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Spanish soccer rocked by yet another investigation into La Liga match-fixing

Police in Spain have arrested several current and former soccer players along with club executives as they investigate match-fixing in the country’s top two professional divisions.

In a statement, La Liga said it filed a complaint with Spanish authorities about possible match-fixing in a May 2018 game and also identified eight instances of possible match-fixing this past season “in lower divisions of Spanish football and low-profile friendlies played between foreign clubs in Spain."

Agence France-Presse reports that La Liga is specifically concerned about several games played by Real Valladolid, which is majority-owned by former Brazilian football star Ronaldo.