 But if you put 100,000 or 200,000, then my... 448 00:26:40.436 --> 00:26:44.857 there's a possibility that my principle might change. 449 00:26:45.600 --> 00:26:49.400 So what do you do? You approach players who maybe need money. 450 00:26:49.423 --> 00:26:51.103 Who are paid much less. 451 00:26:54.107 --> 00:26:56.283 - It proved to be very simple to Perumal, 452 00:26:56.307 --> 00:26:58.177 to corrupt people in football. 453 00:26:58.760 --> 00:27:00.628 - I usually bring them out for a drink, 454 00:27:00.652 --> 00:27:02.026 claiming to be a football agent, 455 00:27:02.050 --> 00:27:04.459 I can put them in a respectable club and so on... 456 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:06.600 I try to buy them football boots, 457 00:27:06.624 --> 00:27:09.525 or some kind of iPhone or sone latest gadget. 458 00:27:09.768 --> 00:27:13.080 So as soon as he takes this gift from me, 459 00:27:13.480 --> 00:27:16.783 then he's more committed to me, so he will not make- 460 00:27:16.880 --> 00:27:19.765 lodge a police report against me, or something like that. 461 00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:23.288 So that is like a business loss that I'm prepared to... 462 00:27:24.176 --> 00:27:27.300 prepared to forego, even if he doesn't cooperate with me. 463 00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:28.440 (boy strikes ball) 464 00:27:29.040 --> 00:27:31.508 And once I get one player, 465 00:27:31.532 --> 00:27:36.245 that particular player may lead me to a couple of his friends. 466 00:27:36.511 --> 00:27:38.987 Then we have maybe 4 or 5 guys. 467 00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:41.298 He's a typical criminal really. 468 00:27:42.228 --> 00:27:43.228 But he's... 469 00:27:43.252 --> 00:27:45.388 he's not so intelligent, but he was able to do 470 00:27:45.412 --> 00:27:47.105 so much harm to football. 471 00:27:47.220 --> 00:27:49.820 Which shows how vulnerable football is, 472 00:27:49.970 --> 00:27:55.228 and was, to corruption, for people like Wilson Perumal. 473 00:27:55.720 --> 00:28:00.064 So when I have the sufficient number of players, 474 00:28:00.546 --> 00:28:02.647 then the ball gets rolling. 475 00:28:02.829 --> 00:28:04.297 (dramatic drum music) 476 00:28:04.320 --> 00:28:06.000 (indistinct commentary) 477 00:28:06.234 --> 00:28:09.635 So, I had everything worked out for that match. 478 00:28:11.596 --> 00:28:16.111 To be manipulated in the manner I would want it to happen. 479 00:28:16.224 --> 00:28:18.309 (drum music) (indistinct commentary) 480 00:28:18.520 --> 00:28:23.200 - Bahrain vs Togo was a real source of stress for him. 481 00:28:23.280 --> 00:28:26.738 But as a person who runs on adrenaline, 482 00:28:26.762 --> 00:28:30.040 is addicted to the game and loves risks... 483 00:28:30.120 --> 00:28:32.388 he manages to talk about it today 484 00:28:32.412 --> 00:28:35.007 almost as if it was a big joke. 485 00:28:35.120 --> 00:28:36.400 (dramatic music) 486 00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:38.547 I was in London, in Wembley. 487 00:28:39.211 --> 00:28:41.011 And what happened was that 488 00:28:41.313 --> 00:28:43.148 we had some dispute with my taxi driver 489 00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:44.754 who was driving us to the airport. 490 00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:48.059 And he left us stranded at some point in time... 491 00:28:49.840 --> 00:28:51.628 halfway, and he didn't want to travel, 492 00:28:51.652 --> 00:28:54.730 because he said if you know the route, you drive it by yourself. 493 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:57.560 So he took a hotel room in London... 494 00:28:57.600 --> 00:29:02.097 where he followed the match via his mobile phone. 495 00:29:02.122 --> 00:29:04.668 A first or second-generation iPhone. 