Football players, coaches among 19 arrested over match-fixing and illegal betting
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Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency and police have arrested 19 people, including serving footballers and coaches, in a crackdown on an illegal bookmaking ring, with one player accused of both fixing matches and handling illicit bets. Principal investigator Bill Ng Siu-kei of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Friday that the agency and police had broken up a local syndica
