Bolivian coach alleges death threats made to goalkeeper before 6-0 loss and calls for probe
Fabol called for an immediate inquiry after Guabirá’s coach said goalkeeper Juan Manuel Ferrel received death threats before the 6-0 loss.
- On Sunday, Guabir goalkeeper Juan Manuel Ferrel received death threats ahead of a 6-0 loss against Club Always Ready, prompting urgent concerns about match integrity and player safety.
- Guabir coach Leonardo revealed Juan Manuel Ferrel was threatened with death unless he paid money or conceded three goals, with threats extending to his wife and mother.
- The Bolivian Professional Footballers Union called for an immediate inquiry on Monday into the alleged threats at the Municipal Stadium of Villa Ingenio in Alto. Fabol General Secretary David Paniagua said, "A clear precedent must be set in Bolivian football."
- Club Always Ready legal advisor Marcelo Ortiz urged the Public Prosecutor to investigate, noting the match result validity is now in question due to the alleged threats.
- While Club Always Ready remains second in the Bolivian championship, the incident casts doubt on the legitimacy of professional play and demands investigation into potential match-fixing.
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A goalkeeper of the Bolivian Guapera Club, Juan Manuel Ferrell, received death threats to his life and family to force him to take three targets, before losing his 6-0 team in front of Aloise Reddy.
Manuel Ferrel, the goalkeeper for Guabira, a team in the Bolivian First League, has admitted that he deliberately conceded a goal during a match due to death threats against his family. The Bolivian Football Federation has launched an investigation into the matter.
In the Bolivian League, Guabira's goalkeeper Manuel Ferrel wanted to leave the game after conceding three goals in 35 minutes during their 6-0 defeat against Always Ready. It was revealed that the young goalkeeper had been threatened with harm to his family before the match and pressured into fixing the game.
The goalkeeper of the Bolivian club Guabirá and his family received death threats from people to whom the player owes money. The threats allegedly forced him to suffer three goals during a match of the first division, according to the team coach on Monday. The threats would have occurred during the game of Guabirá on Sunday against Always Ready, who disputes the leadership of the local championship with Bolivar. Visitors lost by 6 to 0. Read als…
Bolivian coach alleges death threats made to goalkeeper ahead of 6-0 loss
The Bolivian Professional Footballers’ Union (Fabol) called for an immediate inquiry on Monday into the alleged threats received before the game at the Municipal Stadium of Villa Ingenio in El Alto.
The goalkeeper Manuel Ferrel asked for the change after receiving three goals in the first time. His DT assured that they had intimidated the player and his family to death.The match ended 6-0.
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