Wilson Raj Perumal
- January 10, 2024
- Association Football Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Wilson Raj Perumal |
| Occupation | Association Football Player |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 31, 1965(1965-07-31) |
| Age | 59 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Wilson Raj Perumal Biography
| Name | Wilson Raj Perumal |
| Birthday | Jul 31 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Birth Country | Singapore |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Wilson Raj Perumal is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 31, 1965 in Singapore. Wilson Raj Perumal (born 31 July 1965) is a jailed Singaporean match-fixer.
Perumal could also have connections with the investigation into 2013 Europol match-fixing probe.
Wilson Raj Perumal has published his match fixing memoirs in a book titled “Kelong Kings”, written with investigative journalists Alessandro Righi and Emanuele Piano; the book was released on April 28, 2014. In the book, Perumal claims not only to have ferried Nigeria and Honduras to the final rounds of the 2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup by fixing their qualification matches, but also to have rigged competitions in the Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008 Olympic games also in 2019.
On February 19, 2015, Al Jazeera English aired an investigative report called “killing the Ball”, produced by Invisible Dog, in which Wilson Raj Perumal described how he ferried the Nigerian national football team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa by rigging their qualification match against Kenya, played on November 14, 2009, in Nairobi. The report ‘Killing the Ball’ was a finalist of the British Journalism Awards 2015.
In February of 2011, Perumal was arrested in Finland and was later sentenced to two years of prison. He spent a year in Finnish prison before being handed over to the officials in Hungary. Five years after that Perumal was back in Finland and was attempting to buy Atlantis FC with a new name.
Wilson Raj Perumal Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Association Football Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Wilson Raj Perumal is one of the richest Association Football Player from Singapore. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wilson Raj Perumal 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Perumal is a suspect in various match fixing scandals including Asiagate in 2007-2009 , and the 2008-2011 Finnish match fixing scandal. Perumal was initially sentenced to prison for match fixing in 1995 in Singapore. The that same year Perumal was in England for the benefit of the Singaporean match- fixing manager to solve the outcome of two FA Cup matches. In his autobiography Perumal along with an accomplice tried to get the Birmingham goalie Ian Bennett and Chelsea’s goalkeeper Dmitri Kharine, but failed both times.
Wilson Raj Perumal’s memoir provided a wealth of information about the organization in 2010’s FIFA World Cup warm-up friendly matches that involved South Africa, Bulgaria, Colombia, Guatemala, Denmark, Brazil and Tanzania. The findings were confirmed in an FIFA report, with excerpts from that appeared in The New York Times a month after the publication.
Wilson Raj Perumal appeared in his first televised interview on August 26, 2014, on CNN. During the interview, he boasted about having fixed up to 100 games, including FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
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Who is Wilson Raj Perumal Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Wilson Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Singapore. Wilson Raj Perumal celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.
Where is Wilson Raj Perumal now?
Wilson Raj Perumal
Occupation| Author, match-fixer
Criminal status| Released from Finnish prison in February 2012, extradited
to Hungary as a prosecution witness.
Who is the best match-fixer?
Wilson Raj Perumal has been labeled the world’s most prolific match-fixer in football’s recent history. Born a village boy in rural Singapore in the mid-60’s, Wilson climbed the heights of international match-fixing across five continents all the way to the World Cup, becoming FIFA’s most wanted man.
Is match fixing real?
Yes it’s completely true. Match fixing is something that is practised and there have been many incident where players have been caught. However the scale of this is not known. Which matches are fixed is not easy to be traced.
Which countries are known for match fixing?
A number of clubs in countries across the world have been subject to match fixing, including Australia, China, and Spain. The South African national team has also been investigated.
Are IPL matches fixed?
Match fixing has rocked Indian Premier League yet again after 9 years. As per a report by PTI, CBI has booked seven suspected punters in connection with two separate cases related to alleged fixing of 2019 Indian Premier League matches “based on inputs” from Pakistan, officials said Saturday.