Rome: Italian police on Tuesday detained dozens of lower league footballers and club officials in a new probe into suspect betting on matches linked to the 'Ndrangheta crime group.

Prosecutors in the mafia network's homeland of Calabria issued warrants for the arrest of 50 people across Italy and placed a further 30 under investigation in an inquiry entitled "Dirty Soccer." The probe focuses on dozens of matches this season and has implicated clubs in the Lega Pro and Serie D, the third and fourth tiers of Italian football respectively.