NYON — Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in European football's biggest match-fixing investigation, UEFA said Wednesday. The European football body identified the clubs as KF Tirana, FC Dinaburg, KS Vilaznia, NK IB Llubljana and Honved and said they allegedly fixed seven qualifying round games in the Champions League and Europa League between July 16 and Aug. 6. UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino described match-fixing as a "cancer we need to eradicate." He said the seven matches were among 40 in continental club competitions previously identified as being under suspicion. Infantino said UEFA is also investigating three referees and one official connected to UEFA. No member of UEFA's administrative staff is suspected, he said. "We don't know if this is the end of the story," Infantino said. UEFA is cooperating with prosecutors in Bochum, Germany, who are leading a criminal probe into about 200 suspect matches in nine domestic leagues.(AP)
NYON — Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in European football's biggest match-fixing investigation, UEFA said Wednesday.
The European football body identified the clubs as KF Tirana, FC Dinaburg, KS Vilaznia, NK IB Llubljana and Honved and said they allegedly fixed seven qualifying round games in the Champions League and Europa League between July 16 and Aug. 6.
UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino described match-fixing as a "cancer we need to eradicate."
He said the seven matches were among 40 in continental club competitions previously identified as being under suspicion.
Infantino said UEFA is also investigating three referees and one official connected to UEFA. No member of UEFA's administrative staff is suspected, he said.
"We don't know if this is the end of the story," Infantino said.
UEFA is cooperating with prosecutors in Bochum, Germany, who are leading a criminal probe into about 200 suspect matches in nine domestic leagues.(AP)