Manchester United had visited Asia in the summer of 2007 where they played 4 matches in Japan (against Urawa Red Diamonds), Korea (against FC Seoul), Macau (against Shenzhen FC) and Kuala Lumpur (against Malaysian XI).
Huang Junjie was the referee for the match at Macau against Shenzhen FC, which the Red Devils won by a comfortable margin of 6-0 courtesy goals from Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Nani, John O’Shea, Cristiano Ronaldo and Chris Eagles. Huang was paid 100,000 Hong Kong dollars (£8,000) to let Shenzhen win the toss before their game against United.
There is no suggestion that the clubs were in any way involved or even aware of fixing.
The official has accepted taking bribes of more than £163,000 between 2005 and 2009.
Shanghai Shenhua (the team that former Chelsea striker Nicklas Anelka has agreed to join) have also been dragged into the case as Huang admitted to accepting a bribe ahead of their 2009 win over Sydney FC. The Australian club earlier today released a statement claiming they have no information regarding the match-fixing.
Following a two year long investigation, the Chinese Football Association narrowed around 60 people – including players, referees, coaches and other officials – who are suspected to be involved in match-fixing and gambling scandals. The trials began on Monday when former head of the Super League, Zhang Jianqiang, faced charges of accepting match-fixing bribes totalling £260,000.
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