Zimbabwe suspends 80 footballers as part of ‘Asiagate’ match-fixing probe

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Zimbabwe suspends 80 footballers as part of ‘Asiagate’ match-fixing probe

National team players alleged to have taken bribes to throw matches played in Malaysia, Vietnam and ThailandEighty Zimbabwean footballers have been suspended because of alleged involvement in Asian betting syndicates linked to match-fixing. The country’s sports minister said football was “riddled with corruption”, and called for politics to be rooted out of the sport.