US EditionTurkey investigating over 150 referees for betting on soccer matches
The Turkish Football Federation identified 152 referees betting on matches, including seven top-level officials, with some placing over 18,000 bets during a five-year probe.
- The Turkish Football Federation discovered that 371 of the 571 active pro referees have betting accounts, with 152 actively gambling on matches.
- One referee placed 18,227 bets, exposing widespread betting violations among officials.
- TFF President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu announced immediate disciplinary actions, stating that penalties could range from three-month to one-year bans.
- The investigation reflects ongoing concerns about sports betting integrity, fueling demands for reform and oversight in the football system.
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Players may also be involved in the betting scandal that rocked Turkish football on Monday.
152 referees are said to have placed bets, the focus of the investigation should now be on clubs and professionals.
In Turkey, hundreds of football referees, some of whom operate at the national level, bet on matches in violation of a ban, said Monday 27 October the president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), promising immediate sanctions. This internal investigation is coupled with a judicial investigation by the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office.
A few days after the revelations in the basketball professional league NBA, the headlines belong to Turkish football. According to the president of the football association TFF, a Ref alone placed more than 18,000 sports betting.
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