Witnesses allege manipulation in Turkish referee assignment system
Three former officials tell prosecutors classification lists were altered and appointment software tampered with after 2015 matches involving Trabzonspor.
KEY POINTS
- Prosecutors question referee classification list changes before 2024-25 season
- Three former officials link removals to 2015 Trabzonspor matches
- Allegations include tampering with the Football Management System software
- Similar 2022 list changes were overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Witnesses claim retaliation for refusing to give low marks to referees
Istanbul prosecutors investigating the Central Referee Board have taken statements from former referee observers Taner Gizlenci, Emre Altun and Süleyman Abay. All three allege that classification lists published before the 2024-25 season were changed within weeks, removing numerous referees and observers who had worked specific matches in 2015.
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