Israeli club implicated in match-fixing scandal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have arrested the owners and a former coach of topflight team Hapoel Petah Tikva and questioned the head of Israel's football federation about an alleged match-fixing scandal.
Israel is the latest country affected by match-fixing and betting scandals in world football, involving international and club teams.
FIFA is investigating a global network of fixers with links to Malaysia and Singapore, which is suspected of arranging for national teams from Togo and Zimbabwe to lose matches.
A FIFA-approved referee from Niger is also suspected of manipulating the results of several international friendlies, including Nigeria's 4-1 win against Argentina three weeks ago.
Criminal trials in Germany and Finland this year have revealed bribes paid to players and referees to fix matches in about a dozen European leagues for betting coups, as organized criminal gangs exploit the increased opportunities offered by online gambling to cash in on corruption.
South Korea and Italy have also launched criminal investigations into fixed domestic league matches in recent weeks.
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