Match fixing: 3 referees arrested

BEIJING - Three Chinese soccer referees, including the renowned "golden whistle" Lu Jun, have been arrested on charges of accepting bribes in the domestic league, soccer chief Wei Di has affirmed.

"I can only confirm that Lu Jun, Zhou Weixin and Huang Junjie have been arrested, but the police wouldn't tell me the details," Wei told Soccer News.

"I was really shocked and hurt when Lu's name cropped up in the scandal. He is undoubtedly a first-rate referee in terms of working ability, but his morals are a far cry from his 'golden whistle' reputation," Wei said.