Athletes are regarded as above humans, their accomplishments are expected and their mistakes are scrutinized to no extent. There Are Number of Athletes in History Who Brakes the “spirit of sportsmanship”. Sometimes controversial or Unfair Decisions frustrated the Sports Lovers. Here we going to make the list of Biggest Scandals in Sports History.

10. Floyd Landis Doping Scandal :
The Floyd Landis doping case is a doping scandal that featured Floyd Landis, the initial winner of the 2006 Tour de France.

9. Harding Attacks Kerrigan :
Harding became notorious in conjunction with the January 6, 1994 attack on her competitor Nancy Kerrigan.

8. Salt Lake City Buys 2002 Olympics :
The 2002 Olympic Winter Games bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery used to win the rights to host the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

7. Michael Vick Dog Fighting :
A search warrant executed on April 25, 2007 as part of a drug investigation of Vick’s cousin Davon Boddie led to discovery of evidence of unlawful dog fighting activities at a property owned by Vick in rural Surry County in southeastern Virginia, with extensive facilities for the activity.

6. Hansie Cronje Match fixing in 2000 :
Match Fixing Scandal by South African cricket players during tour to India the led by Hansie Cronje which consider as the biggest scandal in cricket history.

5. Lance Armstrong Doping Allegations :
Armstrong had won the Tour de France a (then) record seven consecutive times between 1999 and 2005 before being disqualified from those races and banned from competitive cycling for life for doping offenses by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in 2012.

4. Kobe Bryant Sexual Assault Case :
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee.

3. Tiger Woods’ Mistresses :
iger Woods, had his own fall from grace, and one of the most magnificent of them all.

2. The Hand of God – Argentina v England, 1986 :
The infamous Hand of God goal, in which Maradona scored a goal by using his hand, on 22 June 1986.

1. White Sox Scandal :
The Black Sox Scandal took place during the play of Major League Baseball’s 1919 World Series.White Sox players were later accused of intentionally losing games in exchange for money from gamblers.

Source Staff : sporteology

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