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“Antoša, You Buried Me!” Estonia’s Betting Scandal Ends in One Death and Four Criminal Convictions

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Betting-fraud suspect Anton Sereda accused Legion U21 defender Anton Ljubejev of causing €38,000 in losses during a furious 2022 phone call.
  • The call took place after an Esiliiga B match between Legion U21 and Läänemaa.
  • The headline says the Estonian football betting scandal ended with one death and four criminal convictions.

“We lost €38,000 because of you! You owe us €38,000! Antoša, you buried me, damn it! And you buried Tolik too, damn it! Today we bet €22,500 plus €15,500, damn it! We trusted you, Antoša!”

The furious tirade came from betting-fraud suspect Anton Sereda. He directed it at his associate, Anton Ljubejev, known as Antoša, a defender for Tallinn Legion U21. The call took place on May 8, 2022, immediately after an Esiliiga B match between Legion U21 and Läänemaa. Esiliiga B is Estonia’s third-tier football league.

The headline describes the broader Estonian football betting scandal as ending with one death and four criminal convictions.

We lost €38,000 because of you! You owe us €38,000! Antoša, you buried me, damn it! And you buried Tolik too, damn it! Today we bet €22,500 plus €15,500, damn it! We trusted you, Antoša!

· Anton SeredaThe betting-fraud suspect made the call to Legion U21 defender Anton Ljubejev after the 2022 match.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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