Police Expose Largest Ever European Match-Fixing Scandal
Sports | November 20, 2009, Friday // 17:36| views
Uefa representative Peter Limacher called it the biggest match-fixing scandal ever to hit Europe. Photo by russiatoday.com
About 200 European football matches are under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, German prosecutors have said.
At least three of the games were in the Champions League and another 12 were in the Uefa Europa League, officials said.
Uefa representative Peter Limacher called it the biggest match-fixing scandal ever to hit Europe.
On Thursday police carried out about 50 raids in Germany, the UK, Switzerland and Austria, making 17 arrests and seizing cash and property.
Matches under investigation were played in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Austria.
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