Soccer Fixers Targeted More Than 380 Games, European Police Say
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World Cup and European Championship qualifiers were among more than 380 professional soccer matches targeted by criminals trying to fix games to generate more than 8 million euros ($10.9 million) in profit, according to the region’s law enforcement agency.
An 18-month investigation, Operation VETO, found 425 match officials, club executives, players and criminals in 15 countries worked to cheat. The games included international and Champions League matches, Europol said today in an e-mailed statement. Some investigations are continuing, it said.