Two members of Togo’s football federation are in trouble for faking a recent soccer match against Bahrain. The players didn’t throw the game � they weren’t even there! They sent a group of unknown players to the match. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Gabriele Marcotti, world soccer columnist for the Times of London and the Wall Street Journal.
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