496 00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:07.316 Not as advanced as today's ones. 497 00:29:07.760 --> 00:29:13.621 And with this mobile phone he carried out his operations. 498 00:29:14.012 --> 00:29:17.084 So what we needed to do was, to check whether... 499 00:29:18.080 --> 00:29:21.148 the team was able to perform up to the required standard, 500 00:29:21.173 --> 00:29:22.235 to fight Bahrain. 501 00:29:22.400 --> 00:29:25.583 There you are. Typically, for Bahrain vs Togo. 502 00:29:25.628 --> 00:29:29.646 They followed this match live... 503 00:29:30.080 --> 00:29:33.400 to decide their strategy during the match. 504 00:29:33.947 --> 00:29:36.001 A lot of people around the world, and particularly in Asia, 505 00:29:36.009 --> 00:29:39.025 like to gamble on football matches. 506 00:29:39.978 --> 00:29:43.021 And this match was no exception, people could follow 507 00:29:43.045 --> 00:29:46.866 the match on line, the score, you know read the scores... 508 00:29:47.600 --> 00:29:50.070 in real time, and place bets in real time. 509 00:29:50.200 --> 00:29:53.749 Like how many goals would there be, when would they be scored... 510 00:29:53.937 --> 00:29:55.942 We need three goals in this match, and that's it. 511 00:29:55.997 --> 00:29:57.864 It doesn't matter who scores, so we just... 512 00:29:58.443 --> 00:30:00.567 put money on the total number of goals. 513 00:30:01.320 --> 00:30:02.630 And that's what I do. 514 00:30:03.099 --> 00:30:06.171 Perumal is part of a syndicate out of Singapore. 515 00:30:06.724 --> 00:30:09.833 But it's not a Singaporean syndicate really, it's a... 516 00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:12.662 Chinese syndicate. 517 00:30:12.880 --> 00:30:15.310 And the head of that syndicate was a man called Dan Tan. 518 00:30:15.426 --> 00:30:17.613 (dramatic bass music) 519 00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:27.400 - Dan Tan is known in these circles... 520 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:30.600 as the one who pulls the strings of the fixer. 521 00:30:30.800 --> 00:30:35.655 Someone who doesn't go to stadiums, or works the players. 522 00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:40.495 But his role is to take the bets. 523 00:30:40.520 --> 00:30:44.640 To organise the bets on the fixed matches. 524 00:30:44.832 --> 00:30:47.855 Dan Tan was one of six people that were in this syndicate. 525 00:30:47.920 --> 00:30:52.936 Dan Tan was implicated in the Bahrain vs Togo match. 526 00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:59.615 That is to say, Wilson Raj Perumal offered him this match. 527 00:30:59.640 --> 00:31:01.600 And Dan Tan financed it. 528 00:31:02.421 --> 00:31:04.101 I arranged the match, 529 00:31:04.720 --> 00:31:08.200 the manipulated match and then Dan Tan uses... 530 00:31:08.206 --> 00:31:12.409 his sources to throw the bet in China. 531 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:15.545 So the betting house is another professional people 532 00:31:15.560 --> 00:31:17.426 who are trained 533 00:31:17.670 --> 00:31:21.880 who have the ability to fulfill how much you want to bet, 534 00:31:22.186 --> 00:31:23.186 and so on... 535 00:31:24.440 --> 00:31:25.908 - Four touches and it's a goal, 536 00:31:25.932 --> 00:31:28.938 only nine minutes into the first half. 537 00:31:29.040 --> 00:31:33.422 And... 8 minutes or 9 minutes, 1-0. 538 00:31:33.520 --> 00:31:35.444 So we haven't placed any bet yet. 539 00:31:35.840 --> 00:31:37.889 1-0. So what do we do? 540 00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:42.264 Ten minutes in, I knew that this should be a double-digit win. 541 00:31:42.680 --> 00:31:46.320 If the scoreline is 5-0, we lose our money. 542 00:31:46.520 --> 00:31:49.988 During the match, behind the scenes, 543 00:31:50.012 --> 00:31:52.520 Dan Tan got nervous and called Perumal. 