SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP):

The homes of 11 players were raided yesterday after El Salvador's football federation suspended 22 players in an investigation into alleged match-fixing by the national team, including games against the United States and Mexico.

Public prosecutors said the raids took place in six cities. Federal prosecutor Luis Martinez told Radio Nacional de El Salvador that computers, electronic tablet devices, and cellphones were among the items seized. He said authorities would also try to gain access to the bank accounts of those involved, both locally and abroad.

The prosecutor said there was already evidence of at least three offences, including money laundering, and warned that not only players could be charged.

"Possibly, there are officials and some high-level people involved," Martinez said. "We are going to get to the bottom of it."

He said the investigation is separate from the one started by the local federation, which, on Wednesday, said the players who participated in the suspect matches would be suspended for 30 days while the allegations are investigated.

"This is not a punishment. These are provisional, precautionary measures," Federation President Carlos Mendez Cabezas said.

CONCACAF, the sport's continental governing body, said it was "deeply saddened" by the "claims of match manipulation".

"The confederation fully supports the football federation of El Salvador and other pertinent organisations involved in the above-mentioned investigation and hopes for a fair due process in order to determine the validity of these accusations," it said in a statement.