Manchester United’s Ander Herrera among match-fixing accused

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, Japan manager Javier Aguirre, Atlético Madrid captain Gabi and 38 others have been named in an alleged case of matchfixing involving a La Liga match in the 2010-11 season.

Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor filed its case in a Valencia court on Monday following a probe into Real Zaragoza's 2-1 win at Levante on the final day of the campaign, which meant Zaragoza avoided relegation.

Mexican Aguirre was manager of Zaragoza at the time, while Spaniards Herrera and Gabi were both playing for the club.

Former Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias and the club itself were also named as defendants, along with the rest of the players from both teams.

In its court filing published on Monday, the prosecutor alleged that the Levante players were paid a total of €965,000 (£766,000) in cash to deliberately lose the game.

Zaragoza first made bank transfers to its players and officials, including Aguirre, Herrera and Gabi, and they then took the money out of their accounts in cash and passed it on to the Levante players, the prosecutor said.

The judge overseeing the case will now rule on whether to proceed with prosecution.