Sam Sodje And Brother Arrested For Match Fixing [Video]

A former Nigeria's Super Eagles star was arrested in a dawn swoop today over shock match-fixing claims.

Ex-Portsmouth star Sam Sodje and his brother Stephen were held by cops investigating football corruption.

The arrests came after Sodje, 34, was filmed claiming he could arrange for players to pick up yellow cards in exchange for cash. Continue, below for video:

Sodje demanded £30,000 for a booking and £50,000 for a player to get a red card during a match.

He even claimed he punched a player in the groin during a match to be deliberately sent off - and pick up a £70,000 bung.

The former Reading and Brentford defender also boasted that he could rig Premier League and World Cup games.

He said some African players could be easily tempted because they do not get paid much to represent their national teams.

The brothers were arrested by detectives from the National Crime Agency at their homes in Abbeywood, south London.

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In November 2005, Sodje made his debut for Nigeria in a 3-0 friendly defeat to Romania in Bucharest, playing the full 90 minutes. After some impressive performances for Sodje was recalled to the Nigerian squad for friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and France at the end of the 08/09 season. He started both games and played the full 90 minutes each. Sodje made his competitive debut for Nigeria in June 2009, starting in a 3-0 CAF Third Round 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Kenya in June 2009.