A 23-year-old football player from Brest, Elye Wahi, has been arrested by police two weeks before the start of the World Cup, according to 'The Athletic.' He was loaned to Nice during last winter and is under investigation for match-fixing after allegedly receiving a red card intentionally in a game between 'Les Aiglons' and Metz on May 17. This red card caused him to miss his first play-off match between Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, which he lost as a result. A spokesperson for the Marseille prosecutor confirmed that Wahi was arrested on May 29 as part of an ongoing investigation into organized fraud
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- press release The Athletic
