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Premier League betting scandal exposed

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Former Southampton captain Claus Lundekvam reveals that he used to place illegal bets on the matches in which he played, claiming that such activity was rife among Premier League footballers.

Former Southampton captain Claus Lundekvam has revealed that he and a number of other Premier League footballers used to place illegal bets on their matches.

However, the 39-year-old, who made 357 league appearances for the Saints between 1996 and 2008, has insisted that he was never involved in the fixing of a match result.

He is quoted in The Sun as saying: "It's not something I'm proud of. For a while we did this almost every week. We made a fair bit of money. We could make deals with the opposing captain about, for example, betting on the first throw, the first corner, who started with the ball, a yellow card or a penalty.

"Those were the sorts of thing we had influence over. The results were never on the agenda. That is something I would never have done. We were professional competitors. Even though what we did, of course, was illegal, it was just a fun thing.

"I know it happened at other clubs as well. We footballers live in a bubble. It was part of the lifestyle and the excitement. Whatever we could bet on, we bet on."

Lundekvam was capped 40 times at senior international level by Norway.

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