03.11.2024 12:10
The former Chairman of the Central Referees Committee, Mustafa Çulcu, made a claim that will deeply shake the world of football. Çulcu alleged that Super League referees have reached agreements with lawyers for substantial amounts of money to receive compensation for insults directed at them on social media.
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Former Süper Lig referee and chairman of the Central Referee Committee, Mustafa Çulcu, made shocking statements during a program he attended.
"REFEREES HAVE TURNED IT INTO A BUSINESS"
Çulcu claimed that referees have won compensation for insults made on social media, saying: "They have turned it into a business. A lawyer tells an active top-level referee, 'Let's give you 1 million. Let's follow the defamation cases.' The referee accepts this offer. Then he tells the other referees. The other referees say, 'We received 5 million each.' That referee goes back to the lawyer and says, 'I want 5 million too.'
"TALKING ABOUT 5-10 MILLIONS"
The lawyer agrees. Expectations are rising on the other side due to the mistakes made in these matches. Apparently, they are doing business when they are insulted. They are talking about 5-10 millions. They are talking about 150-200 cases. Discipline and control have been lost."
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