544 00:31:52.863 --> 00:31:55.339 I said "You hang on a second, let me check with Bana 545 00:31:55.386 --> 00:32:00.151 if the team can hold Bahrain. Then we will go the other way. 546 00:32:00.285 --> 00:32:02.526 So just bear with me for five minutes, I'll call you back." 547 00:32:03.240 --> 00:32:04.263 So I called Bana... 548 00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:06.376 (phone ringing) 549 00:32:08.080 --> 00:32:12.306 - Well. He made telephone contact... 550 00:32:12.320 --> 00:32:16.120 through one of his agents, who I'd never met. 551 00:32:16.400 --> 00:32:21.450 He came down from the stands to ask me something. I said: No. 552 00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:25.468 I said "Bana, how is the team performing? 553 00:32:25.493 --> 00:32:27.247 Do you think they can withstand?" 554 00:32:28.360 --> 00:32:31.333 "Can we stop them from beating us by 3 or 4-0?" 555 00:32:31.640 --> 00:32:36.120 I can't accept instructions from the stands. 556 00:32:36.719 --> 00:32:39.340 Right, so no more goals until I tell you so. 557 00:32:39.360 --> 00:32:42.496 Pack the defence, put all your 11 men back there. 558 00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:46.601 I can't accept instructions from the stands. So I cut him short. 559 00:32:46.716 --> 00:32:48.396 (sound of fans cheering) 560 00:32:48.760 --> 00:32:51.593 - I didn't know this was a fake team, so I took a gamble. 561 00:32:51.771 --> 00:32:54.062 (phone ringing) 562 00:32:54.273 --> 00:32:56.687 I called Dan Tan, I said: "Collect the bet. 563 00:32:56.720 --> 00:33:00.902 Alright, don't worry. I have referees and I have 11 players. 564 00:33:00.918 --> 00:33:03.253 And I don't see ourself losing 5-0." 565 00:33:03.301 --> 00:33:05.699 Okay, so what do you do? You start collecting. 566 00:33:05.920 --> 00:33:07.200 (dramatic music) 567 00:33:07.378 --> 00:33:09.058 (sound of fans cheering) 568 00:33:09.400 --> 00:33:11.905 - The problem was that 569 00:33:11.967 --> 00:33:16.037 something was brewing in the betting world. 570 00:33:16.343 --> 00:33:18.873 There were a lot of people punting 571 00:33:18.959 --> 00:33:20.240 (typing sounds) (mouse click) 572 00:33:20.741 --> 00:33:24.915 in favour of Bahrain to win the match by 4 or 5-0. 573 00:33:26.291 --> 00:33:27.908 They had all anticipated that 574 00:33:27.932 --> 00:33:29.860 Togo was there to lose the match. 575 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:34.092 But I think only me, Dan Tan and two of my friends 576 00:33:34.116 --> 00:33:37.764 who were in the apartment together with me, probably knew 577 00:33:37.840 --> 00:33:42.686 that we were doing a betting against 578 00:33:43.729 --> 00:33:45.862 Togo losing by a healthy margin. 579 00:33:46.463 --> 00:33:47.463 So, but... 580 00:33:47.729 --> 00:33:49.775 Our man Wilson, now he's a smart guy. 581 00:33:49.800 --> 00:33:51.348 He wasn't taking any chances, 582 00:33:51.372 --> 00:33:54.220 no, he paid off the referee as well. 583 00:33:54.280 --> 00:33:55.299 Of course he did. 584 00:33:55.458 --> 00:33:59.298 So, we were planning to hold the score until the 85th minute 585 00:33:59.640 --> 00:34:02.840 and probably concede one more, and that's it, 0-3. 586 00:34:03.440 --> 00:34:05.650 So this was my game plan. 587 00:34:06.289 --> 00:34:10.062 Okay, so around 40 minutes into the game, 588 00:34:10.227 --> 00:34:13.094 Dan Tan called me and he said he needed one goal now. 589 00:34:13.120 --> 00:34:16.281 He wants Togo to concede one. 590 00:34:16.508 --> 00:34:18.314 So, I had to call Bana. 591 00:34:18.455 --> 00:34:24.895 No, that message... I never got it, at any moment. 592 00:34:24.920 --> 00:34:28.000 Not before and not during the match. 