Summary President Spanish league says 9 football matches being investigated on suspicion of match-fixing.
MADRID (AP) - The president of the Spanish league says nine football matches are currently being investigated on suspicion of possible match-fixing, including three in the top division.
Speaking at a news conference Monday, Javier Tebes says the other six matches were in Spain s second tier. Two of the suspected games.
Girona vs. Xerez and Hercules vs. Racing Santander were already going through judicial process in the country s law courts.
Tebas says a Levante vs. Deportivo La Coruna match is also under scrutiny, but would "not disclose any more so as not to interfere with the investigation."
Tebas has said match-fixing is "a cancer we must eradicate."
Match-fixing is a crime in Spain and can lead to prison sentences for individuals or a club being banned from official competition.
