Refs dropped over fixing claims
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April 4, 2013, Thursday
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THREE Lebanese officials have been dropped from refereeing an AFC Cup match in Singapore and are helping the country's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau with their enquiries, the Football Association of Singapore said yesterday.
Ali Sabbagh and assistant referees Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb were taken to the CPIB early yesterday, the FAS said, and replacement officials took charge of the match between Tampines Rovers and East Bengal of India later in the day.
"Singapore and FAS have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to match-fixing and football corruption," the FAS said in a statement released shortly before the match was due to kickoff. "We take a serious view of allegations pertaining to match-fixing and football corruption activities and the authorities and FAS will spare no effort in minimizing the possibility of such activities taking place within the local football scene."
The FAS said it had contacted the Asian Football Confederation immediately and replacement officials were sent to cover the match in the second-tier club tournament.
The CPIB, a government law-enforcement body that is separate from the regular police, confirmed it had spoken with the three officials.
Sabbagh has been an international referee since 2008, according to world governing body FIFA, and has taken charge of World Cup qualifiers in Asia in recent times.
He officiated in Nepal's 2-1 win over East Timor in a second-round qualifying match in June 2011 and Oman's win over Myanmar.
Ali Sabbagh and assistant referees Ali Eid and Abdallah Taleb were taken to the CPIB early yesterday, the FAS said, and replacement officials took charge of the match between Tampines Rovers and East Bengal of India later in the day.
"Singapore and FAS have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to match-fixing and football corruption," the FAS said in a statement released shortly before the match was due to kickoff. "We take a serious view of allegations pertaining to match-fixing and football corruption activities and the authorities and FAS will spare no effort in minimizing the possibility of such activities taking place within the local football scene."
The FAS said it had contacted the Asian Football Confederation immediately and replacement officials were sent to cover the match in the second-tier club tournament.
The CPIB, a government law-enforcement body that is separate from the regular police, confirmed it had spoken with the three officials.
Sabbagh has been an international referee since 2008, according to world governing body FIFA, and has taken charge of World Cup qualifiers in Asia in recent times.
He officiated in Nepal's 2-1 win over East Timor in a second-round qualifying match in June 2011 and Oman's win over Myanmar.
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