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divdiv class=story-body readability=20 span class=story-date#13; span class=date27 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time19:00 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introductionSix men have been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency investigating alleged match-fixing in English football. /p#13; pAt least three footballers are reported to be among those held across the country, but the BBC understands that none is linked to professional clubs. /p#13; pThe NCA said the focus of the operation was a suspected international illegal betting syndicate./p#13; pIt is thought the suspects are being held by police in the Midlands. /p#13; pThe NCA was launched this year to fight organised and serious crime. /p#13; pIt said it was working closely with the Gambling Commission and the Football Association./p#13; pA spokesman said: This is an active investigation and we are unable to provide further detail at this time./p#13; span class=cross-headNewspaper probe/span#13; pThe FA said it has been made aware of the arrests. /p#13; pIn a statement, it said: We have worked closely with the authorities in relation to these allegations. The FA will make no further comment at this time due to ongoing investigations. /p#13; pThe Gambling Commission said it had provided advice, intelligence and expertise in supporting the investigation and continues to liaise with the NCA and FA./p#13; pThe Crown Prosecution Service said it had liaised with the NCA during their investigation./p#13; pThe arrests come after an undercover a href=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10479667/Football-match-fixing-six-arrested-by-police-investigating-betting-syndicate-as-rigging-hits-British-game.htmlinvestigation by the Daily Telegraph/a newspaper./p#13; pIt carries claims that a betting syndicate fixer from Singapore discussed the possibility of influencing the scores and outcomes of lower-league English games for £50,000 at a meeting in Manchester./p#13; pThe Football League said it had not been contacted by police about the investigation./p#13; pFootball League chief executive Shaun Harvey said: The threat of corruption is something that The Football League and the other football authorities treat with the utmost seriousness. /p#13; pThe integrity of our matches and our competitions is the bedrock of the domestic game./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center