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Greek Basketball Rocked by Match-Fixing Scandal; Referees Arrested
The chairman of the Greek Referees Association and three referees have been arrested in a major match-fixing and bribery scandal. Investigations into approximately 50 games over the past decade have led to the arrests, with significant sums of money found in suspects' homes.
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What happened
- 01Greek basketball chairman and three referees arrested for match-fixing and bribery.
- 02Investigation covers approximately 50 games over the last decade.
- 03Significant sums of money found in the homes of accused referees.
- 04Senior referee Vasso Tsaroucha arrested at Athens Airport.
- 05Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos issued a strong statement.
- 06Scandal involves games in top leagues, youth, and high school competitions.
The scandal has implicated senior officials and games played both inside and outside Greece, drawing sharp criticism from a prominent basketball club owner.
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