41.   Zimbabwe-born Grobbelaar and a Malaysian businessman were alleged to have been involved in an Asian betting syndicate.

42.   It is alleged that the four men, who face up to seven years in prison, were linked to an Indonesian-based betting syndicate.

43.   Match-fixing has cast a shadow over world football in the last nine months and many of the betting syndicates involved are Asian-based.

44.   Recent court cases in Malaysia and Singapore have shown betting syndicates seek to influence match results to ensure low-dividend payouts.

45.   Ten days ago, former top British referee Ken Aston told a newspaper he was approached by a Far East betting syndicate to help fix English Premiership matches.

46.   Ten days ago, former top British referee Ken Aston told a newspaper he was approached by an Asian betting syndicate to help fix English Premiership matches.

47.   The Asian Football Confederation last month launched an alert in Malaysia over a betting syndicate which had connections in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

48.   The Asian Football Confederation last year said it was worried betting syndicates were increasing match-fixing in Southeast Asia.

49.   The goalkeeper has issued libel writs against The Sun over allegations that he accepted money from an illicit betting syndicate in return for fixing matches by letting in goals.