Liverpool’s 2009 Champions League tie against Debrecen was on Monday night alleged to be one of 380 European games under suspicion of match-fixing.
Europol, the European Union’s criminal investigations arm, said on Monday a Champions League match in England was believed to be corrupt and on Monday night Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet reported it was Liverpool’s 1-0 win over the Hungarian team Debrecen in the Champions League group stage.
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Liverpool, their players or officials and a club spokesman said on Monday night: “Liverpool Football Club has not been contacted by anyone from Europol or Uefa in relation to this matter.”
The report in Ekstra Bladet said Europol sources had confirmed that the match between Debrecen and Liverpool was the one involved.
The newspaper claimed the game had already been highlighted in a Dutch book about match-fixing. It stressed Liverpool were not under suspicion.
German police have already established that another of Debrecen’s matches during that Champions League campaign – the 4-3 defeat to Italian side Fiorentina – was subject to attempted match-fixing by a Croatian-led criminal gang.
