Hong Kong football clubs acknowledge arrests linked to illegal betting, match-fixing

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Hong Kong football clubs and prominent coaches have acknowledged arrests linked to a major crackdown on illegal betting and match-fixing. Key coaches Lo Kwan-yee and Poon Man-chun were reportedly involved in the scandal affecting local football competitions.

Two of the 19 people reportedly arrested this week as part of a major crackdown on an illegal bookmaking ring in Hong Kong have been identified as prominent football coaches in the city. Lo Kwan-yee, head coach of local first division champions Supreme, and Poon Man-chun, coach of the under-18 and under-22 teams at local Premier League champions Kitchee and father of Hong Kong international Max Poon Pui-hin, were said to be among those linked to a group involved in match-fixing and handling...