Football players, coaches among 19 arrested over match-fixing and illegal betting

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Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency and police arrested 19 individuals including football players and coaches for illegal betting and match-fixing involving multiple clubs. The syndicate was run by insiders connected to the sport.

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency and police have jointly arrested 19 people, including serving footballers and coaches, over illegal bookmaking, with one player accused of both fixing matches and handling illicit bets. Principal investigator Bill Ng Siu-kei of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday that the agency and police had busted a local syndicate run by individuals within football. The investigation involved personnel from at least five clubs. “They have...