Poland soccer official faces corruption charges

Poland police Thursday arrested Z. Wit, a senior official of the Polish Football Federation (PZPN), on charges of corruption and match-fixing, the Polish news agency (PAP) reported.

The soccer official was detained in his workplace in Lodz, Central Poland, and would soon be brought to Wroclaw for question, said Beata Tobiasz from the police headquarter of the southwest Poland city.

Meanwhile, dozens of persons including referees, sport officials, club presidents and players have been detained in a broad scale soccer corruption inquiry launched by the Wrocław Prosecution.

Source:english.people.com.cn