593 00:34:28.141 --> 00:34:31.976 I said "I'll tell Ibrahim Chaibou we need one goal now. 594 00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:33.359 Concede one goal." 595 00:34:33.720 --> 00:34:36.647 (suspenseful music) 596 00:34:37.600 --> 00:34:40.760 - Strange decision by the linesman. 597 00:34:40.800 --> 00:34:43.720 He passes into the box, a fine assist. 598 00:34:47.073 --> 00:34:52.873 A great attack. And Jaycee John's second goal. 599 00:34:53.055 --> 00:34:56.255 Jaycee Johns scores his second goal. 600 00:34:56.280 --> 00:35:01.640 Congratulations to everyone in the Bahrain National Stadium. 601 00:35:01.846 --> 00:35:05.205 - Ibrahim Chaibou fixed innumerable matches, 602 00:35:05.237 --> 00:35:07.013 around the world for Perumal. 603 00:35:07.040 --> 00:35:10.728 And Perumal's methodology of fixing matches 604 00:35:10.772 --> 00:35:14.420 elevated from trying to recruit players, corrupt players, 605 00:35:14.720 --> 00:35:18.582 to corrupting team managers and coaches, 606 00:35:18.598 --> 00:35:20.788 and then finally, to corrupting referees, 607 00:35:20.813 --> 00:35:23.192 because he found that to be the most effective. 608 00:35:23.360 --> 00:35:26.999 This referee is considered by many 609 00:35:27.024 --> 00:35:30.191 to be the biggest rigger of matches. 610 00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:35.544 I didn't even know that it was Perumal who hired the referees. 611 00:35:35.896 --> 00:35:38.188 It is my duty to assemble a team to play 612 00:35:38.212 --> 00:35:40.458 in Bahrain on the FIFA calendar day. 613 00:35:40.834 --> 00:35:43.300 So that was my responsibility, and... 614 00:35:43.334 --> 00:35:45.748 I also encouraged Bahrain FA 615 00:35:45.772 --> 00:35:48.740 to place my referees and my linesmen for the match. 616 00:35:48.800 --> 00:35:51.830 Whether it was done by Bana Tchanilé or 617 00:35:51.854 --> 00:35:54.115 whether it happened at another time... 618 00:35:54.360 --> 00:35:58.813 the referee Ibrahim Chaibou, also known as 'The Iron Man'... 619 00:35:59.214 --> 00:36:02.335 was told to limit the number of goals. 620 00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:05.948 Rather than allowing many goals, 621 00:36:05.972 --> 00:36:07.960 he should limit them to less than four. 622 00:36:10.800 --> 00:36:13.651 So what happened was 2-0 was the first half scoreline. 623 00:36:14.152 --> 00:36:17.777 And 65 minutes, the score is 3-0. 624 00:36:18.680 --> 00:36:19.680 3-0. 625 00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:25.045 - Our national team scores its third goal. 626 00:36:25.226 --> 00:36:30.460 The 65th minute, Ibrahim Chaibou gives a penalty to Bahrain. 627 00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:33.195 I said "Why would he want to give a penalty 628 00:36:33.219 --> 00:36:35.418 at this point of time, it's still very early 629 00:36:35.465 --> 00:36:37.696 he cannot, how are we going to hold?" 630 00:36:38.240 --> 00:36:41.104 But Perumal was in direct contact 631 00:36:41.128 --> 00:36:44.297 with the referee, Ibrahim. 632 00:36:44.880 --> 00:36:48.948 According to almost everyone present, the referee then 633 00:36:48.972 --> 00:36:50.535 changed his tack. 634 00:36:50.560 --> 00:36:52.868 He stopped the game 635 00:36:52.892 --> 00:36:56.440 under any pretext, every little contact. 636 00:36:56.800 --> 00:37:01.400 Perumal couldn't go through me, the coach... 637 00:37:01.419 --> 00:37:04.739 to instruct the referee. He had his own channels. 638 00:37:06.067 --> 00:37:12.825 (dramatic, suspenseful music) 639 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:18.811 (typing sounds) 640 00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:22.446 - Rest assured that this is the real Togolese football team. 641 00:37:22.837 --> 00:37:24.668 Their identity's been in some doubt, 642 00:37:24.680 --> 00:37:26.083 ever since a group of imposters 643 00:37:26.107 --> 00:37:27.793 appeared in the national colours, 644 00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:29.649 for a friendly match in Bahrain. 