19 h. ago First Turkish footballers in betting scandal named including two of Tammy Abraham’s Besiktas team

TWO team-mates of former England striker Tammy Abraham have been suspended in a betting scandal involving hundreds of players that has that has rocked Turkish football. In a remarkable move, Turkish authorities announced they had suspended 1,042 players including 27 across 14 clubs in the top flight Super Lig. The two lowest national leagues have...

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24 h. ago Galatasaray star among 1,024 players suspended in Turkish football betting scandal

Galatasaray defender Ern Elmali is among those to have been suspended

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26 h. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting scandal

Turkish football rocked by investigations into alleged widespread betting by referees and players on games

Sport

29 h. ago Turkey FA bans 1,024 players as stunning betting scandal rocks country after 149 referees and officials also suspended

OVER 1,000 players have been suspended by the Turkish Football Federation in a massive betting probe. The TFF has slapped bans on a staggering 1,024 players as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged bets placed on football matches. This number includes 27 players from Turkey's top flight, with all of them referred to the...

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45 h. ago Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged bettingTurkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Turkish football in chaos as 17 referees arrested in betting scandal

The president of the Turkish Football Federation has described the situation as a ‘moral crisis’

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2 w. ago Turkish football federation finds hundreds of referees have betting accounts

371 of 571 referees in pro leagues found to have accounts152 officials found to be actively placing betsTurkey’s football federation (TFF) will launch disciplinary action against referees found to have bet on football matches after discovering that hundreds of them had betting accounts, its president said on Monday.The TFF president, Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu, said a federation investigation — based on data from state institutions — revealed that 371 of 571 active referees in Turkey’s professional leagues had betting accounts, and 152 of them were actively gambling. Continue reading...

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