Theo Walcott told ITV News that he hadn't heard anything about a Europol claim that a Champions League match held in England had been fixed.
"It's a shame if it is found that way, but hopefully it's not," the Arsenal and England forward said.
"It's something that we don't want involved in the sport at all...it's something in the game that we need to get out."
England and Arsenal footballer Theo Walcott and his mother, a retired midwife, have joined the midwife campaign.
Walcott said: "I have grown up knowing how important midwives are because my mum was a midwife for the NHS and also worked independently.
"She taught mums about healthy eating and giving babies the best start in life."
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has been passed fit to play in England's final Group D game against Ukraine tomorrow night, Roy Hodgson has confirmed.
The first thing you have to say about England's match against Sweden is that it was breathtaking.
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