Stevens Report
It was announced on 2 October 2006, that Lord Stevens' inquiry into football corruption, conducted with Quest Ltd, has been extended by two months to investigate 39 transfers involving eight clubs. On 20 December 2006, Stevens presented his preliminary report, which found that the level of corruption within English football was not as high as had been anticipated, there were several causes for concern Seventeen transfer deals were still subject to further scrutiny.
On 15 June 2007, Lord Stevens' inquiry issued its final report which raised concerns over issues involving 17 player transfers, involving five clubs, three managers and numerous agents and other third parties. In summary, the report stated: “there is no evidence of any irregular payments to club officials or players, and they are identified only as a consequence of the outstanding issues the inquiry has with the agents involved”.
Details of one of the suspect transfer deals was withheld. The other transfers about which there are unresolved issues are:
Read more about this topic: 2006 English Football Corruption Investigation
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