Football match-fixing: two Whitehawk FC charged with fraud The Telegraph has been asked not to provide details of the ongoing investigation for legal reasons. The news about the NCA launching a second inquiry comes as two footballers were sacked by their club after being charged with fraud. Michael Boateng, 22, and Hakeem Adelakun, 22, both from the Croydon area, are accused of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers by influencing the course of football matches and placing bets. The two men played for Whitehawk FC football club. On Friday the club said, "In light of recent decisions by the Police and Crown Prosecution Service, the Club can now confirm, after an emergency meeting of the Board this morning...that the two players have been dismissed with immediate effect for bringing the Club into disrepute. Club Director Mark Turner commented "The Board are disappointed by these allegations and have taken steps to protect the Club." On Friday two British footballers have admitted to helping fix matches in Australia for a global betting syndicate. Reiss Noel and Joe Woolley, both 24, pleaded guilty to conduct that corrupts a betting outcome at Melbourne Magistrates' Court, and have been fined $2,000 (£1,100) and $1,200 (£650) respectively. The pair played for Southern Stars in the Victorian Premier League and used to represent AFC Hornchurch in England's Non-League. Malaysian ringleader Segaran Gsubramaniam, 45, also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced next year. A coach and two further Southern Stars players are awaiting trial. Last week, the Telegraph revealed that members of an alleged betting syndicate were attempting to fix English football games in the biggest match-rigging scandal for decades. Officers from the National Crime Agency arrested six men, including at least three footballers and Delroy Facey, a player turned-agent who has played in the Premier League. A seventh person was later arrested. The operation is one of the first by the agency, dubbed Britain's FBI, which was launched this year to fight suspected organised and serious crime. In recent years fears have been growing that gangs were targeting matches in the UK. This newspaper was approached by an undercover investigator with links to Fifa, who had been gathering evidence against suspected Asian match fixers offering to operate in Britain. Concern was already mounting that Asian match fixers were targeting lower league British games. In a recent interview, Chris Eaton, Fifa's former head of security, said that match fixing had become "endemic" internationally . Last month, Nick Garlic, a senior official at Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, criticised the Football Association's commitment to tackling corruption and said he believed match fixers had worked in Britain. International betting monitors have warned that millions of pounds are being wagered on Conference games and some UK bookmakers stopped taking bets on some teams early this year. Following those warnings, the FA contacted clubs to "remind players and officials of their responsibilities under the rules." It is understood that there are active police investigations into football fixing in more than 60 countries. Football League chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "The Football League has had no contact from police regarding alleged match-fixing in the United Kingdom." The FA declined to comment.