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| Two charged over match-fixing claims | Two charged over match-fixing claims |
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| Two people have been charged over alleged match-fixing in English football, the National Crime Agency has said. | |
| Singapore national Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, who has dual UK and Singapore nationality, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud. | Singapore national Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, who has dual UK and Singapore nationality, have been charged with conspiracy to defraud. |
| The offences allegedly took place in "Manchester and elsewhere". | The offences allegedly took place in "Manchester and elsewhere". |
| The men are alleged to be members of an illegal betting syndicate. | |
| Six men - including Mr Sankaran and Mr Ganeshan - were arrested earlier this week as part of a NCA investigation. | |
| The NCA said a seventh man had since been arrested and he and four others were bailed on Thursday pending further inquiries. | |
| At least three footballers are reported to be among those held across the country, but the BBC understands that none is linked to professional clubs. | |
| Sources have told the BBC one of the other suspects is former Premier League player Delroy Facey. | |
| Mr Sankaran and Mr Ganeshan are alleged to have conspired with each other and others "to defraud bookmakers by influencing the course of football matches and placing bets thereon". | |
| The NCA said the maximum sentence for the offences was 10 years in prison. |