HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Finland say they have arrested four soccer players in a growing investigation into game-fixing in the top division last year.
The National Bureau of Investigation says the arrests bring the number of suspects to 12. Two have been detained, including a Singaporean man arrested last month suspected of bribing the players. Four are still in police custody, and six have been freed but with travel restrictions.
The players were with the soccer clubs Rovaniemen Palloseura and AC Oulu. AC Oulu Coach Juha Malinen says Thursday that two of the team’s players took $71,000 in bribes to influence the outcome in a game between TPS of Turku and FC Oulu.
