Australian soccer players charged over alleged transnational betting plot

Soccer players in Australia charged over alleged transnational betting plot

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Australian soccer players charged over alleged transnational betting plot

By Chris Lau and Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — Three players from Australia’s top soccer league have been arrested over an alleged betting scam, accused of deliberately getting yellow cards and giving away penalties at the behest of a South American criminal. A senior A-League player allegedly took instructions from the mastermind and arranged the infractions with teammates in designated games last year, according to New South Wales Police. T…

3 Australian League Soccer Players Arrested Over Alleged Betting Corruption

In a blow to Australian soccer, three A-League players were arrested Friday as part of a monthslong investigation into alleged betting corruption. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In December 2023, the New South Wales state police and the UK Gambling Commission began a probe into alleged yellow card manipulation by players linked to a southwestern Sydney club.  The investigation revealed a shocking scheme: a senior player allegedly took instruct…

Team captain and two other players arrested over alleged soccer match-fixing in Australia

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian professional soccer was rocked Friday by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up b

All White among players arrested for alleged yellow-card fix

All Whites midfielder Clayton Lewis is reportedly among the trio of A-League players arrested for alleged betting corruption after police claimed they...

Team captain and two other players arrested over alleged soccer match-fixing in Australia

Australian professional soccer has been rocked by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars ($6,600) to deliberately receive yellow