Soccer match-fixing probe nets 3 execs

At least three executives, including two from China's only English-invested soccer club, have been arrested or detained for match-fixing, the Ministry of Public Security said on Friday.

Xu Hongtao, chairman of Chengdu Blades, and You Kewei, the club's deputy manager, have been arrested for allegedly bribing Qingdao-based Hailifeng Club to win a crucial match in September 2007 in order to advance to China's Premiership, the ministry said.

Liu Hongwei, leader of Hailifeng, which "deliberately lost the game" to the Blades, has been detained.