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| Fixing arrests prompt meeting of sport bosses | Fixing arrests prompt meeting of sport bosses |
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| Senior figures from five major sports are taking part in a Whitehall summit following allegations of fixing in football. | |
| Culture Secretary Maria Miller has called the meeting with leaders from football, cricket, horse racing, rugby league and rugby union. | Culture Secretary Maria Miller has called the meeting with leaders from football, cricket, horse racing, rugby league and rugby union. |
| The meeting was prompted by claims of so-called "spot fixing" in games. | The meeting was prompted by claims of so-called "spot fixing" in games. |
| Six people, including Blackburn Rovers player DJ Campbell, were arrested on Sunday over fixing allegations. | Six people, including Blackburn Rovers player DJ Campbell, were arrested on Sunday over fixing allegations. |
| Executives from the governing bodies of the five sports are attending the meeting at Mrs Miller's office in Whitehall, along with representatives from the Premier League, the Football League, the Gambling Commission and the British Horseracing Authority. | |
| Among those attending are FA general secretary Alex Horne and his Premier League counterpart Nic Coward, who was previously chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority. | |
| Spot fixing is where a player agrees to influence a specific element of a match - for example by getting a yellow card - rather than trying to fix the final score. | |
| 'Deeply concerned' | |
| Individual cases are not expected to be discussed. Instead, the focus will be on the systems each sport has in place to ensure fair play. | Individual cases are not expected to be discussed. Instead, the focus will be on the systems each sport has in place to ensure fair play. |
| It is hoped sports will be able to share best practice on preventing fixing. | It is hoped sports will be able to share best practice on preventing fixing. |
| Mrs Miller is said to be "deeply concerned" about the situation, which one official said could undermine the sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics. | Mrs Miller is said to be "deeply concerned" about the situation, which one official said could undermine the sporting legacy of the London 2012 Olympics. |
| A former head of security at Fifa, Chris Eaton, has warned that fixing is a greater threat to the integrity of sport than doping, describing it as "insidious and deep-rooted". | |
| Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he called for governments around the world to back a new global taskforce through which the sports authorities, betting organisations, regulators and the police could co-ordinate their response. | |
| According to reports in the Guardian, the Football Association would consider signing up to an anti-corruption organisation capable of acting quickly in response to allegations of match and spot-fixing in different sports. | |
| Rick Parry, the former Premier League chief executive who led a government inquiry into the integrity of sports betting in 2009, told the newspaper that it would make sense for different sports to pool their resources and knowhow. | |
| "The advantage of a pan-sports unit is it allows intelligence to be shared across the board," he said. | |
| He suggested the body could be paid for through the extra tax revenues generated by bringing bookmakers' offshore operations back to the UK - currently being discussed as part of the government's gambling bill. | |
| Punching an opponent | Punching an opponent |
| Mr Campbell, Oldham Athletic winger Cristian Montano and four others - who have not been named - were arrested after the Sun on Sunday passed information to the National Crime Agency (NCA). They have all been bailed. | |
| Police are expected to review a yellow card Mr Campbell received for a late tackle in Blackburn's game against Ipswich last week. | Police are expected to review a yellow card Mr Campbell received for a late tackle in Blackburn's game against Ipswich last week. |
| The arrests came after former Portsmouth player Sam Sodje allegedly told an undercover Sun on Sunday reporter he could arrange yellow and red cards in exchange for cash. | |
| In a separate investigation, the NCA is examining claims that an international betting syndicate was involved in match-fixing. | In a separate investigation, the NCA is examining claims that an international betting syndicate was involved in match-fixing. |
| Four people, including two Conference South players, have been charged with fixing-related offences as part of that investigation. | Four people, including two Conference South players, have been charged with fixing-related offences as part of that investigation. |