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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.
- Turkey's Football Federation will take disciplinary action against referees discovered to have betting accounts, according to TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu.
- A TFF investigation found that 371 out of 571 active referees in Turkey had betting accounts, with 152 actively gambling.
- The findings include seven top referees and 42 referees who bet on over 1,000 matches each.
- Those found guilty of betting may face bans from officiating, ranging from three months to one year, under Article 57 of TFF's disciplinary code.
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Jose Mourinho vindicated as major scandal exposed in Turkey involving 152 REFEREES - The Mirror
Jose Mourinho was often outspoken about the state of refereeing in Turkey and senior figures in the country have unearthed a major issues with 152 referees found to be gambling
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.
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