645 00:37:30.275 --> 00:37:32.075 So who were the phony team? 646 00:37:32.080 --> 00:37:33.708 They're thought to be professional players 647 00:37:33.732 --> 00:37:35.800 from Togo's 1st or 2nd Division, 648 00:37:35.840 --> 00:37:37.464 though no one knows for sure. 649 00:37:37.691 --> 00:37:40.206 Though it might sound like something from a comedy film, 650 00:37:40.261 --> 00:37:42.795 the incident's provoked anger in Togo. 651 00:37:43.820 --> 00:37:46.703 - After the 90 minutes I think I look at it 652 00:37:46.781 --> 00:37:48.718 in a very hilarious manner. 653 00:37:49.080 --> 00:37:52.988 Firstly, I think this whole thing is so funny, 654 00:37:53.012 --> 00:37:55.224 that I was able to succesfully 655 00:37:55.248 --> 00:38:01.135 get the result that I want with just a mobile phone. 656 00:38:01.557 --> 00:38:04.436 Right? And secondly, I was able to get a volume 657 00:38:04.460 --> 00:38:08.893 of half a million euro, which was beyond what I could believe. 658 00:38:12.375 --> 00:38:16.775 I think you could best describe Perumal... 659 00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:19.480 as a fox. 660 00:38:19.511 --> 00:38:23.991 He thinks twice before showing his cards. 661 00:38:24.680 --> 00:38:28.832 (tense, suspenseful music) 662 00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:32.670 - In Europe, 663 00:38:32.694 --> 00:38:36.705 a football player can live comfortably off their earnings. 664 00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:40.840 But in Togo, a top league player... 665 00:38:41.040 --> 00:38:44.778 earns between 20 and 40 euros per month. 666 00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:50.960 20 to 40 euros per month is not enough to support a family. 667 00:38:56.720 --> 00:39:02.320 When Bana called the players to say: 668 00:39:02.400 --> 00:39:07.320 "You have the chance to play on the national team... 669 00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:11.480 a national team selected from local players..." 670 00:39:11.520 --> 00:39:12.713 Everybody said yes. 671 00:39:16.767 --> 00:39:21.527 - It's important. Very important. We have nothing. 672 00:39:21.600 --> 00:39:24.500 A football player in Togo can’t even afford a bicycle. 673 00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:29.615 (dramatic music) 674 00:39:29.640 --> 00:39:32.655 (video playing on laptop) 675 00:39:32.680 --> 00:39:36.508 (indistinct Arabic commentary) 676 00:39:36.996 --> 00:39:38.628 - I don't think many people realise 677 00:39:38.652 --> 00:39:40.667 the size of the global betting market. 678 00:39:40.800 --> 00:39:43.831 It's between 1.5 and 2 trillion dollars a year. 679 00:39:44.340 --> 00:39:46.948 Now that's the size of national economies, 680 00:39:46.972 --> 00:39:48.316 of very big countries. 681 00:39:49.752 --> 00:39:52.931 I don't handle how much each player received, 682 00:39:52.963 --> 00:39:57.174 but we payed 60,000 as a sum for this match. 683 00:39:57.200 --> 00:39:59.231 In between Togo and Bahrain. 684 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:03.760 It was 25,000 dollars or 12 million CFA francs. 685 00:40:03.880 --> 00:40:07.400 We had to share that between up to 25 people. 686 00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:09.052 (typing sounds) 687 00:40:09.280 --> 00:40:12.080 I earned 200,000 CFA francs. 688 00:40:13.880 --> 00:40:17.085 I don’t know about the others. I was the team captain. 689 00:40:18.040 --> 00:40:19.368 I got 200,000. 690 00:40:20.680 --> 00:40:25.680 - 200,000 CFA francs is roughly 300 euros. 691 00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:33.097 It was something for someone with empty pockets. 