Former football official Hornik receives suspended sentence, fine

Disgraced former football official Ivan Hornik has received a suspended prison term and a fine of almost 40,000 US dollars after being found guilty of corruption by a Prague court. The former head of Viktoria Zizkov football club has also been banned from holding any official position in the game for ten years. Mr Hornik paid bribes to referees and football association delegates in order to influence the outcome of Zizkov matches.

Author: Ian Willoughby