<p align="justify" class="title">A football club in the I-League has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), alleging several of their players have been approached via social media to fix matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Earlier this month, Minerva Punjab FC said two players were made offers of three million rupees ($47,218) through WhatsApp and Instagram, as well as text messages, and that they reported the matter to the nation's football body.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The current league leaders said they had also reported the matter on the Asian Football Confederation's integrity app.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Minerva owner Ranjit Bajaj wrote on social media on Sunday that five more players had been approached to fix matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Another low for Indian football with another five of my players being asked to fix matches in the I-League, taking the numbers to seven," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Javed Siraj, the AIFF's integrity officer, confirmed receiving the letter from the club and said the governing body was taking it seriously.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"We are on the job and are doing whatever we can in our parameters," Siraj told Reuters.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Bajaj said he had been asked not to comment on the matter as it was under investigation.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I am really surprised that we are the first to report this. It can't be that this is happening for the first time," Bajaj told Reuters.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The AIFF needs to deal with it very seriously as it can destroy the integrity and reputation of the sport in the country."</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">A football club in the I-League has written to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), alleging several of their players have been approached via social media to fix matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Earlier this month, Minerva Punjab FC said two players were made offers of three million rupees ($47,218) through WhatsApp and Instagram, as well as text messages, and that they reported the matter to the nation's football body.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The current league leaders said they had also reported the matter on the Asian Football Confederation's integrity app.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Minerva owner Ranjit Bajaj wrote on social media on Sunday that five more players had been approached to fix matches.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Another low for Indian football with another five of my players being asked to fix matches in the I-League, taking the numbers to seven," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Javed Siraj, the AIFF's integrity officer, confirmed receiving the letter from the club and said the governing body was taking it seriously.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"We are on the job and are doing whatever we can in our parameters," Siraj told Reuters.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Bajaj said he had been asked not to comment on the matter as it was under investigation.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"I am really surprised that we are the first to report this. It can't be that this is happening for the first time," Bajaj told Reuters.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The AIFF needs to deal with it very seriously as it can destroy the integrity and reputation of the sport in the country."</p>