2005 German football match-fixing scandal

In early 2005, German football was overshadowed by the discovery of a €2 million match fixing scandal centered on second division referee Robert Hoyzer, who confessed to fixing and betting on matches in the 2. Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the then third division Regionalliga. The scandal has been described as the largest controversy in German football since the Bundesliga scandal of the early 1970s, as numerous players, coaches and officials have been accused of involvement with an organised crime group in the scheme, which came on the eve of Germany playing host to the 2006 World Cup. ^{Robert Hoyzer, German footballer and referee}

28 August 1979

Born on the same birth date (28 August 1979): Kristen Heinrich • Markus Pröll • Ruth Riley • Shaila Dúrcal

Born on the same birth day (28 August): Antony Hämäläinen • Béla Guttmann • Dan Crowley (rugby union) • Danny Seraphine • David Soul • Firaq Gorakhpuri • Greg Clark • Jack Kirby • Jennifer Coolidge • John Kingman • John Shirley-Quirk • Kyle Massey • Murray Parker (cricketer) • Ron Guidry • Satoshi Tajiri • Steve Whiteman • Terence Reese • Todd Eldredge • William Cohen

Born in the same month (August 1979): Brandon Lyon • D. J. Houlton • Jason Momoa • JoAnna Garcia Swisher • Kristen Heinrich • Kristjan Rahnu • Lisa Nandy • Markus Pröll • Paul Burgess (athlete) • Ramón Santiago • Ryan Shealy