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Suspected global match-fixer seeks reasons for rearrest, lawyer says

A Singaporean man accused of leading the world's largest football match-fixing syndicate is trying to find out why he has been rearrested almost a week after being freed by the country's highest court, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The release of businessman Dan Tan on November 25 following an order by the Court of Appeal was roundly criticised by football's world governing body FIFA and other analysts as a blow to efforts to rid the global sport of corruption.

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