Football Match -fixing 680 Soccer Matches Suspected of Fixing 680 Soccer Matches Suspected of Fixing Fottball Match fixing 680 Soccer Matches Suspected of Fixing EuroPol Investigating 680 soccer matches--including two Champion League matches and qualifying games for the World and European cups--are suspected of being fixed. Global law enforcement officials announced the results of a 19-month investigation, Monday, which implicates at least 425 people from over 15 countries in a multi-million dollar scheme. "This is a sad day for European football, and more evidence of the corrupting influence of organized crime," said Rob Wainright, director of Europol--one of the entities that helped in the investigation. A European soccer match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 380 suspicious games, including Word Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games, police said today. Rob Wainwright, head of the European police agency Europol, said the investigation uncovered "match fixing activity on a scale we have not seen before." He said it uncovered 8 million euros (£6.9 million) in betting profits and 2 million euros (£1.7 million) in bribes to players and officials and has already led to several prosecutions. europol Director of Europol Rob Wainwright takes his seat prior to elaborating on findings of the probe Mr Wainwright said the involvement of organised crime "highlights a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe." It was not clear ...