Match-fixing hitting soccer hard: Platini

COPENHAGEN: Match-fixing is soccer's biggest problem, according to UEFA President Michel Platini.

Platini vowed Wednesday that UEFA would clamp down on any offenders, and general secretary David Taylor said the European body was monitoring about 27,000 games and soon would present a concrete case.

"There is a grave danger in the world of football and that is match-fixing," Platini said after the annual UEFA Congress. "The match-fixing is the greatest problem. If you know who is winning, there is no reason to play anymore. ... Buying players and referees is what worries me."