Steffen Karl
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Steffen Karl (born 3 February 1970) is a former German footballer.
During his career he played for HFC Chemie, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City F.C., Hertha BSC Berlin, FC St. Pauli, Chemnitzer FC and Vålerenga Fotball.
In 2005, he became the first player to be arrested in connection with Germany's match-fixing scandal, being suspected of helping manipulate the results of a May 2004 match between Chemnitz and SC Paderborn.[1] He was given a nine-month suspended prison sentence for his role in the affair, and banned for eight months by the German football federation (DFB).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Karl arrested in German scandal, BBC Sport, 11 March 2005.
- ^ Footballer banned for 8 months for match-fixing, People's Daily Online, 24 December 2005.
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