21 year old football player given lifetime ban in the aftermath of match-fixing scandal

Numerous players and officials would suffer the consequences of a protracted investigation into match-fixing in Brazilian soccer that eventually spread to other nations. One of them was given what may be considered the greatest punishment a soccer player could receive: a lifetime ban from the game. One of them was former Vila Nova de Goiás player Marcos Vinicius Alves Barreira. The 21-year-old player, better known to his supporters as Romário, was given a lifetime ban. A $5,000 fine will also be imposed on him.

 

[Hannman]

I really want to say that giving a lifetime punishment ban from soccer to a player because of match fixing is too much but only God knows how many time would have been involved in match fixing before he was caught

 

[GamblingBoy]

Of what gains had it benefited a 21 years old called Romario who was found guilty of match fixing by the Brazilian soccer authorities. His life time sports career had been spoilt as a result of this exercise and he had also lost the trust of his supporters.