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Sport28 October 2025Archive brief

Turkish Football Federation takes disciplinary action against 152 referees who were found to have actively placed bets on football matches.

The Turkish Football Federation takes disciplinary action against 152 referees who were found to have actively placed bets on football matches. At least 371 of the 571 active referees are found to have a betting account.

By Belfast Herald Sport2 min read

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The development was among the significant sport stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to ESPN on 28 October 2025.

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