Match-fixing blight stuns European football family

The mystery surrounding a European police match-fixing investigation into a Champions League game in England has deepened after it emerged neither the FA nor Uefa were aware of any such probe.

Rob Wainwright, director of Europol — the EU’s law enforcement agency, told a news conference yesterday that the match which took place “in the last three to four years” was one of 380 under investigation.

Europol said a total of 425 match officials, club officials, players, and serious criminals, from more than 15 countries, are suspected of being involved in attempts to fix matches.