Match fixing

[Shaggy]

Sky News Newsdesk @SkyNewsBreak
Europol investigation uncovers criminal group involved in match-fixing of up to 380 football matches

Christian Fraser @ForeignCorresp
Games include qualifiers for World Cup and European matches. 2 UEFA cup games including one played in England

[Shaggy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21319807

Match-fixing: Champions League tie played in England 'was fixed'

A Champions League tie played in England is one of 380 matches across Europe investigators say was fixed.

European police did not reveal the identity of the match they believe was corrupt in England.

But Europol did say that they had uncovered an organised crime syndicate based in Asia that was co-ordinating the operation.

Some 425 match officials, club officials, players and criminals are suspected of being involved.

Europol, which has been investigating for 18 months, said suspected matches included World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, two Champions League ties and "several top football matches in European leagues".

It is believed criminals had made eight million Euros in profits and made payments of two million Euros to those involved.

The biggest payment to an individual was 140,000 Euros.

Europol believes a crime syndicate based in Asia was liaising with criminal networks throughout Europe. It believes match-fixing has taken place in 15 countries and 50 people have so far been arrested.

Officials said they feared this was the "tip of the iceberg".

Rob Wainwright, director of Europol, said: " This is the work of a suspected organised crime syndicate based in Asia and operated with criminal networks around Europe.

"It is clear to us this is the biggest-ever investigation into suspected match-fixing in Europe. It has yielded major results which we think have uncovered a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe.

"We have uncovered an extensive criminal network."

Europol gave the details on Monday at a news conference in The Hague, Netherlands.

[-V-]

Always going to happen. Where there is money and bookies then there will be corruption. It will never stop

[-V-]

By fixed they just mean 2 or 3 players are paid to lose, happens all the time

[RichC]

a match in England the bastion of fair play in sport is being investegated.

[Shaggy]

David Conn @david_conn
Match fixing: Euro police say it would be naive to think English football is not targed by the criminal corruption http://bbc.in/XEcABO

[Chazza]

Matt Slater @mattslaterbbc
Europol now clarifying it was a CL game in Eng, not 'Uefa Cup', played in last 3-4yrs but they can't identify it for legal reasons

[Captain Stu]

a match in England the bastion of fair play in sport is being investegated.

BEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Assassin]

The scum have had a few "dodgy" results at home. I hope it is them

[Captain Stu]

The scum have had a few "dodgy" results at home. I hope it is them

If it was, I'd probably rip my cock off in glee... but I doubt it.

[Chazza]

You just know it will be us.

[dom9]

I wonder how many people would have to be on board in order for a game of football to be fixed? Loads, I imagine.

[Alex]

The only nice thing about not being in the Champions League then.

[Shaggy]

Gordon Farquhar @GordonFarquhar
No doubt in the minds of Europol that the scale of match fixing is significant. Described by them as a sad day for European football.

[Shaggy]

Gordon Farquhar @GordonFarquhar
In all, Europol have Id more than 700 suspicious matches worldwide. Say sophisticated organised crime behind it all.