Singapore Aiding Italy in Soccer Match-Fixing Probe
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Singapore is assisting Italian authorities through Interpol in their investigation of an international soccer match-fixing syndicate, allegedly involving a Singapore citizen, police said.
Europol said earlier this week an Asian-based operation tried to fix as many as 680 games, including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, to make a profit of more than 8 million euros ($10.8 million). An 18-month investigation identified 425 match officials, club executives, players and criminals in 15 countries who sought to fix the matches.