New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Gujranwala has arrested 22 men for pretending to be professional football players. However, the matter is more serious than it seems. It's not only about pretending to be football players. It involves an illegal immigration syndicate.

The "Pakistani football team" travelled to Japan, as all the men pretended to be professional footballers. However, Japanese immigration deported them after officials had discovered their forged travel documents, Geo TV reported.

The men, wearing football kits, claimed they were linked with the Pakistan Football Federation. They also claimed to have matches lined up in Japan. Nevertheless, the fraud was quickly detected.

The FIA has c...