Malta goalkeeper Andrew Hogg has claimed a FIFA official visited their dressing room before a World Cup qualifier earlier this month to inform them of suspicious betting patterns.The minnows, who are in England and Scotlands group, played Lithuania in Vilnius on October 11, losing the game 2-0 to two late goals.Hogg said the Malta team were warned beforehand that an unusually large number of bets had been placed on the game - reported to be on Malta being defeated by two goals or more. Sky Sports News HQ understand the Football Association are examining the claims. The English and Scottish FAs are due to meet FIFA this week in London at a routine meeting of football lawmakers and there is an expectation they will ask world footballs governing body for an update on the situation.Hogg told The Sun on Sunday: It was strange and felt very uncomfortable as if we were being accused of cheating. Englands Jesse Lingard has an effort saved by Hogg I knew Id done absolutely nothing wrong and had no idea what they were talking about.In the event, there was nothing I could do about the goals. I made three or four good saves which show I was doing my best.I have absolutely nothing to hide. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract. Malta fell behind to a 76th-minute Fiodor Cernych goal before Arvydas Novikovas converted a penalty moments after Malta defender Jonathan Caruana was sent off by referee Jesus Gil Manzano in the 82nd minute.FIFA is reported to have begun an investigation into the matter. No player or official is accused of any wrongdoing.If you sit down and think about it you can see why people would be suspicious and it is a sad situation, Hogg added. Hogg has claimed a FIFA official visited the Malta dressing room But this could really mess up the group because no one knows what might happen next.England top Group F with Malta at the foot of the table without a point from their opening three games.Also See:Rodgers respects Brown decisionSouthgate cant lose next twoGlenn explains Big Sam decisionFergie: Scots can upset EnglandT.J. Hockenson Lions Jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Darius Slay Jr Youth Jersey . Robinson finished with 17 points, all but two in the second half, and Lawson had 14 after halftime and finished with a game-high 11 assists as the Nuggets handed Dallas its first home loss in eight games this season. J.J. Hickson led Denver with 22, and Kenneth Faried added 10 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.lionsfanspro.com/Black-Will-Harris-Lions-Jersey.html?cat=972 . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Kenny Golladay Youth Jersey . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Barry Sanders Womens Jersey .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not.NEW YORK -- The New-York Historical Society has acquired the archive of tennis great Billie Jean King .The museum said Friday it includes documents, objects, personal scrapbooks and photographs. Highlights include her 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the first to be awarded to a female athlete.Other items include a patriotic Philadelphia Freedoms team dress that inspired a song by friend Elton John. King wore it during the 1974 inaugural season of the World Team Tennis league, which shhe co-founded.ddddddddddddKing won 39 Grand Slam titles and lobbied for pay equality in the sport. She famously beat Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes match on Sept. 20, 1973.The National Tennis Center, which hosts the U.S. Open, was renamed for her in 2006.Selected items will go on view at the museums Center for Womens History, slated to open next spring. ' ' '