MAIN FOCUS: Match-fixing scandal rocks football world | 05/02/2013 from euro|topics The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has announced that it has uncovered the biggest match-fixing scandal in the history of football. It presented a report in The Hague on Monday according to which more than 380 games worldwide were manipulated. For some commentators … Read more
DAILY NEWS photos, Emrah GÜREL Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe ready for historic Super League final from Hurriyet Daily News One of the most important nights in the rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe will take place on Saturday in the the title game of the Spor Toto Super League Tension high as a 12-year FB fan is … Read more
Dear Mr. Blatter, Dear Mr. Platini, Dear FIFA and UEFA officials; You have not prevented abuse of football and ethics in Turkey for the last 10 months. Here is the result: Turkish football is corrupted. Match-fixing has been legalised. The criminals have been rewarded; The victims have been sanctioned. Remember FIFA and UEFA ethics and … Read more
After all buzz, some football players are used as scapegoats, some symbolic charges and all teams are relieved… So all year drama seems to be about putting FB President Mr. Yıldırım into jail so that he cannot challenge some lapdog businessmen in major bids… Disciplinary Committee announces ruling on rigging scandal from Hurriyet Daily News … Read more
Such mess Turkish authorities create. Such corruption. Such incapable leaders for Turkish football… Please dear UEFA intervene and banish’em’all… Yıldırım Demirören, the worst president ever seen in Beşiktaş history, now is the head of Turkish Football Federation. Any justice in life? Turkey eases penalty for attempted match-fixing from Yahoo news Turkish soccer clubs caught trying … Read more
Turkey’s match-fixing case continues in Istanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Suspects in Turkey?s landmark match-fixing case are expected to [<a href=”http://storify.com/sakaerka/artikcaglayanolmavakti-fenerbahce-fans-back-their” target=”_blank”>View the story “#artikCAGLAYANolmavakti- Fenerbahçe fans back their presidents in the match-fixing trial! ” on Storify</a>]
Turkish match-fixing trial starts from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Top names in Turkish football are set to face judges as nearly 100 people go on trial accused of match-fixing. Turkish football faces mass match-fixing trial from Hurriyet Daily News Nearly 100 Turkish club managers and players, including first division Fenerbahçe boss Aziz … Read more
Not that I have my own doubts about the trial itself but Even FB fans were to accept relegation after Aziz Yıldırım’s arrest but Federation saved the day by insisting that nothing will change… Only GS objected this but many believe only the state of financial crisis would get GS away from match fixing claims… … Read more