MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) A Malaysian man and two English football players have admitted to fixing matches in Melbourne as part of an international syndicate.
Defender Reiss Noel and goalkeeper Joe Woolley, both 24, were convicted and fined on Friday after they admitted helping to fix games while playing for the Southern Stars in the semi-professional Victorian Premier League.
Alleged ring organizer Segaran Gsubramaniam, 45, of Malaysia, pleaded guilty to a single charge of engaging in conduct that corrupts or could corrupt the outcome of a betting event.
Gsubramaniam will also face a hearing in April over accusations he conspired to fix five Southern Stars games between July and September of this year.
The match-fixing ring was made public in September when Football Federation Australia issued a statement saying several players from the Southern Stars had been arrested after a police investigation.