BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian police raided the offices of Anderlecht and the national football association on Wednesday in relation to a money laundering investigation involving agents and player transfers. A spokesman for the federal prosecutor said: "We had some questions for the agents who took care of the transfers. VRT and other local media said prosecutors were looking into transfers made before a 2017 change of ownership at Anderlecht and had also raided an agent's office in the capital. The raids come at a miserable time for Anderlecht, champions in 2017 and historically Belgium's most successful club. Now, the two-times holders of the Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 UEFA Cup winners are on the verge of failing to qualify for European competition next season for the first time in 55 years.

Source: The Star April 24, 2019 13:18 UTC