Sydney CNN —Three players from Australia’s top soccer league have been arrested and charged over an alleged betting scam, accused of deliberately getting yellow cards and giving away penalties at the behest of a South American criminal.
A senior A-League player allegedly took instructions from the mastermind and arranged the infractions with teammates in designated games last year, according to New South Wales Police.
Investigators have not disclosed the players’ team, but said they are attached to a club in Sydney’s south-west.
Nor did they find evidence that players from other teams may have been complicit, he said.
He said the bets were placed offshore, predominantly in South America, with no trace that betting has come from Australia.
Persons:
Michael Fitzgerald, ”, Peter Faux
Organizations:
Sydney CNN —, League, New South Wales Police, Junior, ”, Macarthur FC, NSW Police
Locations:
American, New, Sydney’s, Sydney, Macarthur, South America, Australia