Ukraine police raid 35 clubs in push against match-fixing


KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police raided 35 football clubs and arrested at least one football referee on Tuesday in a massive operation against suspected match-fixing.

The raids took place four days before the capital Kiev hosts Saturday's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, the biggest soccer fixture in Ukraine since it co-hosted the European Championship in 2012.

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