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| Team manager names 'bung' agent | Team manager names 'bung' agent |
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| A football manager has publicly named an agent who he says attempted to bribe him. | A football manager has publicly named an agent who he says attempted to bribe him. |
| Luton Town's Mike Newell says football agent Charles Collymore offered him a cut of a player's fee that he tried to negotiate. | Luton Town's Mike Newell says football agent Charles Collymore offered him a cut of a player's fee that he tried to negotiate. |
| Mr Newell says he rejected the offer and reported the agent to the Football Association. | Mr Newell says he rejected the offer and reported the agent to the Football Association. |
| Mr Collymore, who works as a freelance agent, denies offering or accepting any bungs. | Mr Collymore, who works as a freelance agent, denies offering or accepting any bungs. |
| Bungs are defined as illegal payments made to managers during transfer dealings. | |
| Mr Collymore, in undercover BBC filming, said he knew eight Premiership managers who would accept bungs. | Mr Collymore, in undercover BBC filming, said he knew eight Premiership managers who would accept bungs. |
| He made the allegation to a Uefa-licensed coach Knut Auf dem Berge who worked undercover for the BBC's Panorama programme for nine months on an investigation into corruption in football. | He made the allegation to a Uefa-licensed coach Knut Auf dem Berge who worked undercover for the BBC's Panorama programme for nine months on an investigation into corruption in football. |
| Mr Collymore says he gave Knut Auf dem Berge false information because he was suspicious of his agenda. | Mr Collymore says he gave Knut Auf dem Berge false information because he was suspicious of his agenda. |
| Mr Newell met the Football Association in January to discuss his allegations that transfer bungs are rife in football. | Mr Newell met the Football Association in January to discuss his allegations that transfer bungs are rife in football. |
| Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has been appointed as head of a probe into alleged transfer bungs in the Premier League. | Lord Stevens, the former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, has been appointed as head of a probe into alleged transfer bungs in the Premier League. |
| He is looking at irregular payments in transfer deals made since 1 January 2004. He is expected to publish his findings imminently. | He is looking at irregular payments in transfer deals made since 1 January 2004. He is expected to publish his findings imminently. |