Three men arrested in Scottish sport gambling investigation
Former Celtic and Scotland striker Leigh Griffiths has been questioned by police investigating gambling in sport.
The 32-year-old footballer confirmed officers came to his home in South Lanarkshire at 7am on Thursday.Griffiths said he was not arrested and has denied any wrong doing. He declined to discuss the subject of the questioning. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said it had carried out a "pre-planned" operation on Thursday 1 December.
The force issued a statement, saying: "Following a pre-planned police operation on Thursday, December 1, three men aged 37, 35 and 32 were arrested in the Bothwell, Bonnyrigg and Airdrie areas in connection with an investigation into alleged gambling incidents in sport.Leigh Griffiths won seven league titles, three Scottish Cups and four League Cups with Celtic.
In 2017 the striker secured his place in Scottish footballing folklore by scoring two free kicks for the national side against England at Hampden.
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