LONDON (Reuters) - English football clubs were raided early on Wednesday morning by tax officials as part of a wide-sweeping probe, with several men arrested for suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud. British media were reporting that West Ham United and Newcastle United were targets of the investigation. West Ham issued a statement to local media, saying the club was "cooperating fully with HMRC to assist their enquiries". The body responsible for United Kingdom's tax collection said: "180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today. HMRC said French authorities were assisting the UK investigation, that they have made arrests and that several locations have been searched in France.

Source: The Star April 26, 2017 09:46 UTC