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Investigation Finds Suspected Fixing in 680 Soccer Matches

Despite the scale of the problem, which is magnified by the media scrutiny of professional-level soccer, [Rob Wainwright, the director of Europol] noted that the profits identified by officials Monday — about 8 million euros — were “tiny in the grand scheme of organized crime.”

“I still think it’s important, though,” he said, “because it’s had an impact on very many matches, many officials, it goes to the heart of the integrity of the game. This is not a threat to be measured in dollar signs or euro signs.”

Apparently the guy behind it all is a Singaporean named Dan Tan.

Europol did not publicly identify the ringleader of the gang, but several knowledgeable law enforcement officials later said on the condition of anonymity that it was a Singapore-based man, known as Dan Tan. Mr. Tan has been implicated in match-fixing cases dating back at least to 1999, the officials said.

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