Police are investigating allegations that a football player agreed to take £30,000 to deliberately get a yellow card in a Championship game.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had been passed information by the Sun on Sunday newspaper.
An undercover reporter claimed to have met ex-Portsmouth player Sam Sodje who allegedly said he had arranged the fix.
The Football League said it took claims of criminal activity "extremely seriously" and would assist police.
Mr Sodje, who the Sun on Sunday said acted as a "fixer", also allegedly claimed he could rig Premier League games and was prepared to fix matches at next year's World Cup.
He allegedly also told the newspaper's reporter that he himself had deliberately punched an opponent in the past in order to be sent off - which earned him a fee of £70,000.
The NCA said: "The NCA can confirm that the Sun on Sunday has passed material from its own investigation to the National Crime Agency.
"An active investigation is now under way and we are working closely with the Football Association and the Gambling Commission. We cannot comment further at this stage."
International betting syndicateFootball League chief executive Shaun Harvey encouraged anyone with any evidence to report it to the police.
Mr Harvey added: "We treat any allegations of criminal activity in our competitions with the utmost seriousness.
"We will be giving our full assistance to the police during their investigation."
The Gambling Commission and the Football Association both said they were aware of the investigation and were working with the NCA.
In a separate NCA investigation into an alleged international betting syndicate, two non-league footballers were earlier this week charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Michael Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun, both 22, play for Whitehawk FC, based in Brighton, in the Conference South.
Two other men, Singapore national Chann Sankaran, 33, and Krishna Sanjey Ganeshan, 43, who has dual UK and Singapore nationality, were charged with conspiracy to defraud in November.
The pair have been bailed and are due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on 11 December.
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