Former Hull City player Delroy Facey has been named as one of six people arrested by police on suspicion of football match-fixing.
The Daily Telegraph says officers from the National Crime Agency arrested six men in the past two days, including at least three footballers and Facey, a player-turned-agent.
The 33-year-old played 25 games for the Tigers in 2004-2005 scoring six goals.
The arrests have been made in the wake of an investigation by The Telegraph that found match fixers from Asia were targeting games across Britain.
It is the first time in decades that police have amassed sufficient evidence to hold those suspected of trying to fix a match in Britain.
On Wednesday evening the agency said: "Six men have been arrested across the country as part of an NCA investigation into alleged football match fixing. The focus of the operation is a suspected international illegal betting syndicate. The NCA is working closely with the Gambling Commission and the Football Association."
There is no suggestion of match-fixing at Hull City, or any of the clubs that Facey played for during his career.
The operation is one of the first by the agency, dubbed Britain's FBI, which was launched this year to fight suspected organised and serious crime.
The identities of the teams involved cannot be disclosed for legal reasons, as the police operation is understood to remain active. However, they are not Premier League sides.
The suspected match fixers are being held under the bribery and fraud Acts at a police station in the Midlands. It is understood that the Crown Prosecution Service has been liaising with police officers in recent days.