692 00:40:34.680 --> 00:40:40.240 It really amounted to something. And that's why I said earlier: 693 00:40:40.304 --> 00:40:43.239 Perumal was someone 694 00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:46.560 who helped us to help our young people. 695 00:40:46.608 --> 00:40:49.694 (suspenseful music) 696 00:40:50.028 --> 00:40:53.164 The bubble burst, because one Togolese FIFA agent 697 00:40:53.235 --> 00:40:57.267 went to lodge a complaint that, how could Togo play this match? 698 00:40:57.618 --> 00:40:59.148 And where did these players come from, 699 00:40:59.172 --> 00:41:00.711 who were the players and so on. 700 00:41:03.760 --> 00:41:08.935 This story about the fake team, this phony team... 701 00:41:08.960 --> 00:41:11.280 really created a commotion. 702 00:41:12.174 --> 00:41:13.508 - This was a mixture 703 00:41:13.532 --> 00:41:15.988 of embarrassments and scandals that, 704 00:41:16.012 --> 00:41:17.264 I think shocked people. 705 00:41:17.679 --> 00:41:19.879 Because it was so bold, so brazen. 706 00:41:20.577 --> 00:41:23.337 And what we're seeing since the fake Togo team, 707 00:41:23.377 --> 00:41:26.032 it was the beginning of you like of a realisation 708 00:41:26.134 --> 00:41:28.079 of how serious it was. 709 00:41:28.320 --> 00:41:30.914 Yet, how almost humorous it was. 710 00:41:31.680 --> 00:41:33.880 That this was so easy to corrupt. 711 00:41:34.360 --> 00:41:36.227 And I think that that message, 712 00:41:36.809 --> 00:41:38.222 was taken by me at that time. 713 00:41:38.238 --> 00:41:40.550 That there was this arrogance 714 00:41:40.965 --> 00:41:44.792 of the criminals behind it, that they didn't care anyway 715 00:41:45.040 --> 00:41:46.428 that it was a junior team mascot - 716 00:41:46.452 --> 00:41:49.191 "We can get away with it, because no one really cares." 717 00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:54.415 So this triggered a very big investigation within Togo. 718 00:41:55.023 --> 00:41:57.819 Then they went to FIFA and then FIFA went to Bahrain. 719 00:41:57.840 --> 00:42:00.722 And then the local press... 720 00:42:00.840 --> 00:42:03.028 "Football4U is a company from Singapore. 721 00:42:03.052 --> 00:42:04.425 Wilson Raj Perumal..." 722 00:42:04.528 --> 00:42:07.433 So... it became a wildfire. 723 00:42:08.480 --> 00:42:11.465 (suspenseful music) 724 00:42:11.560 --> 00:42:13.240 (traffic, horns beeping) 725 00:42:17.680 --> 00:42:20.840 - When Bana Tchanilé returned home 726 00:42:20.864 --> 00:42:23.320 after the Bahrain vs Togo match... 727 00:42:23.360 --> 00:42:24.539 he was arrested. 728 00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:27.858 We were truly surprised and shocked. 729 00:42:28.412 --> 00:42:31.540 Suddenly we heard that the coach had been arrested. 730 00:42:32.040 --> 00:42:37.398 We were very surprised and disappointed. 731 00:42:38.303 --> 00:42:39.303 And... 732 00:42:40.904 --> 00:42:42.904 We were disillusioned. 733 00:42:43.080 --> 00:42:49.800 Because the coach, as I said, gave us players so much. 734 00:42:50.181 --> 00:42:53.275 The players decided not to talk. 735 00:42:53.300 --> 00:42:56.259 Some of them were interrogated by the police. 736 00:42:56.800 --> 00:43:00.320 But the majority hid from the public eye... 737 00:43:00.345 --> 00:43:04.356 and refused to talk to the media. 738 00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:08.375 Because they were afraid. 739 00:43:09.760 --> 00:43:14.040 I want to talk with my face blurred, because... 740 00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:17.992 first of all, for my safety. 741 00:43:19.440 --> 00:43:23.360 In this country, bad things can happen. 742 00:43:24.160 --> 00:43:26.494 - They arrest those who tell the truth. 743 00:43:27.120 --> 00:43:30.902 We know that because Coach Tchanilé was arrested. 