It doesn’t matter how you look at this Prince Adeniyi case, it is bad.
If it was a scam, the fact that it was possible to do it is bad.
If it wasn’t a scam, the fact that it was possible to do it is bad.
Anyhow you look at it, it is bad.
I expect that the full details of what happened and how it happened will come out in court. I hope that the matter is handled speedily, so that urgent corrective action can be taken either way.
@SirJarus I think access to information is a major reason.
Most teams now have access to the same match footage, performance data, tactical analysis tools, and scouting resources. The knowledge that was once concentrated among a few elite football nations is now widely available.