Football: Turkey Fires 94 Referees, Other Officials after Coup
Turkey's football authorities have fired 94 officials including referees in the wake of the July 15 coup that tried to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the football federation said on Tuesday.
"Our federation deemed it necessary to dismiss 94 people, including regional and nationally-ranked referees and assistant referees, regional refereeing committee members and national and regional observers," the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said in a statement.
Source: Agence France Presse
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