“I thought this has been common knowledge for years.”
The reason why it has never been repeated.
The article does serve a purpose, though. You know how everyone says, "media has gotten so bad, lately?" Media has always been this bad. ABC was the network carrier. Match was rigged. Fifty years or so later, ABC(ESPN) can admit the fraud, while acting all surprised that it happened.
A lot of sporting events are rigged. Remember when Tim Donaghy (NBA ref) was caught in a game fixing scheme and said a lot of referees fixed games? NBA commissioner gave a presser, called him a rogue referee, and the sports media grabbed the script, said "yep, rogue referee" and went on their way.
The most absurdist part of this is listing it as a "great moment in sports."