At least 11 matches in Brazil's top-flight soccer league were accused of fixing last year. It is believed that multiple footballers are involved in match fixing. However, they have not made any footballer public yet.
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Investigators raided the homes of businessmen and footballers in six Brazilian states and 16 cities in an investigation into match-fixing. They have kept 9 footballers under suspicion.
The accused are also being interrogated. However, investigators have withheld their identities. At the moment, they are unwilling to reveal the names of footballers and businessmen linked to corruption in front of everyone.
The investigation began in November after allegations of corruption. Initially, the investigation focused on three matches; But then a total of 11 matches are believed to have been rigged.
Investigators say footballers have also received dollars to behave differently during matches. This behavior has to be done in such a way that they see a red card or a yellow card. It has been alleged that they have taken 10 to 20 thousand dollars for this work.
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