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TEN people have been arrested in Victoria in a multi-million dollar match-fixing scandal that has rocked Australian soccer.
The Purana taskforce has been investigating $2 million in betting on Victorian Premier League soccer fixture, a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.
Ten people have been arrested over the probe.
Players and staff from one club are embroiled in the investigation, a police statement said.
Many of the players arrested are from the United Kingdom and were playing in the Victorian league in their off-season.
Deputy Commissioner Graham Ashton said detecting, disrupting and deterring this kind of illegal activity was crucial to maintaining the integrity of sport in Australia.
"Further match fixing risks are imminent in Australia, partly because of localised overseas betting on Australian sporting events due to our favourable time zone," Mr Ashton said.
"It is vital that we continue gathering intelligence to take preventative action to make it difficult for organised crime to infiltrate our sporting codes.
"Our Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit plays an important role in this space and will continue to conduct high level intelligence investigations across a range of serious organised and emerging crime within the sporting and racing industries.
"It's believed there has been estimated betting winnings in Australia and overseas of more than $2 million identified to date in connection with this particular operation.
"We will continue to work with the relevant sporting codes and the Australian Crime Commission to create an environment that is hostile to those seeking to engage in illegal activities involving our sporting codes."
The investigation started in August after information was received from Football Federation of Australia.
Those arrested could face match-fixing charges, which carry a penalty of up to 10 years in jail.
The arrests have shocked Australian soccer chiefs with Football Federation Victoria - the state's governing body - holding urgent talks with Football Federation this afternoon to establish how the scandal could have occurred and what response to take.
FFA CEO David Gallop welcomed the investigation relating to suspicious betting activity and welcomed the investigation by the Sports Integrity Intelligence Unit within the force.
"The integrity of football is paramount,'' said Gallop.
"We provided information to Victoria Police within 24 hours of receiving an alert from our international betting integrity monitoring agents Sportradar, who then worked closely with the investigation team.
"The arrests today show that the integrity measures put in place by FFA are working to detect illegal betting activity.
"We're determined to keep football clean. Alongside other sports bodies in Australia and globally, we must eradicate corrupt behaviour from sport.''
In addition to the criminal proceedings in Victoria, FFA will charge the people arrested today under FFA's National Code of Conduct.
They will face a range of sanctions including life bans from football which would apply worldwide.
A source said Victorian soccer chiefs were "absolutely shocked" by the news.
A tall man was escorted into St Kilda Rd Police station about 1pm today with a blue hooded top covering his face.
But police refused to say if the arrest was linked to the match fixing bust.
The State Government and soccer officials are expected to comment later today.
The investigation comes after the Herald Sun revealed last week that the AFL had warned the State Government match-fixing syndicates could infiltrate the league.
- with AAP
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