Football news – Reports: La Liga players arrested on suspicion of match fixing

ByEurosport

Updated 28/05/2019 at 09:14 GMT

Spanish football has been rocked by reports that players in the first and second divisions have been arrested on suspicion of being members of a criminal organisation dedicated to match fixing.

Samuel Saiz, Raul Bravo

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Sport and El Pais are among those to claim that a number of players have been detained – including Leeds United forward Samuel Saiz, on loan at Liga side Getafe – plus the president of relegated Liga club Huesca.

Former Real Madrid player Raul Bravo, cited as the head of the organisation, is among those named. Borja Fernandez and Carlos Aranda, both once on Real’s books, were also arrested along with Deportivo’s Inigo Lopez.

Huesca’s head of medical services, Juan Carlos Galindo, was also indicted.

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