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More than 1,000 Turkish Football Players Suspended in Betting Probe
Turkish Football Federation suspended 1,024 players and 149 referees amid a probe that led to eight arrests including a top-tier club chairman over illegal betting and match-fixing.
- Turkish authorities arrested eight people, including a club chairman, in an investigation into alleged match-fixing and betting on soccer matches.
- The Turkish Football Federation suspended 1,024 players, including 27 from the top-tier Super Lig, pending disciplinary probes over the betting allegations.
- One of the suspended players, Turkey defender Eren Elmali, said he had bet on a game about five years ago that did not involve his own team.
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A court in Istanbul on Monday ordered the remand of six Turkish arbitrators suspected of being involved in a large betting case, at a time when the Turkish football federation was expanding its investigations to more than 1,000 players.
Arbitrators, officials, players: A massive betting scandal shakes Turkish football. The affair feeds prejudices that have led to a fist strike and self-justice.
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In the course of the betting scandal, the Turkish Football Association has excluded over 1,000 players from the game from all leagues. Professionals from well-known clubs are also included.
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- 38% of the sources lean Left
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C 31%
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