FAI release statement on match-fixing allegations
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After this morning's match-fixing allegations against St. Patricks Athletic. The FAI have released a brief statement confirming that they are to investigate the claims which appeared in this morning's Irish Daily Mail.
The allegations were made against several St. Pats players, who were reported to have placed money on the team to lose against relegation strugglers Cobh Ramblers and Galway United. The two home games ended in 3-0 and 1-0 wins respectively in successive weeks.
The statement read in full:
The Football Association of Ireland today confirmed that it will carry out an investigation into suspected irregular betting patterns around recent St Patrick’s Athletic FC fixtures. The FAI has this morning written to St Patrick’s Athletic and a number of bookmakers asking that they share any information they might have to substantiate the suspicions raised by the club. The FAI welcomes St Patrick’s Athletic FC’s decision to raise this matter with players and will ensure that a thorough investigation is carried out to determine if there is any substance to these claims.
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