Fans offer to take over Athlone

A fans group at Athlone Town has called for the club’s executive to stand down with immediate effect, as the club faces an FAI investigation into match-fixing.

The call came following a full day of interviews yesterday, interviews with players, management and officials of the SSE Airtricity First Division club which are set to conclude today as part of the FAI investigation into allegations surrounding three different matches this season.

The investigation was prompted by Uefa, who reported betting irregularities at the game between Longford and Athlone on April 29, with the European body citing “clear and overwhelming evidence” of suspicious betting patterns.