SVT Sport recently conducted a survey with the players in the three highest men's leagues. In the survey, 17 of the 619 responding players state that they were contacted by someone who wanted help with fixing a match. In addition, 82 players state that they have played matches that they suspect were settled in advance.
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Even in our southern neighbor Denmark, the problem of match fixing is being noticed. The public service company DR reports that the North Jutland police are currently investigating a match fixing report that is related to Aalborg in the High Court.
- We have investigated the case since we received the report in February, and are still looking into the matter, says the responsible police Troel Jul Kjärgard.
The club states that it is cooperating with the police, and writes on its website that it concerns a specific event in a match 2019.
- We know so clearly about the investigation and are fully available to rectify the situation, and hopefully the conclusion is that no illegal event has happened Bälum.