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| Club raided in corruption probe | Club raided in corruption probe |
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| Police investigating corruption within professional football have raided Birmingham City FC. | |
| Officers swooped at the Premier League club in an "ongoing investigation into football corruption", City of London Police said. | |
| A spokeswoman said it was not linked to the Lord Stevens inquiry into transfers and illegal payments to agents. | A spokeswoman said it was not linked to the Lord Stevens inquiry into transfers and illegal payments to agents. |
| The club said the raid related to a police inquiry into "an unconnected third party or third parties". | The club said the raid related to a police inquiry into "an unconnected third party or third parties". |
| It said no-one connected with the club had been questioned or arrested. | It said no-one connected with the club had been questioned or arrested. |
| Lord Stevens published his report last year in which he highlighted concerns about 17 transfer deals involving Premier League clubs. | Lord Stevens published his report last year in which he highlighted concerns about 17 transfer deals involving Premier League clubs. |
| His inquiry concentrated mainly on illicit payments to agents. | His inquiry concentrated mainly on illicit payments to agents. |