12 charged in Czech match fixing scandal

"Twelve people have been arrested... in relation to suspected corruption in football, possible match fixing in different competitions and related punting activities," anti-corruption squad spokesman Jaroslav Ibehej said in au00a0statement.

Twenty others have been summoned for questioning and the police have also carried out 15 house searches, he added.u00a0"Those arrested were subsequently charged with corruption crimes (bribery and accepting a bribe)," said Ibehej.

The Czech police are co-operating with their Slovak counterparts on the case.u00a0Czech media have said top-flight sides FK Teplice and FK Jablonec were involved in the affair.u00a0