LONDON: UEFA is investigating 40 cases of suspected match-fixing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup, a senior official at European football's governing body told The Associated Press on Friday.
The number of matches being scrutinized for suspicious betting patterns has soared from 25 in a year, and mostly involved eastern European clubs, Peter Limacher, UEFA's head of disciplinary services, said.
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