German police investigate reported match-fixing in lower-league football

* Police in states of Saarland and Hesse are investigating
* Alleged activity linked to possible sports betting fraud




Police in Germany are investigating potential match-fixing in lower-league football after a newspaper reported that the scores of allegedly fixed games may have been sold online for betting purposes.

The Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper reported on Friday that message logs detailed the apparent sale on the “dark web” of information on up to 17 games ranging from the third division to regionalised fifth-tier competitions. Continue reading...