Laos footballer arrested in connection with alleged match-fixing for betting syndicate

National FA refers Soukphachan Lueanthala to policeAccused of helping group during summer tournamentA Laos international has been arrested in connection with allegations of match-fixing during the 2026 Asean Championship after the country’s football federation referred suspected bribery, illegal gambling and match manipulation to the authorities.Soukphachan Lueanthala, a winger who featured for Laos during the tournament and plays in his homeland for Salavan United, is understood to have been accused of helping to organise the alleged operation on behalf of a betting syndicate believed to be from Vietnam. Continue reading…

Laos’ national football federation have referred Soukphachan Lueanthala, who is accused of helping a betting syndicate during the summer’s Asean Championship, to the country’s police A Laos international has been arrested in connection with allegations of match-fixing during the 2026 Asean Championship after the country’s football federation referred suspected bribery, illegal gambling and match manipulation to the authorities. Soukphachan Lueanthala, a winger who featured for Laos during the tournament and plays in his homeland for Salavan United, is understood to have been accused of helping to organise the alleged operation on behalf of a betting syndicate believed to be from Vietnam.

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