Because a player was encouraged to use a theatrical blood capsule and when it was broken at an opportune time the player fained serious injury claiming dangerous play by an opposing player who was sent off. Later investigations revealed that the "attack as orchestrated" by 2 players one of whom was a well knnown international player. One of whom I believe was banned for life.
The name of all concerned have not been added for obvious reasons
It was called Watergate, after the hotel in Washington .
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The Tea Pot Scandal commonly called The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Tea Pot Scandal commonly called The Teapot Dome Scandal
Also called Oil Reserves Scandal or Elk Hills Scandal, the Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1920 to 1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding.
Richard Nixon chose to resign the Presidency on August 9th 1974 as a result of what is called the Watergate scandal
President Ulysses S. Grant. You have scandals such as: Black Friday Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring Credit Mobilier Whiskey Ring Belknap Scandal
The break in took place at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Notes on a Scandal (2006)Scandal (1989)Scandal U.S.A. (1981)Scandal Sheet (1952)Scandal Sheet (1985)Scandalous (1984)A Scandal in Paris (1946)A Breath of Scandal (1960)Also, here are some non-English movies that have "scandal" in their English titles:Insadong Scandal (2009)Scandal, aka Shubun (1946)Scandal Makers, aka Speed Scandal, aka Kwasok Scandle (2008)The Quiz Show Scandal, aka Kwijeu Wang (2010)Untold Scandal, aka Seukaendeul: Joseon Namnyeo Sangyeol Ji Sa (2003)
Warren Harding
He didn't start the scandal. He simply made a somewhat vain and ill-judged but possibly well-meant and arguable point about The Beatles' popularity. It was the Press, Church types and others jumping on the publicity bandwagon who turned it into a "scandal" - as if an opinion on a pop group's popularity can ever be called a scandal.