Asian soccer body aims to stamp out corruption
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The head of the Asian Football Confederation has vowed to stamp out bribery and match fixing which he says are destroying soccer.
The AFC president, Mohammed Bin Hammam, praised Singapore's quick action in reporting a case of attempted match-fixing of an AFC Cup match this week.
Singapore's Football Association reported that a man allegedly approached two players from Maldives side, Victory SC, and offered them bribes to throw their match against Home United.
Victory lost the match 2-1 on Wednesday and an investigation has been launched by the AFC.
Asian soccer has long been hit by corruption scandals.
Last year, a Vietnamese court sentenced four referees to jail for bribery and match-fixing.
In November, Interpol uncovered nearly $US700 million worth of illegal soccer betting across south east Asia.
