Tag: UK match-fixing
Seven footballers arrested in UK match-fixing investigation
April 6, 2014
iGaming Business – The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested seven professional footballers as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing in the English game. The footballers, who are aged between 18 and 30, all play for Football League clubs in north-west England. The NCA said it has also re-arrested six other men that were originally arrested in December 2013 on suspicion of involvement in spot-fixing, before later being bailed. The six, who had been bailed to return on April 8 after their arrests last year, have now been re-arrested following new evidence. The original six suspects include former English…