TROUBLE: Sam Sodje in Police net for match fixing

Blackburn forward DJ Campbell and Nigeria's Sam Sodje are part of the six people arrested in connection with a football spot-fixing investigation, sources said. Read more after the cut.....


Campbell, 32, joined Rovers on a free transfer in the summer. The player’s booking against Ipswich in a Sky Bet Championship game last week is at the centre of police enquiries, The Sun newspaper alleges
Sources close to Blackburn said Campbell had been arrested as part of the National Crime Agency’s investigation, after it acted on information passed to it by the Sun on Sunday newspaper.
The tabloid reported that an undercover investigator met former Portsmouth player Sam Sodje, who allegedly said he could arrange for footballers in the Championship to get themselves a yellow card in return for tens of thousands of pounds.

The 34-year-old also claimed he could rig Premier League games and even said he was preparing to fix matches at next year’s World Cup in Brazil, the newspaper reported.
Detectives from the NCA were still questioning the six men on Monday morning. Responding to the claims about Sodje on Sunday, Portsmouth spokesman Colin Farmery said: “If these serious allegations are true then we are extremely shocked and saddened by them, as match-fixing of any type goes to the heart of the integrity of the game.
“The player in question no longer plays for the club and we have not been contacted by the authorities, but of course we would cooperate fully with any inquiry.”
It was also reported that Oldham player Cristian Montano failed to get a yellow card in return for money in a match against Wolves on October 22 and offered to take part in another rigging incident. Oldham said in a statement: “Oldham Athletic Football Club has been made aware of the incident and allegation surrounding one of its players, Cristian Montano.
“The club will commence an immediate internal investigation to establish all the relevant facts of the case.
“The club is co-operating with other agencies in this matter and cannot comment on specific facts at this stage. The club will not be issuing any further statements at this time.”
An NCA spokeswoman said: “An active NCA investigation is now under way and we are working closely with the Football Association and the Gambling Commission.
“Six people are in custody and are being questioned by NCA officers. We cannot comment further at this stage.”
The NCA is already carrying out a separate investigation into an alleged international illegal betting syndicate.