European match-fixing probe: 380 suspicious games

[vader29]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A wide-ranging match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 380 suspicious matches — including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games — and found evidence that a Singapore-based crime group is closely involved in match-fixing.

"This is a sad day for European football," Rob Wainwright, head of the European Union police organization Europol, said Monday, referring to the sport Americans call soccer. He said the investigation uncovered "match-fixing activity on a scale we have not seen before."

The probe uncovered €8 million ($10.9 million) in betting profits and €2 million ($2.7 million) in bribes to players and officials and has already led to several prosecutions.

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[Devilsdancefloor]

After watching some NFL games the past few years i wonder about things, but this is huge for soccer hopefully they can get it cleaned up

[ALLD]

It's soccer, who really cares in the US?

[Drazo85]

This is exactly why i stopped watching soccer years ago. Only blindman cant see that matches are fixed. In eastern European countries owners with criminal backgrounds are using clubs for laundering money, and what a better way to earn some extra money than fixing matches. I believe UEFA and FIFA knew that but they decided to do nothing about it.