Football: FIFA on match-fixing probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Three officials from football’s ruling body Fifa will arrive in Malaysia today as part of a global investigation into match-fixing and illegal gambling. The anti-corruption unit will be led by Fifa’s head of security Chris Eaton and Azzuddin Ahmad, General Secretary of the Football Federation of Malaysia (FAM). Fifa is investigating claims that more than 300 matches on three continents were influenced by match-fixers.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2011.