The scandal initially hit the headlines on 27 October, when TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu stated a whole lot of referees have been linked to betting accounts.
Haciosmanoglu claimed that out of 571 referees working in Turkey’s skilled leagues, 371 had betting accounts and 152 have been actively inserting wagers.
He stated the group included seven referees and 15 assistant referees from Turkey’s prime two divisions, in addition to 36 “categorised” referees and 94 assistants from the extent under.
The TFF president added that 10 referees every positioned greater than 10,000 bets. One referee positioned 18,227, whereas 142 referees positioned bets on greater than 1,000 matches. Some referees solely positioned a single guess.
Like gamers and coaches, match officers are forbidden from collaborating in betting actions by TFF rules, in addition to these of Fifa and European governing physique Uefa.
Turkish prosecutors not too long ago issued detention orders for 21 folks – together with 17 referees and two soccer membership presidents – as a part of a significant investigation into betting and match fixing.
