Soccer is so thoroughly dirty, it's not even funny.

Hat-tip to Brian Tuohy, and his new "News of Note" feature on his website, which allows people to see current stories on game-fixing as he is notified of them.

Oh, Sepp Blatter, this has got to leave a mark.

The union of professional soccer players, FIFPro, just released it's Black Book, a survey of the extent of match fixing in Southern and Eastern Europe.

The results will not be pretty for anyone who still believes in The Beautiful Game. All figures are for players surveyed.

• Almost one player in four knows of match-fixing.
• About one player in eight or nine has been approached for it. In Greece, almost one-third of the players surveyed has been approached to fix a match.
• Over two players in five have not, at some point, been paid on time. It appears as if those fixing matches know this fact, as about half of those players have been approached to fix matches.
• About one player in ten has been the target of a racial incident -- mostly by fans.
• About one player in nine has been the target of a violent incident -- mostly fans, but the management and the coaches are not immune.

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