LONDON (Dispatches) - Several of Belgium's top football clubs have been raided as part of a police investigation into alleged fraud involving the transfer of players.
Agents, referees and officials from top clubs including Anderlecht, Club Bruges and Standard Liege are being investigated, Belgian media report.
Club Bruges' manager, Ivan Leko, is being questioned, along with prominent Belgian-Iranian agent Mogi Bayat.
More than 200 police officers took part in raids across several countries.
Police also raided properties in France, Luxemburg, Cyprus, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia, prosecutors said in a statement.
A number of people now face questioning, the statement said.