No quick fix in sight to outfox football’s fraudsters

You could have been forgiven for thinking match-fixing had gone away.

A year ago, the issue was all the rage. Six men were arrested following an investigation by The Daily Telegraph, while four Englishmen were arrested for alleged offences while playing in Australia.

Dan Tan, described as “the glue” between the match-fixing and the betting operations — was arrested in south-east Asia. The story of Wilson Raj Perumal, a prolific match fixer who was arrested in Helsinki in 2011, became well-known.