More than 150 referees in Turkey are under investigation for allegedly betting on games, the Turkish Football Federation said.
The probe comes after 371 of 571 active referees were found to have at least one account with a betting company, according to federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu.
He added that 152 referees with accounts allegedly placed bets on football, including seven top-level officials and 15 top-level assistants.
According to Mr Haciosmanoglu, 10 referees allegedly bet on more than 10,000 matches each in five years.
One alone allegedly bet on 18,227 games, he added, with 42 allegedly betting on more than 1,000 matches each.
‘Turkish football needs to change’
Mr Haciosmanoglu, who said the findings cover a five-year period, added: “We know Turkish football needs a change.
“Our duty is to elevate Turkish football to its rightful place and to purge it of all its filth.”
He added: “As a federation, we started by cleaning up our own backyard.
“Among those found to have betting accounts were seven top-level referees, 15 top-level assistants, 36 classified referees, and 94 classified assistants.”
He confirmed that the cases would be dealt with immediately.
