Police in Spain "have made three more arrests, including two players," in relation to a match-fixing investigation at third division side Eldense, according to Adriana Garcia of ESPN.com. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Wednesday that it had "opened disciplinary proceedings against Eldense." The RFEF said in a statement, "The competition judge considers there is enough rational evidence to begin extraordinary disciplinary proceedings against Club Deportivo Eldense, and all its members, players, staff and the club delegate that were included in that match report." The latest arrests were reportedly "of two players and another coach." Those detained could face charges of "corruption between individuals" and "belonging to an organized crime group." On-loan La Liga side Valencia midfielder Michael Wayne Fernandez Greenwood was reportedly "among those detained." A Valencia spokesperson said, "We are aware of the current situation of our player. The player is entitled to a presumption of innocence. We have zero tolerance regarding this issue, and we will wait to see what happens." La Liga President Javier Tebas said, "This is an extended problem. Unfortunately, in the third division there are many cases every weekend. We have warned the pertinent bodies, the federation and the police." He accused the RFEF of "looking the other way" and not having the "necessary measures in place to avoid such incidents." David Aguilar, the president of Eldense's managing board, said that he "suspected other games had been fixed," including Cornella's 3-1 win over Eldense on March 19 when "irregular betting patterns surrounded an encounter that included three penalties" (ESPN.com, 4/5). MUNDO DEPORTIVO reported Nobile Capuani, "the head of the Italian investment fund that owns Eldense," was arrested on Tuesday in relation to the suspected match-fixing. He "tried something similar at Spanish third division club Jumilla a little more than a year ago." In March '16, Capuani "tried to convince club execs to play young, inexperienced players against Granada." When this did not work, "he abandoned the project and set his sights on Eldense" (MUNDO DEPORTIVO, 4/5).
