FIFA imposes global bans on players, referees from Armenia, Estonia, Tunisia, Lebanon

ZURICH – FIFA has imposed global bans on players and referees from Armenia, Estonia, Tunisia and Lebanon implicated in match-fixing cases.

Two Armenian match officials on FIFA’s international list admitted to trying to fix a Europa League match in July for a betting scam.

FIFA referee Ali Sabbagh of Lebanon is serving jail time in Singapore after being convicted of agreeing to fix matches in exchange for sexual favours.

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