West Ham's London Stadium has been raided and several men have been arrested as part of an investigation into fraud in the football industry.

HM Customs and Revenue declined to comment on reports the east London club were involved in the probe, but confirmed premises in the south east of England had been raided this morning (Wednesday, April 26).

Several arrests were made during the sting, although currently not known whether these are linked to West Ham.

It is understood authorities also carried out raids at the offices of Newcastle United and in several locations in France, in connection with suspected income tax and national insurance fraud.

In a statement, the service said: "HMRC has arrested several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected income tax and national insurance fraud.

"180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today.

"Investigators have searched a number of premises in the north east and south east of England and arrested the men and also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones.

"The French authorities are assisting the UK investigation, have made arrests and several locations have been searched in France.

"This criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud you can expect to face the consequences.

"As this is an ongoing investigation, HMRC is unable to provide any further detail at this time."