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Arrests made in €10m match-fixing probe

By Bertrand Benoit in Berlin

Published: November 20 2009 16:02 | Last updated: November 20 2009 22:39

At least 200 European soccer games are being investigated after police said that they had dismantled an alleged international criminal ring suspected of running the continent’s biggest ever match-fixing scandal.

German prosecutors and police said on Friday that the gang allegedly obtained more than €10m ($15m) in illegal betting proceeds by manipulating the outcome of games in nine countries, including three in the European Champions League.

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