Stamatopoulos, left, pictured playing for Canada, alerted authorities that he had been offered money to under-perform in a Swedish league match

A former Premier League player is at the centre of an investigation into one of the most high-profile match-fixing scandals in European football.

The suspect, who is now working as a football agent, has been voluntarily interviewed by Swedish police following match-fixing claims, which saw the Gothenburg v AIK Stockholm match postponed in May. It is understood that he denies the claims.

Sources close to the investigation have told The Times that the suspect was interviewed under caution by detectives working for a special unit set up in Sweden to investigate sports-related organised crime.

Prosecutors are expected to announce a decision about any charges in the case in four weeks’ time. The former player’s lawyer did not respond to requests for comment.

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