On line casino Raid Uncovered Ignored EPL Match-Fixing Proof, says Ex-Cop
- Swedish police ignored key proof of worldwide match-fixing, ex-cop says.
- Premier League stars allegedly linked to spot-fixing.
- Confiscated cellphone holds explosive messages on rigged matches.
A 2021 raid on a Swedish underground on line casino turned up proof of match-fixing within the higher echelons of world soccer. The invention, which allegedly implicated a number of English Premier League gamers, could now be sitting on a confiscated cellphone, ignored and gathering mud in a police proof room.
Fredrik Gardarè, pictured throughout his days as the pinnacle of a specialist Swedish police unit that focused corruption in sport. (Picture: Each day Mail)
That’s in keeping with Fredrik Gardarè, the previous head of a specialised Swedish unit concentrating on sports activities corruption. Gardarè instructed The Each day Mail this week that he led an investigation into the underground playing operation, which concerned a prison gang suspected of organizing match fixing.
‘Clearcut Case’
Officers seized a number of cellphones within the raid, together with one which belonged to a suspected fixer. The gadget contained Telegram messages discussing spot-fixing – the manipulation of yellow playing cards, corners, and different in‑sport occasions – in relation to top-flight soccer video games throughout Europe and worldwide contests such because the Nations League
There was a couple of Premier League participant (talked about on the cellphone),” Gardarè stated. “…I’ve labored on a whole bunch of match-fixing instances, and this was the clearest case you might have. It doesn’t get any clearer than being discovered on a confiscated cell phone. It’s a excellent alternative to do one thing about this.”
Regardless of the claims, the Stockholm police and the Swedish police authority determined to not pursue expenses, and Gardarès’ unit was disbanded shortly afterward.
“It was very excessive precedence from my aspect, I set my entire staff on this investigation,” he instructed the Mail. “However on the similar time, the police stated, ‘We’re completed with this’ in December that 12 months.”
Misplaced Alternative
Based on Gardarè, intelligence gathered from the raid was handed to the Swedish Soccer Affiliation (SvFF). He stated he hoped the governing physique had knowledgeable the English Soccer Affiliation (FA) however admitted that he didn’t know.
The SvFF confirmed receiving info from police in 2021 however stated it lacked particulars that may permit motion.
“It’s appropriate that the Swedish FA, again in 2021, obtained normal intelligence from the police that they’d discovered info concerning match-fixing on each nationwide and worldwide stage in a cellphone after a raid towards an unlawful on line casino,” Johan Claesson, the federation’s integrity officer, instructed the Mail. “However the intelligence we obtained didn’t include any specifics that we may act on (as a result of the police investigation was ongoing).”
The Swedish police, nationwide authority and the Premier League declined to remark when approached by the Mail. The English FA has stated it has not obtained the investigation’s findings however would assess them in the event that they grew to become obtainable.
