Sickening tales of sporting skulduggery

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He is replaced by Peter Bonetti who lets in three second-half goals as the world champions, who had led 2-0, are eliminated.

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Bonetti lets in one of three second-half goals in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final against West Germany

1995 The New Zealand rugby team fear their pre-World Cup Final meal may have been tampered with . . . and they go on to lose against hosts South Africa.

1996 England's cricket team eat lukewarm lasagne during the Cape Town Test and, with many of them feeling ill, lose in three days.

And one that definitely wasn't poisoning ... 2006 Tottenham are poised for a Champions League place but, on the eve of their final Premiership game at West Ham in May, several players fall ill.

They lose, Arsenal grab fourth but claims of skulduggery are rejected as a doctor diagnoses a virus in the Spurs camp.