The inquiry comes just weeks after a Singapore syndicate was named as a key part of a global match-fixing ring.

BBC: Singapore regulator investigates football officials

Prosecutors in Cremona have detailed an extensive match-fixing ring stretching as far as Singapore and South America that was allegedly in operation for more than 10 years.

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Singapore's moves against the alleged syndicate comes weeks after Europol, the European police coordinating body, said it had uncovered evidence of wrongdoing by the international match-fixing ring.

WSJ: Singapore Steps Up Probe Of Soccer Match-Fixing

Singapore's investigation of the officials comes weeks after the city-state's police said they were boosting efforts to tackle soccer corruption, following allegations from international investigators that a global crime ring was fixing hundreds of soccer matches out of its base in Singapore.

WSJ: Singapore Investigates Officials in AFC Match

The allegation is part of Singapore's first prosecution of soccer corruption offenses since the city-state was named in February by European investigators as a base for a global crime ring that was fixing hundreds of matches across the world.

WSJ: Singaporeans Allege International Dimension in Match-Fixing Scandal

SINGAPORE Singaporean authorities, under foreign pressure to act against an alleged international soccer match-fixing syndicate in the city-state, are stepping up their probe into the alleged crime ring.

WSJ: Singapore Steps Up Probe Of Soccer Match-Fixing

Singapore's investigation of alleged ringleader Dan Tan Seet Eng and contribution to the arrest of Admir Suljic in Italy on Thursday, represent "a good start, " but tougher action needs to be taken against the alleged ring, said Declan Hill, an investigative journalist who has reported extensively on match-fixing.

WSJ: Singapore Steps Up Probe of Soccer Match-Fixing

Singapore's investigation of alleged ringleaderDan Tan Seet Eng and contribution to the arrest of Admir Suljic, who was arrested in Italy on Thursday, represent "a good start, " but tougher action needs to be taken against the alleged ring, said Declan Hill, an investigative journalist who has reported extensively on match-fixing.

WSJ: Singapore Steps Up Probe Of Soccer Match-Fixing