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Three Australian A-League soccer players have been arrested as part of an investigation into betting corruption. The players are accused of manipulating the number of yellow cards received in at least four games that took place in the past six months.<\/p>\n

\"Ulises
A former Mexico international who was once signed by Chelsea, Macarthur captain Ulises D\u00e1vila has been named by Australian media as one of those arrested Friday. He is seen in the image playing for his previous club, the Wellington Phoenix. (Image: aleagues.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While police did not identify the players or the team involved, Australian media has named three players for McCarthur FC, a team based in southwestern Sydney.<\/p>\n

They are 33-year-old team captain Ulises D\u00e1vila, a Mexican national, 27-year-old Clayton Lewis, a New Zealand native, and 32-year-old Kearyn Baccus, who is South African. All three have played for their respective countries at some level.<\/p>\n

Organized Crime <\/strong><\/h2>\n

New South Wales\u2019 Organized Crime Squad Gaming Unit began investigating the players in December 2023 after receiving a tip off from the UK Gambling Commission. Investigators said Friday they discovered a \u201csenior player\u201d was being paid by a South American gambling syndicate to organize yellow cards to occur during games.<\/p>\n

This player was in contact with a \u201ccontroller\u201d \u2013 an organized crime figure based in South America.<\/p>\n

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The player\u2019s job was to \u201censure that certain events occurred within games to permit illegal gambling on those events,\u201d according to police. He allegedly paid the other players up to AU$10,000 (US$6,500) each to get themselves booked by the referee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 1-1 draw that played out between Macarthur and Melbourne Victory on November 24 was one of the games that allegedly was manipulated. Macarthur received two yellow cards in that game, one of which was shown to D\u00e1vila.<\/p>\n

Another, played two weeks later against Sydney FC, saw four yellows for Macarthur players, including D\u00e1vila, Lewis, and Baccus.<\/p>\n

Police alleged the group attempted to fix the number of yellows in two more games but were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn relation to one of the matches, there\u2019s multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars being paid out [in gambling winnings],\u201d Det Supt Peter Faux.<\/p>\n

A-League Turmoil<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Macarthur FC said in a short statement on Friday that it was \u201cshocked\u201d by the developments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntegrity of our game is a foundation pillar and we will work closely with all relevant agencies on this matter,\u201d the club added.<\/p>\n

Police charged a 33-year-old man Friday with two counts of engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event, and two counts of engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event. A 32-year-old and 27-year-old were charged with engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of an event.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old is due to appear in court June 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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