35 clubs accused of match fixing in Ukraine

Ukrainian football clubs have accused 35 football clubs including some in the country’s top flight of being involved in a match-fixing operation.

50 people have been detained with organisers reported to have earned up to $5m (£3.72m).

This comes ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool which is scheduled to take place in Ukraine’s capital Kiev.

Law enforcement has been conducted to more than 50 searches in a clampdown on match-fixing gangs in nine Ukrainian regions, alleging they made bets in Asia on pre-determined results of Ukrainian matches.

An anonymous source from the Ukraine Football Federation said: “These are players, coaches and presidents of clubs, as well as referees.”

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