Huge Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks Pétanque World: 13-Time World Champion Arrested
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A major match-fixing scandal in pétanque has come to light in France. Multiple world champions Henri Lacroix and Dylan Rocher are suspected of intentionally losing matches. They are known as the ‘Messi and Ronaldo of pétanque’.
Four French internationals in pétanque are suspected of having deliberately lost a match against amateur players, during the Masters de Levallois-Perret in September, as part of fixed bets.
Star of the petanque and multiple world champion, the Drômois d'adoption Dylan Rocher is involved in a betting affair rigged at the Masters last year based on information from the Parisian.
Along with eight other people, the Frenchman is suspected of fraud in a band organized during the Masters 2025.
Nine people including Girondin Jean Feltain and champions Dylan Rocher and Henri Lacroix were arrested and placed in custody. They are suspected of being involved in a rigged match and bets
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