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Tuohy is a scholarly authority on game fixing and point shaving in sports, and has published the books the fix is in, larceny games, and the fix is still in on the topic of corruption in professional sports. In emphasizing shame over pleasure, he gave this reader concern that a. English football soccer, any sports romance, sports themed adult ficti. Read your book anywhere, on any device, through redshelfs cloud based ereader. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Nov 08, 20 the worlds best soccer strikers ebook written by sole books, noah davis. Brett forrest, alexander cendese, harpercollins publishers limited. Asian matchfixing gang as they travelled around the world to fix major football. Dec 20, 2017 from cruyff to maradona, a dozen soccer books worth reading.
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