Arrests in Turkey over football match-fixing (1 Viewer)

[Turk_Bianconero]

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish police on Sunday detained more than 40 people for questioning over allegations of football match-fixing, including the president of league champion Fenerbahce.

Police conducted simultaneous raids at homes and club offices in at least 12 cities, detaining more than 40 people for questioning in an investigation into alleged match-fixing in the Turkish league last season, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. The season ended in May with Fenerbahce winning the championship.

Police were investigating possible fixing of a final week match between Fenerbahce and Sivasspor, which ended in a 4-3 victory for the Istanbul side and helped it claim the league title, as well as a match against Eskisehirspor, the Dogan news agency reported.

Those detained include Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim, other Fenerbahce officials, and players and officials from several other clubs. Television footage showed Yildirim getting into a police vehicle.

Anatolia said that Eskisehirspor club manager and former Turkey international Umit Karan and Turkey internationals Serdar Kulbilge and Serkan Calik were also among the detained. Nigeria International Emmanuel Emenike, who recently transferred to Fenerbahce from Karabukspor in a deal worth $9 million, was also detained, according to the Dogan News Agency.

Yuksel Gunay, a Fenerbahce official, reacted angrily to Yildirim's detention.

"This is ugly,'' the Anatolia news agency quoted Gunay as saying. "I have no qualms in saying that this is a police state. This is ugly. What match-fixing are they looking for?''

In April, Turkey introduced tough legislation to battle hooliganism and cheating in football, including a maximum 12-year prison sentence for match-fixing.

Associated Press on 3 Jul 2011 13:39

 

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[Cirillo]

This could really be quite big. Possibly with some larger ramifications in Europe

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

It's really big. To describe how serious it is, imagine Massimo Moratti getting busted and taken by police in Italia.

 

[blondu]

ouch...fener's team (like juve's) didn't need to cheat it's way for winning this championship..they are too strong + they won with trabzon

 

[acmilan]

ouch...fener's team (like juve's) didn't need to cheat it's way for winning this championship..they are too strong + they won with trabzon

that wouldn't have mattered though unless they won that last game in question

not surprised by any of this, though, corruption of match officials, buying games, etc is part of reality for the leagues in South-East Europe - those guys take the idea of creating your own luck to a whole different level ... only surprising thing is there aren't more of these scandals

 

[blondu]

yeah..they lost a title in the last match of the season 2 years ago iirc

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

It looks like Fenerbahce are going down. It's said there are proofs of bribery and cheating. Otherwise nobody could touch Aziz Yıldırım.

 

[Elvin]

A part of me dies whenever I hear of cheating in football.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Especially when they always come up with Juventus if they need an example

 

[blondu]

It looks like Fenerbahce are going down. It's said there are proofs of bribery and cheating. Otherwise nobody could touch Aziz Yıldırım.

wonder if they'll catch the ucl in these conditions

i've read that the vice president of bursa has announced that the club office was checked by the police

 

[Red]

Is it players, teams or referees he's been caught bribing?

And it's just handing over a bag of cash rather than any sort of subtle influencing of things?

 

[blondu]

team's officials...no refs.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Is it players, teams or referees he's been caught bribing?

And it's just handing over a bag of cash rather than any sort of subtle influencing of things?

They were contacting with opponent team players and promise to buy them if they play shitty against Fenerbahce and better against their rival Trabzonspor.
Sezer Ozturk(Eskisehirspor) played like shit and subbed out in 46 against Fener but he was also MoM against Trabzonspor. Emenike(Karabukspor) refused to play against Fener right before the match despite he was healthy. Then both players have joined the Fenerbahce. There are also ''bags of cash'' for increasing performance of teams who will play against Trabzonspor. It's said there is video footage of delivery. It's not only Fenerbahce though, a lot of clubs, players, coaches, agents involved. No referee until now.

wonder if they'll catch the ucl in these conditions

i've read that the vice president of bursa has announced that the club office was checked by the police

They will be relegated most likely.

 

[Fake Melo]

Shall we invade Fener forums?

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Shall we invade Fener forums?

Ironically, many of them were hating Juventus because of Poulsen and Krasic rejected them and constantly calling us cheaters.

 

[Fake Melo]

Ironically, many of them were hating Juventus because of Poulsen and Krasic rejected them and constantly calling us cheaters.

Which team do you support in Turkey?

 

[Itztli]

Fener could get relegated because of this?

Sorry, i just heard of this recently. My knowledge in Turkish football is small at best.

 

[blondu]

..bye bye tuncay

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Which team do you support in Turkey?

None other than Juventus.

..bye bye tuncay

He wasn't coming anyway.

 

[Fake Melo]

None other than Juventus.

Weird. Every Turk I know supports one team abroad and one team in Turkey