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Lebanese referee dropped over match fixing scam in exchange for 'free sexual services'

04-04-2013 | 11:42

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Lebanese referee dropped over match fixing scam in exchange for 'free sexual services'

A referee and his two assistants have been charged with corruption in Singapore for accepting "free sexual service" in return for fixing an Asian Football Confederation Cup match.

Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau says referee Ali Sabbagh and assistant referees Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb, all from Lebanon, were charged with one count of corruption.

The 33-year-old Sabbagh is a FIFA-accredited referee who has worked some 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

The three are scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

The anti-corruption agency said it launched an investigation after receiving information of match-fixing involving a game between Singapore club Tampines Rovers and East Bengal of India on Wednesday. East Bengal won 4-2.

AP

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