LONDON: Former English Premier League striker DJ Campbell has been arrested as part of a spot-fixing investigation, his club Blackburn Rovers said yesterday.
“Following reports in today’s national media, Blackburn Rovers can confirm that striker DJ Campbell has been arrested,” the Championship (second division) club said in a statement.
“The club will be making no further comment on what is now an ongoing legal matter.”
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a second probe into alleged match-fixing in English soccer after a Sunday newspaper claimed a player told an undercover reporter he could guarantee certain events in a Championship match.
Six people have been arrested.
“The NCA can confirm that the Sun on Sunday has passed material from its own investigation to the National Crime Agency,” an NCA statement said.
“An active NCA investigation is now underway and we are working closely with the Football Association and the Gambling Commission. Five people were arrested on Sunday morning, and bailed that evening until April 2014. REUTERS
