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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, FEBRUARY 4, 2013, SOURCE: RTL
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SOUNDBITE 1 Rob Wainwright (man), Europol chief (English, 25 secs):
"We have uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in widespread football match fixing. A total of 425 match officials, club officials, and players from more than 15 countries are suspected ...
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THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, FEBRUARY 4, 2013, SOURCE: RTL
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SOUNDBITE 1 Rob Wainwright (man), Europol chief (English, 25 secs):
"We have uncovered an extensive criminal network involved in widespread football match fixing. A total of 425 match officials, club officials, and players from more than 15 countries are suspected of being involved in attempts to fix more than 385 professional football matches."
SOUNDBITE 2 Rob Wainwright (man), Europol chief (English, 23 secs):
"Among the 385 suspicious matches, are qualifications matches for the World Cup and European football championships, 2 UEFA Champions League matches, including one played in England and several top flight matches in European National leagues.
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AFP TEXT STORY:
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Football: Europol smashes vast match-fixing ring
by Jan HENNOP
THE HAGUE, Feb 4, 2013 (AFP) - European police warned Monday that the integrity of football was at stake, as they revealed they had smashed a criminal network fixing hundreds of matches, including in the Champions League and World Cup qualifiers.
Europol said a five-country probe had identified 380 suspicious matches
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