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Turkish court detains football refereeing chief pending corruption trial
Al Jazeera10/3/2026
Sport | Football Turkish court detains football refereeing chief pending corruption trial Seven officials face an investigation over allegations of manipulation of the referee administration process in Turkish league football. Add Al Jazeera on Google The refereeing scandal is the latest controversy to shake football in Turkiye [File: Francisco Seco/AP] By AFP Published On 3 Oct 2026 3 Oct 2026 The head of Turkiye’s football refereeing body and four other officials have been placed in pretrial detention by a court as part of a corruption investigation , the state news agency Anadolu reports.
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