Today, the Swedish Football Association's disciplinary committee announced that the four players will be suspended during the committee's investigation.

They are all investigated for "unauthorized betting and manipulation of sports activities".

The suspensions can be appealed to the National Sports Board.

Trial awaits in May

In December, chamber prosecutor Staffan Edlund also brought charges against the four.

The ex-Allsvenskan player is charged with taking a bribe, when according to the prosecutor he took a yellow card on purpose, and then had to take a loan from two of the other players.

The former national team players in futsal are accused of cheating and giving or taking bribes, after having, among other things, affected the result in a number of matches at a lower level.

However, Malmö District Court has informed SVT Sport that the trial will be delayed until May.

All defendants deny any wrongdoing.

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Sweden is one of the most exposed countries for match-fixing.

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