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Six men have been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency investigating alleged match-fixing in English football.

 

At least three footballers are reported to be among those held across the country, but the BBC understands that none is linked to professional clubs.

 

The NCA said the focus of the operation was a suspected international illegal betting syndicate.

 

It is thought the suspects are being held by police in the Midlands.

 

The NCA was launched this year to fight organised and serious crime.

 

It said it was working closely with the Gambling Commission and the Football Association.

 

A spokesman said: "This is an active investigation and we are unable to provide further detail at this time."

 

Newspaper probe

 

The FA said it has been made aware of the arrests.

 

In a statement, it said: "We have worked closely with the authorities in relation to these allegations. The FA will make no further comment at this time due to ongoing investigations."

 

"The Gambling Commission said it had provided advice, intelligence and expertise in supporting the investigation and continues to liaise with the NCA and FA.

 

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had liaised with the NCA during their investigation.

 

The arrests come after an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

 

It carries claims that a betting syndicate fixer from Singapore discussed the possibility of influencing the scores and outcomes of lower-league English games for £50,000 at a meeting in Manchester.

 

The Football League said it had not been contacted by police about the investigation.

 

Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "The threat of corruption is something that The Football League and the other football authorities treat with the utmost seriousness.

 

"The integrity of our matches and our competitions is the bedrock of the domestic game."

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Do yer reckon Jake's slow motion, last minute, winning header against forest is part of the inquiry?

 

Better do me then, because I personally sucked that ball into the net.

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Delroy Facey is alleged to be one of the players involved according to SkySports News sources, he's now playing for a club in the 9th tier of English football.

 

It's a bit of a non story for me, when it first broke overnight they were banging on as though household names were involved and I'm a bit meh over the whole thing to be honest.

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More arrested in a new claim

http://m.skysports.com/article/sports//9063385

Police have confirmed that six people are in custody as part of an investigation into match-fixing allegations involving former Portsmouth defender Sam Sodje.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is examining evidence provided by the Sun on Sunday, which shows Sodje on camera claiming that he could arrange for footballers to get themselves booked in return for cash.

The newspaper said an undercover investigator met the player, who appeared to say he could offer the same deal for Premier League games and was prepared to rig matches at next summer's World Cup finals.

The video also suggests that Sodje told the reporter he was paid £70,000 to get himself deliberately sent off in a game for Portsmouth against Oldham, when he twice punched Jose Baxter in the groin to incur a red card.

An NCA statement read: "We can confirm that the Sun on Sunday has passed material from its own investigation to the National Crime Agency.

"An active NCA investigation is now underway and we are working closely with the Football Association and the Gambling Commission. Six people are in custody and are being questioned by NCA officers. We cannot comment further at this stage."

Portsmouth admitted they were stunned by the allegations, and vowed to assist the police with their investigation.

Pompey spokesman Colin Farmery said: "If these serious allegations are true then we are extremely shocked and saddened by them, as match-fixing of any type goes to the heart of the integrity of the game.

"The player in question no longer plays for the club and we have not been contacted by the authorities, but of course we would co-operate fully with any inquiry."

The newspaper also claimed that Oldham player Cristian Montano failed to get a yellow card in return for money in a match against Wolves on October 22 and offered to take part in another rigging incident.

Oldham said in a statement: "Oldham Athletic Football Club has been made aware of the incident and allegation surrounding one of its players, Cristian Montano. The club will commence an immediate internal investigation to establish all the relevant facts of the case.

"The club is co-operating with other agencies in this matter and cannot comment on specific facts at this stage. The club will not be issuing any further statements at this time."

Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey added: "We treat any allegations of criminal activity in our competitions with the utmost seriousness.

"Given that there is an ongoing police investigation into this matter, we cannot comment further at this time.

"We would encourage anyone with any evidence to report it to the police. We will be giving our full assistance to the Police during their investigation."

A short statement from the Football Association read: "The FA is aware of the National Crime Agency investigation and is working closely with the NCA and other authorities. We will make no further comment at this time."

The NCA is already carrying out a separate investigation into an alleged international illegal betting syndicate.

Non-league Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, were charged this week with conspiracy to defraud contrary to common law.

The pair, who played for Conference South club Whitehawk FC in Brighton, were sacked by their club and will appear in court on Wednesday.

Two other men, Chann Sankaran, 33, from Hastings, East Sussex, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, from Singapore, were charged last month with plotting to defraud bookmakers and will also appear in court this week.

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