Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu revealed Monday that hundreds of referees – including some in the Süper Lig – have been implicated in widespread sports betting activity.
Speaking at a tense press briefing in Istanbul, Hacıosmanoğlu said internal audits uncovered that 371 of Türkiye’s 571 active referees in professional leagues have registered betting accounts – and that 152 of them actively placed wagers, sometimes in volumes reaching tens of thousands of transactions.
The revelations stemmed from a sweeping investigation by the TFF in collaboration with financial regulators and data from licensed betting platforms.
“Out of 571 referees, 371 hold betting accounts, and 152 are act
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