SYDNEY: Three players for Australian top flight soccer club Macarthur FC were arrested on Friday (May 17) for alleged betting corruption by manipulating yellow cards in multiple A-League matches.
Macarthur FC players prepare for the start of an A-League Men Elimination Final match against Sydney FC in Sydney, May 4, 2024. SYDNEY: Three players for Australia n top flight soccer club Macarthur FC were arrested on Friday for alleged betting corruption by manipulating yellow cards in multiple A-League matches.
The players, who police did not identify, are expected to be charged with engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event.Macarthur FC, which played A-League matches on all of the dates of the alleged manipulation, said it was"shocked and aware" of the arrests. The senior player was allegedly acting under instruction from an organised crime figure currently in South America.
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