744 00:43:31.880 --> 00:43:33.198 He’s an honourable man. 745 00:43:38.080 --> 00:43:40.057 - So just to finish this story off guys, 746 00:43:40.092 --> 00:43:42.560 you're probably wondering - "What happened at the end?" 747 00:43:42.560 --> 00:43:44.373 I'll just make this short - what happened at the end. 748 00:43:45.080 --> 00:43:47.788 Basically, FIFA just snapped into action, 749 00:43:47.812 --> 00:43:50.246 and immediately took measures to... 750 00:43:50.763 --> 00:43:51.950 of course they didn't, it's FIFA... 751 00:43:52.080 --> 00:43:53.080 (laughs) 752 00:43:53.160 --> 00:43:54.903 FIFA did what FIFA does, and they just went: 753 00:43:54.960 --> 00:43:57.059 "Hmm, I dunno about this, uh..." 754 00:43:57.320 --> 00:43:59.062 (laughs) 755 00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:01.560 - Meanwhile, it was the talk of the town. 756 00:44:01.640 --> 00:44:08.855 This match became a textbook case in football education... 757 00:44:08.880 --> 00:44:14.291 as well as in police academies... 758 00:44:14.400 --> 00:44:18.682 and for Interpol when they do presentations on match-fixing. 759 00:44:18.843 --> 00:44:21.797 - For a variety of reasons, I can't talk about what happened 760 00:44:21.898 --> 00:44:25.775 in my functions at FIFA, because FIFA have... 761 00:44:25.800 --> 00:44:28.720 have reminded me many times, over the past few years, 762 00:44:29.109 --> 00:44:31.451 of my confidentiality obligations. 763 00:44:31.720 --> 00:44:34.120 But I can talk about the generality. 764 00:44:34.319 --> 00:44:37.526 FIFA haven’t done their job, according to their own articles 765 00:44:38.200 --> 00:44:39.760 according to its regulations. 766 00:44:40.000 --> 00:44:42.214 You have to hear someone out before judging them. 767 00:44:43.280 --> 00:44:46.697 But they haven’t. I don't know why. 768 00:44:46.996 --> 00:44:50.253 It was a very good job, very highly paid job and a very... 769 00:44:50.300 --> 00:44:52.940 travelling every week, almost. 770 00:44:53.240 --> 00:44:55.870 For most people, it would be a dream job. 771 00:44:55.880 --> 00:44:57.736 Well for me it was a nightmare, 772 00:44:57.877 --> 00:45:00.508 because I could see how manipulated 773 00:45:00.532 --> 00:45:02.962 and manipulable FIFA was. 774 00:45:03.240 --> 00:45:06.520 This non-investigation raises questions. 775 00:45:06.640 --> 00:45:10.760 You can't help but wonder whether FIFA... 776 00:45:10.880 --> 00:45:16.004 at some level wanted to avoid scandals on both sides. 777 00:45:16.091 --> 00:45:19.137 It was shocking to me, and... 778 00:45:20.880 --> 00:45:23.780 essentially, I left in 2012 for that reason. 779 00:45:24.920 --> 00:45:28.391 This match has been shrouded in mystery. 780 00:45:29.216 --> 00:45:32.215 (typing sounds) 781 00:45:38.920 --> 00:45:40.908 It was either a mystery or 782 00:45:40.932 --> 00:45:44.280 the ruthlessness to apprehend people... 783 00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:47.365 and then punish them when they are innocent. 784 00:45:49.463 --> 00:45:52.119 (clapping) 785 00:45:53.240 --> 00:45:54.630 - He's a good coach. 786 00:45:56.760 --> 00:46:01.264 - We're praying for FIFA to remove his sanction. 787 00:46:01.400 --> 00:46:02.948 And the guy from Singapore, 788 00:46:02.972 --> 00:46:05.624 who actually is the mastermind behind it all. 789 00:46:06.360 --> 00:46:08.850 This is the best bit. This is what happened to him. 790 00:46:10.491 --> 00:46:12.751 - People may not like me for what I did, 791 00:46:12.814 --> 00:46:17.447 but indirectly, they have to also say that I am a person 792 00:46:17.520 --> 00:46:19.828 who has brought this to the attention, 793 00:46:19.852 --> 00:46:21.369 and they have to wake up. 794 00:46:22.150 --> 00:46:24.321 (typing sounds) 795 00:46:30.880 --> 00:46:31.920 If they don't wake up, 796 00:46:31.933 --> 00:46:34.390 somebody else is gonna hit them like that once again. 797 00:46:35.080 --> 00:46:38.069 So I will say that I am an eye opener. 