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January 15, 2015updated 16 Jan 2015 5:11pm

Football match-fixing prosecutions dropped because of evidence from Sun’s Mazher Mahmood

By PA Mediapoint

Prosecutors have dropped the case against 13 footballers investigated over alleged match-fixing after considering the reliability of evidence from journalist Mazher Mahmood.

The players were investigated as a result of an investigation by Mahmood for The Sun on Sunday in December 2013.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction" in the case in light of the collapse of Tulisa Contostavlos's trial.

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