MKElie Waqi, a football player for the Ivory Coast national team, has been arrested on suspicion of match-fixing. The investigation centers around whether he intentionally received a yellow card during a Ligue 1 match between Nice and Metz on May 17 while playing for Nice. Waqi was arrested by French police on May 29 following a goal he scored in a victory against Saint-Etienne, which kept Nice in Ligue 1. The French league launched an inquiry after several reports of suspicious payments linked to the match against Metz. Waqi also played in Ivory Coast's 1-0 win over Ecuador at the World Cup in费
Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information without overtly biased language or selective sourcing. It reports on an arrest related to potential match-fixing, citing the French league's investigation and the timing of events without taking a stance.
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- organisation French League Investigation