798 00:46:38.541 --> 00:46:40.884 And that I have been able to... 799 00:46:43.080 --> 00:46:45.420 knock FIFA's door and say that 800 00:46:45.444 --> 00:46:46.631 "You have to do something more 801 00:46:46.655 --> 00:46:48.064 than what you are doing right now." 802 00:46:48.480 --> 00:46:52.900 By talking about it, we grant him the favour... 803 00:46:52.920 --> 00:46:56.205 of ensuring that he won’t be forgotten. 804 00:46:57.815 --> 00:47:00.468 It allows him to go down in history 805 00:47:00.492 --> 00:47:03.197 as the biggest match-fixer ever arrested. 806 00:47:05.680 --> 00:47:08.515 (sound of fans cheering) 807 00:47:08.611 --> 00:47:11.220 (commentary, whistle blowing) 808 00:47:13.480 --> 00:47:17.348 - In hindsight, 809 00:47:17.372 --> 00:47:20.760 if only I had known about the notion of match-fixing... 810 00:47:20.785 --> 00:47:23.185 I would have been more attentive. 811 00:47:23.200 --> 00:47:28.320 But back then, the thought never crossed my mind. 812 00:47:31.315 --> 00:47:33.088 - It's not visible to these guys. 813 00:47:33.120 --> 00:47:35.237 That's why you need to have investigations. 814 00:47:35.494 --> 00:47:36.956 That's what you guys realise, 815 00:47:37.000 --> 00:47:38.700 that's why you have investigative journalists. 816 00:47:42.000 --> 00:47:46.640 - Of course when it happens to a sport that is so dear to me... 817 00:47:46.665 --> 00:47:48.988 that I live for and that supports me, 818 00:47:49.012 --> 00:47:52.465 it's obviously a disaster. 819 00:47:57.391 --> 00:47:59.719 I would like to win money from football, 820 00:47:59.760 --> 00:48:01.108 than to love football, 821 00:48:01.132 --> 00:48:02.268 because the love for football 822 00:48:02.280 --> 00:48:03.723 is not gonna put food on your table. 823 00:48:03.950 --> 00:48:05.684 (laughs) 824 00:48:06.280 --> 00:48:08.731 But he wants to put his shady past behind him, 825 00:48:08.880 --> 00:48:10.606 and wants to become a better person. 826 00:48:10.794 --> 00:48:14.372 So... not only is he a protected witness. 827 00:48:14.844 --> 00:48:19.555 He's now actually become a Jehovah's witness. 828 00:48:19.880 --> 00:48:22.422 We're working in the right direction, as a family, 829 00:48:23.548 --> 00:48:25.899 because I would like to see my children grow up 830 00:48:25.923 --> 00:48:30.959 as God-fearing people, and responsible citizens. 831 00:48:31.240 --> 00:48:34.123 So, I think I should set a good example. 832 00:48:35.640 --> 00:48:40.795 (ambient electronic music) 833 00:48:44.878 --> 00:48:47.830 (piano music) 834 00:48:49.322 --> 00:48:51.806 - You asked for a fee for this interview. 835 00:48:51.840 --> 00:48:54.017 Why did you ask a fee for this interview? 836 00:48:54.240 --> 00:48:57.607 Because I have been approached by plenty of reporters 837 00:48:57.631 --> 00:48:59.650 asking me questions and... 838 00:49:00.200 --> 00:49:02.755 "What is your opinion of this and that?" and all... 839 00:49:02.763 --> 00:49:05.588 So I usually tell reporters that... 840 00:49:05.612 --> 00:49:07.895 basically I am tired of interviews. 841 00:49:08.280 --> 00:49:10.722 I have done enough police interviews over the years 842 00:49:10.746 --> 00:49:12.975 that I am so tired to answer questions. 843 00:49:13.040 --> 00:49:14.668 And I have a family, I need money, 844 00:49:14.692 --> 00:49:16.796 so if I'm contributing something, 845 00:49:16.840 --> 00:49:20.589 my time for this and I'm being honest with my answers. 846 00:49:21.351 --> 00:49:23.194 (typing sounds) 847 00:49:23.445 --> 00:49:24.554 - Okay guys, thank you. 848 00:49:24.578 --> 00:49:26.179 Good night, enjoy the rest of your evening. 849 00:49:26.838 --> 00:49:32.822 (clapping) 850 00:49:32.877 --> 00:49:35.463 (cheering, clapping) 851 00:49:36.960 --> 00:49:40.564 (melancholy music) 852 00:49:56.848 --> 00:50:01.316 (dramatic piano chord)